48. Do political parties have to report on their election campaign finances?

Source: Article 69§11, The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, 1982 (as amended in 1995).

Source: Gençkaya, Ömer F (2018) “Financing political parties and electoral campaigns in Turkey” in Sayarı, Sabri, Ayan Musil, Pelin and Demirkol, Özhan (eds) Party Politics in Turkey A Comparative Perspective, Routledge, London and New York.

Source: OSCE/ODIHR (2018). Republic of Turkey Early Presidentiıal and Parliamentary Elections, 24 June 2018. OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw.

Although the Constitution (Article 69§11) requires “[...] as well as the election expenditures and procedures of the political parties and candidates, are regulated by law [...]”, there is no specific provisions in relation to election campaign finances of political parties, except some general bans on “vote buying” and “use of public resources –buildings, vehicles, human resources etc. – and third party contributions as stated in Section 3 of IDEA database.

Source: Gençkaya, Ömer F (2018) “Financing political parties and electoral campaigns in Turkey” in Sayarı, Sabri, Ayan Musil, Pelin and Demirkol, Özhan (eds) Party Politics in Turkey A Comparative Perspective, Routledge, London and New York.

Parties declare their campaign funds solely through annual financial reports; these reports do not include incomes and expenditures incurred by candidates nor by third-parties.

Source: OSCE/ODIHR (2018). Republic of Turkey Early Presidentiıal and Parliamentary Elections, 24 June 2018. OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Report. OSCE/ODIHR, Warsaw.