52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?
Turkey
Source: Article 66§2, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (as amended in 2011, Law No. 2820)
Source: Article 69§2, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (Law No. 2820)
Source: Article 14§4, Law on Presidential Election, 2012 (Law No. 6271).
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.
All income and all spending of political parties must be recorded with an invoice and or receipt. For all cash donations, political parties must provide a receipt that clearly indicates the identity of donor or donor’s authorized representative or deputy. These documents are attached to the annual party accounts.
Individual candidates at parliamentary and local elections are not subject to reporting yet donations to presidential candidates above a certain amount (2,000.00 TRY in 2018) must be deposited on their bank account or accepted in return of a receipt on which donor’s identity is written.
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.
[...] It should be clearly stated in the receipt given by the party that the donation or donations belong to the donor or its authorized representative or deputy. Donations cannot be accepted by political parties without relying on such a document. An income receipt is not issued for donations to bank accounts opened on behalf of political parties. [...]
Source: Article 66§2, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (as amended in 2011, Law No. 2820)
[...] The type and amount of the income received, the name, surname and address of the person providing the income, the title, name, surname and signature of the person issuing the invoice, shall be included on the invoice and in the invoice stub. [...]
Source: Article 69§2, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (Law No. 2820)
[...] cash aids over the amount determined by Supreme Board of Elections are deposited in “electoral account” that will be opened in the name of candidates. Cash aids under the amount determined by Supreme Board of Elections are taken in return of receipt and deposited in electoral account. [...]
Source: Article 14§4, Law on Presidential Election, 2012 (Law No. 6271).
