9. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with government contracts to political parties?

Turkey

Turkey

Answer
Yes
Source

Source: Article 66§1, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (as amended in 1999, Law No. 2820)

Comment

Public institutions with general and annex budgets, local governments and village headmenships, public economic enterprises, banks and other institutions established by special laws or on authorization granted by special laws, undertakings which are not considered as public economic enterprises, however the paid capital of which partially belongs to the State or institutions, administrations, enterprises, banks or agencies belonging to organizations mentioned in this paragraph can by no means donate any movable or immovable properties or cash or equities and cannot waive the use of such properties or equities without charge; they cannot be involved in any disposition concerning the transfer of non-cash equity to political parties beyond the provisions of law they are subject to.

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