18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?

Source: Article 14§3, Law on Presidential Election, 2012 (Law No. 6271).

The limit applies only to presidential candidates. The natural persons can contribute to the presidential candidate no more than one month of gross salary of the highest Government official (Currently the Head of Administrative Affairs of the Presidency). As of January 2020, the gross monthly salary of the Head of Administrative Affairs of the Presidency is about 18,725,00 TRY. The next presidential election is scheduled for June 2023. The exact limit for cash donation to presidential candidates shall be declared by the Supreme Board of Elections at that year.

There is no specific regulation regarding donations to candidates in parliamentary and local administration elections.

[...] The amount of cash aid by each individual to a candidate, for each voting, may not exceed one month of gross salary of the highest level public servant actually paid within the scope of financial rights. [...]

Source: Article 14§3, Law on Presidential Election, 2012 (Law No. 6271).