19. If there is a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate, what is the limit?
Turkey
Answer
In the 2018 Presidential elections, the limit for donations to presidential candidates was 13,916,00 TRY
Source
Source: Article 3, Circular of the Supreme Board of Elections, (2018, “Cumhurbaşkanı Seçiminde Cumhurbaşkanı Adaylarına Yapılacak Yardım ve Bağışlar İle Adayların Mal Bildirimine İlişkin Usul ve Esasları Gösterir Genelge”, No. 201).
Comment
This is not applicable to candidates at parliamentary and local administration elections.
According to the Circular of the Supreme Board of Election issued on April 30, 2018, the upper limit for donations to presidential candidates was 13,916,00 TRY.
Source: Article 3, Circular of the Supreme Board of Elections, (2018, “Cumhurbaşkanı Seçiminde Cumhurbaşkanı Adaylarına Yapılacak Yardım ve Bağışlar İle Adayların Mal Bildirimine İlişkin Usul ve Esasları Gösterir Genelge”, No. 201).
