Turkey

Population Statistics

79,414,269

Total Population

11,912,140

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

28 September 2009

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1982, last amended 2011)

Updated: June 2015

Article 67 states:

…All Turkish citizens over eighteen years of age shall have the right to vote in elections and to take part in referenda. The exercise of these rights shall be regulated by law…

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (1982, last amended 2011)

 

Electoral Law (1961, last amended 1999)

Updated: June 2015

Article 2 states:

Elections are held based on the principles of free, equal and single stage public voting. Voters cast their votes in person.

 

Excerpt from the Electoral Law (1961, last amended 1999)