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Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Any restrictions on access to online content should be based on precise and exhaustive legal grounds and conform to the principles of necessity and proportionality, as outlined in international standards. The power to restrict access should rest exclusively with the judiciary. A register of any blocked websites or social network posts or accounts should be publicly available.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To provide for effective means of legal redress, including challenges to the final election results, the legal framework should be amended to provide for an opportunity to seek timely review of SEC decisions by an independent judicial body. The Constitutional Court should have jurisdiction over SEC decisions on alleged violations of constitutionally-protected rights.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To ensure equality of the vote, the system of seat distribution should be reviewed to address the disproportion of the ratio of voters to parliamentary mandates.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral System
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To ensure consistency in the implementation of the election process, the SEC should arrange timely, comprehensive, standardized and compulsory training for all members of PECs, DECs and BBCs, including members appointed by political parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The legal requirements for impartiality and unbiased coverage of contestants should be overseen by an independent media regulatory body, which should proactively ensure effective remedies for violations and act upon all complaints received in a timely manner. Systematic media monitoring throughout the entire campaign period can help the body ensure impartiality requirements are being met. The body should have the authority to issue formal decisions and all decisions should be promptly published.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The electoral dispute resolution framework should be reviewed to broaden the legal standing, establish a framework for campaign-related complaints, set appropriate deadlines for submission and resolution of complaints, and require public sessions for handling of the complaints.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To increase the efficacy of the dispute resolution process, the SEC and lower-level electoral councils should increase efforts to substantively consider all complaints and objections and to provide well-reasoned and legally sound decisions. Furthermore, measures could be taken by the SEC and mid-level electoral councils to enhance transparency and public trust in the election dispute resolution process, including publishing all decisions on complaints as required by law.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Dispute Resolution
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The law should be amended to allow for international and citizen observation, in line with paragraph 8 of the 1990 OSCE Copenhagen Document. Observers should be granted access to all phases of the electoral process, including voting, counting and tabulation. Adequate regulations for the accreditation of observers should be introduced.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Observation
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To encourage equal participation of persons with disabilities in elections, relevant authorities should allocate adequate premises for polling stations to provide easy independent access for voters with physical disabilities. Consideration could be given to revising the used assistive tools, facilitating unassisted voting for persons with visual impairments.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Consideration could be given to reviewing election day procedures to ensure their effective and consistent application. Clear procedures for rectifying errors and discrepancies in result protocols should be established to ensure consistency and transparency in the process of results tabulation.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
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