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Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
To ensure an equitable campaign environment, it is recommended to amend the Law on Basic Provisions to provide that all campaign prohibitions, including on the misuse of administrative resources and official positions for campaign purposes apply for the duration of the electoral period, not only during the official campaign period.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
To bring the campaign finance framework in line with international good practices and to follow recent GRECO recommendations, authorities could address noted gaps and ambiguities. In particular, this could include clarifying the permissible sources of campaign funds, establishing periodic, timely and transparent reporting of financial and in-kind campaign contributions, providing a clear oversight and monitoring mandate to the Court of Accounts or other qualified independent institution, and requiring the responsible authority to publish all campaign finance reports in a timely manner. Furthermore, effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for breach of campaign finance regulations could be introduced.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
State advertisement contracts should be procured transparently and be subject to audit by an independent body. Consideration could be given to allocating state advertising only to outlets that provide for full transparency of media ownership and funding structures.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
The impartiality requirement for broadcasters related to political coverage, including during the campaign, should be overseen by a genuinely independent regulatory body, which can act upon complaints or on its own initiative upon monitored violations in a timely manner. Any remedies imposed should not prevent the media from carrying out their activities.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
To increase the integrity, transparency and effectiveness of the election dispute process, it is recommended that the law establish a right for civil society organizations to lodge complaints, a campaign-related complaints and appeals process, reasonable deadlines for submission and adjudication of complaints, a requirement for publication of complaints and decisions, and public proceedings for adjudication of complaints.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
It is recommended that the Constitutional Court broadly interpret and exercise its jurisdiction over individual petitions related to violations of fundamental rights to ensure that electoral rights are protected, which should include reasonable deadlines for the adjudication of electoral cases.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
To enhance transparency of the electoral process and trust in the election administration, the law should include provisions for the publication of detailed preliminary election results by the SBE on its website in a timely manner, broken down by polling station with all data from BBC protocols, prior to the determination of the final election results.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day and Announcement of Results
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