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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
Türkiye
2023
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The SEC should promptly publish the preliminary turnout data following the closing of the polls. To further enhance transparency and foster trust in the results tabulation process, the SEC should publish preliminary election results disaggregated per polling station in an accessible format, and consider making the scanned protocols available online.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Post-First Round Developments
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
The SBE should refrain from adopting regulations that overstep its regulation-making authority and conflict with the legislation. Furthermore, to guarantee that elections are administered in accordance with the law and in a transparent manner, the SBE should ensure that its decisions are based on relevant legislation and that written decisions provide a sufficient legal basis.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
It is recommended that parliament fully implement the ECtHR decision on prisoners’ voting rights to ensure that the loss of voting rights for convicts is proportionate to the crime committed and the imposed sentence, and that convicts’ rights are automatically restored on release from prison. Furthermore, the ban on voting rights for conscripts and cadets could be repealed to bring the Constitution in line with international obligations.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
The legal framework should be amended to bring it in line with international obligations on freedom of expression, including the decriminalization of related offences. In addition, all media-related cases should be dealt with by the respective institutions in compliance with Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights on freedom of expression and relevant ECtHR case law.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
The Law on Broadcasting should be amended in order to provide for a precise definition of “impartiality” in the context of broadcasting.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
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
To provide effective means of redress against decisions of the election administration, it is recommended that Article 79 of the Constitution and related articles in the Law on Basic Provisions be amended to provide a right to judicial review of SBE decisions in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
Consideration should be given to amending the election legislation to explicitly provide for the presence of international and citizen observers to ensure compliance with paragraph 8 of the 1990 OSCE Copenhagen Document.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Citizen and International Observation
Türkiye
2014
LEOM
Presidential
To ensure a fully democratic basis for the conduct of elections, the government is encouraged to resume the drafting of a new constitution, which should broadly guarantee fundamental rights and freedoms, in an inclusive public consultation process.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Electoral System and Legal Framework
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