IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Türkiye

Republic of Türkiye

84,979,910
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2022)

64,197,454
Registered Voters (as of None)

82.39%
Average Turnout

15
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.288
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Dec. 20, 1985

SIGI* Score: 24.0
Level of Discrimination: Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Sept. 28, 2009

HDI* Score: 0.853
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Turkish Presidency	None	Head of State & Government
Turkish Grand National Assembly	Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN (since 28 August 2014)
Head of Government: President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN (since 9 July 2019)
Assembly: unicameral Grand National Assembly (Büyük Millet Meclisi) with 600 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms.
All 600 members of the Grand National Assembly are directly elected via party-list proportional representation vote in multi-seat constituencies. Members serve 5-year terms.

Elections

2023-05-28
Turkish Presidency
Votes 54,023,601
Registered 64,197,454
Turnout 84.15

2023-05-14
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Votes 53,994,049
Registered 60,721,745
Turnout 88.92

2023-05-14
Turkish Presidency
Votes 55,833,153
Registered 64,145,504
Turnout 87.04

2018-06-24
Turkish Presidency
Votes 49,669,129
Registered 59,354,840
Turnout 83.68

2018-06-24
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Votes 51,183,729
Registered 59,354,840
Turnout 86.23

2017-04-16
Referendum
Votes 48,374,576
Registered 55,319,222
Turnout 87.45

2015-11-01
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Votes 48,537,695
Registered 56,949,009
Turnout 85.23

2015-06-07
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Votes 47,507,389
Registered 56,608,817
Turnout 83.92

2014-08-10
Turkish Presidency
Votes 41,283,627
Registered 55,692,841
Turnout 74.13

2011-06-12
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Votes 43,914,948
Registered 52,807,777
Turnout 83.16

2010-09-12
Referendum
Votes 38,369,165
Registered 52,051,828
Turnout 73.71

2007-10-27
Referendum
Votes 28,794,216
Registered 42,665,149
Turnout 67.49

2007-07-22
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Votes 36,059,293
Registered 42,799,303
Turnout 84.25

2002-11-03
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Votes 32,661,123
Registered 41,133,105
Turnout 79.4

1999-04-18
Turkish Grand National Assembly
Votes 32,656,070
Registered 37,495,217
Turnout 87.09

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Turkish Presidency	2023-05-28	54,023,601	64,197,454	84.15
Turkish Grand National Assembly	2023-05-14	53,994,049	60,721,745	88.92
Turkish Presidency	2023-05-14	55,833,153	64,145,504	87.04
Turkish Presidency	2018-06-24	49,669,129	59,354,840	83.68
Turkish Grand National Assembly	2018-06-24	51,183,729	59,354,840	86.23
Referendum	2017-04-16	48,374,576	55,319,222	87.45
Turkish Grand National Assembly	2015-11-01	48,537,695	56,949,009	85.23
Turkish Grand National Assembly	2015-06-07	47,507,389	56,608,817	83.92
Turkish Presidency	2014-08-10	41,283,627	55,692,841	74.13
Turkish Grand National Assembly	2011-06-12	43,914,948	52,807,777	83.16
Referendum	2010-09-12	38,369,165	52,051,828	73.71
Referendum	2007-10-27	28,794,216	42,665,149	67.49
Turkish Grand National Assembly	2007-07-22	36,059,293	42,799,303	84.25
Turkish Grand National Assembly	2002-11-03	32,661,123	41,133,105	79.4
Turkish Grand National Assembly	1999-04-18	32,656,070	37,495,217	87.09

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