Supreme Election Council: 

(Amendment: 19/2/1987 - 3330/1 article) Supreme Election Council is composed of seven permanent and four reserve members. Six of the members are chosen by Court of Cassation and five members are chosen by general boards of Council of State with the majority of full member numbers in secret ballot. These members choose one president and one vice president with majority in secret ballot.   Term of office of members of Supreme Election Council are six years. Members whose term of office are expired, may be reelected. 

Old members continue their missions unless new members are elected. 

Vice president assists president while undertaking his duties and deputize him at his absence. In case vice president is also unavailable, the oldest member acts as president.            

 After each renewal elections, among the members of Supreme Election Council chosen from Court of Cassation and State Council, two of each reserve members are reserved by lot. President and vice president are not included in lot.    In case president or vice president leaves duty, election has been undertaken for the empty chair by Supreme Election Council; president or vice president is replaced by the elected member.  

 (Annex: 5/6/1997 - 4265/1 article) President of Supreme Election Council is excused from his own institution during his mission. But he continues to get benefit from monthly payment, allowance and all wage increase and other personal rights from his institution.  (Attached clauses: 11/9/1987- DFL 290/1 art.; verbatim accepted: 26/8/1999 - 4448/1 art.)

In order to execute secretary and administrative and financial and other support services of Supreme Election Council, within the scope of the institution, “Administrative and Financial Works Head of Department” has been established.  Head of Department and division directors are chosen by the decision of Supreme Election Council upon the request of President of the Supreme Election Council, and the other personnel is assigned by President of the Supreme Election Council. Provisions related with transfer of personnel to other institutions defined in second and third clauses of Article 30 of this Law are also implemented for Department and its personnel.