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Article 5
 

Explaining constitutional amendments to citizens;


a)                  The provisions on Law number 298 on the freedom of propaganda shall be implemented on the seventh day before the day of the referendum.


b)                  To explain and promote constitutional amendments; without prejudice to the provisions of special laws, political party groups in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the President shall be free to make propaganda starting from the seventh day before the day of the referendum until 18:00 on radio and television according to following principles:



  1. Two 10 minute speeches to political party groups in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

  2. 10 minute speech to each of ruling party or parties, 10 minute speech to coalition  party with higher votes (ruling party speech shall be given after other parties finish  their speeches. If there are coalition parties the last speech shall be given by the  party  with higher votes).


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(1)   Law number 5955 dated 3/3/2010 Article 1 amended "on the one hundred and twentieth day" with "on the sixtieth day" which was submitted and replaced.


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      3. Two 10 minute speeches, one to be given in the end by the President, if  required is entitled.


c) After the constitutional amendment's publication in the Official Gazette, no other  broadcast shall be made on Turkish Radio Television (TRT), besides provisions stated  under subsection (b).