Aid to candidates

(1) Candidates are not allowed to take aid or donation from foreign states, international institutions, legal entities and real individuals without Turkish nationality.

(2) Candidates have to declare property within candidate application period determined by Supreme Election Council. Property declaration of elected candidate is published in Official Gazette.   

(3) The amount of cash aid by each individual to a candidate, for each voting, may not exceed one month of gross salary of public servant actually paid within the scope of financial rights. Aids and donations taken are exempted from inheritance and transfer tax. Candidates are not allowed to borrow money. 

(4) In order to provide transparency, cash aids over the amount determined by Supreme Election Council are deposited in “electoral account” that will be opened in the name of candidates. Cash aids under the amount determined by Supreme Election Council are taken in return of receipt and deposited in electoral account. Donations and aids may only be used in electoral purposes and may not be allocated for any other purposes.   

(5) Within the period beginning from finalization of candidacy to finalization of results, all expenses are recorded in the lists approved by Supreme Election Council.  

(6) Information and documents related with aids and donations with electoral accounts, are presented to Supreme Election Council within ten days following the finalization of results. Supreme Election Council examines the electoral accounts in a month and determined deficiencies if any, or whether the above mentioned limits have been exceeded. Supreme Election Council gives candidate an appropriate duration to eliminate such deficiencies. Among the aids and donations, amount that exceed determined limits are reverted to Treasury. While undertaking this mission, Supreme Election Council may take assistance from Council of State or any other related institutions.   

(7) Examination of Supreme Election Council are final and announced in one month following examination.  

(8) With the condition of prior notifying to Supreme Election Council, the candidate may assign one or more members of profession authorized due to 1/6/1989 dated and 3568 numbered Law on Independent Accountant and Financial Advisor or lawyers related with the issues of recording and presenting electoral accounts, electoral expenses and income. In such case, authorized professional is hold responsible due to provisions of legislation for undertaking of responsibilities or elimination of deficiencies.   

(9) Methods and principles of declaration of property delivered by candidate, type, content and approval of the lists that will be used by candidates, type and content of invoices, their printing, accepting of donations and aids, their recording, spending, reverting of the exceeding amount to Treasury and other methods and principles related with the implementation of this Article, are determined by Supreme Election Council.