(amended on 25/4/2018 in accordance with the article 3 of Law 7140)

(1) Elections for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and elections for the presidency shall be held every five years on the same day.

(2) One person may be elected as President no more than twice. However, if the Parliament decides to renew the elections in the second term of the President, the President may once again be a candidate.

(3) The last Sunday before the term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the President expire is the voting day. The duration of the term is determined based on the previous election date. Starting date of the election shall be the first day of a 60-day period ahead of elections.

(4) If the election is decided to be renewed, this decision shall be announced by publishing in the Official Gazette within forty-eight hours. Presidential elections and elections of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey are held together on the first Sunday following the sixtieth day after this decision is made.

(5) If the office of the Presidency is discharged for any reason and if one year or less than a year left for the election of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Presidential election will be held together with the election of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on the first Sunday following sixtieth days after the day on which the office is discharged.

(6) If the office of the Presidency is discharged for any reason and if more than one year left for the election of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, presidential election, will be held on the last Sunday within 45 days after the day on which the office is discharged. The president elected under this situation remains in the office until the date of the election of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. For the president who has completed the remaining period, this period is not counted for the term of presidency.

(7) In order to complete the elections within the periods prescribed in the above paragraphs, the election calendar shall be determined and announced ex officio by the Supreme Board of Elections.