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Article 52
 

(1st Article of Law 2234, amended on 17 May 1979) (46th Article of Law 2839, amended on 10 June 1983.) Political parties those are running for the election may conduct electioneering activities on radio and television after the 7th day prior to the election day until 18:00 hours on the eve of the election, reserving the provisions in exclusive laws.


(3rd Article of Law 3367, amended on 23 May 1987.) Those who are running for the election have the following rights in terms of electioneering on television or radio;


a) Each political party running for the elections have the right for two speeches not more than 10 minutes on the first 10 days and the last day to explain their programs and projects,


b) Parties those have a group in the TGNA have an additional 10 minute slot,


c) (4th Article of Law 4125, amended on 27 October 1995.) A further 20 minutes are given to the party in power or senior partner in coalition government, with 15 minutes for minor partners,


d) The principal party of opposition has the right to an additional 10 minute speech.


Political parties may also conduct visualised electioneering activities provided that the time used for such activities does not exceed half of electioneering times. Visualised electioneering are prepared by producers other than TRT (Turkish Radio & Television Institution). Visualised electioneering is for explaining the activities which have been and will be performed by political parties. The content of such electioneering does not include any image that is considered as an offence. Such electioneering of political parties cannot be less than two minutes at a time and total time of electioneering within a day cannot exceed ten minutes. Political parties may exercise their visualised electioneering rights in more than one channel of TRT. The Supreme Board of Elections determines when these images are going to be delivered to TRT and when they will be broadcasted by TRT, regarding the availability of TRT. If such images contain a matter constituting an offence, the Supreme Board of Elections does not give the permission of broadcasting.


Political parties make their election declarations in their first speeches on the radio and television.


Speeches are broadcast on all radio and television stations simultaneously throughout Turkey.


The date and time of electioneering speeches on radio and television, and the names of the parties those will make a speech are announced in advance through news programs by Turkish Radio and Television.


(46th article of Law 2839, amended on 10 June 1983) The Supreme Board of Elections and Turkish Radio and Television is responsible to provide the equality and impartiality of the electioneering through radio and television.


(Amended Paragraph 7: 3270 - 28.3.1986) As stated in the above paragraph (..............)(1) the speeches of the political parties those are running for the election cannot include images except the Turkish flag, the emblem of the political party posted in size determined by the Supreme Board of Elections. The spokesman is obliged to wear a jacket and necktie, whereas the spokeswoman appear in a tailleur.
(2nd Article of Law 3403, abolished on 10 September 1987.)


(Annex: 4th Article of Law 4125, on 27 October 1995.) Propaganda speeches of political parties in private radios and televisions are made according to principles and procedures applied in TRT. These broadcasts are regulated and audited by the Supreme Board of Elections for radios and televisions at national level and by Provincial Electoral Boards for local radios and televisions. No electioneering speeches can be broadcast in any other way contradicting with the conditions specified above. Any party acting in contrary is subject to provisions of the 2nd paragraph of 151st Article of Law 298 on Basic Provisions on Elections and Voter Registers.