According to Article 67(5) of the Turkish Constitution, ”(…) The electoral laws shall be drawn up in such a way as to reconcile the principles of fair representation and consistency in administration”. The unusually high threshold applied in Türkiye was justified by the needs to produce stable governments and to preserve the unitary structure of the State by preventing regional or local interests from dominating the Parliament. Concerning the former justifications, as long as a parliamentary system of government was applied, the threshold constituted a legitimate aim under Article 3 of Protocol 1 and its determination fell within the margin of appreciation of the State under the ECHR standard. With the transition to a presidential system, the strength of this argument has decreased, since the constitution of the government does not depend any more on the majority in Parliament, even if the existence of a consistent majority for voting legislation may appear suitable. As for the latter justification (the unitary structure of the State), it might be acceptable as long as it is not used to exclude the representation of national minorities in Parliament, which would go against the principle of proportionality.