22. Is there a limit on in-kind donations to candidates?
Turkey
Source: Article 14§1, Law on Presidential Election, 2012 (Law No. 6271).
Source: Gençkaya, Ömer F (2014) Cumhurbaşkanı Seçim Kampanyasının Finansmanı: Adiliyet, Şeffaflık ve Hesap Verebilirlik, Demokrasi Barometresi Analiz Raporu: 1, BirArada.Org, Denge ve Denetleme Ağı, İstanbul.
There is no specific regulation regarding donations to candidates at parliamentary and local administration elections. The Law on Presidential Election (2012) does not include any specific provision regarding to in-kind donations. It is not clear whether the phrase “aid” in this law include mean to in-kind donations.
All bans described in questions 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, especially 13, 14 and 15 are effective for all candidates.
Source: Gençkaya, Ömer F (2014) Cumhurbaşkanı Seçim Kampanyasının Finansmanı: Adiliyet, Şeffaflık ve Hesap Verebilirlik, Demokrasi Barometresi Analiz Raporu: 1, BirArada.Org, Denge ve Denetleme Ağı, İstanbul.
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Source: Article 14§1, Law on Presidential Election, 2012 (Law No. 6271).
