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2014 Turkish presidential election

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Presidential elections will be held in Turkey in 2014, directly for the first time.

The Law on Presidential Elections accepted and put into effect on 20 January 2012 decided that presidential elections will be held in 2014 instead of 2012; within 60 days following the end of the seven-year term of incumbent President of Turkey Abdullah Gül whom will be the last indirectly elected President of Turkey. It is decided in the same law that former Presidents; Kenan Evren, Süleyman Demirel, Ahmet Necdet Sezer and incumbent Abdullah Gül cannot be nominated for a second term. Also, the Prime Minister of Turkey can be nominated for the presidency without having to resign from his post, although the former provision has been taken to the Constitutional Court. The presidential elections campaign will be held in an "American Manner", where candidates can accept personal donations for their campaigns, however one person can not donate more than 8.259 TL (4.543 USD) for a campaign. .[1]

Candidates

Potential

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Çankaya yasası Meclis'ten geçti". Retrieved 2012-09-02.