1987 Turkish constitutional referendum
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Should the 10 and 5-year political bans brought by the temporary 4th article of the 1982 constitution be lifted? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on 6 September 1987 to amend the "temporary article" 4 of the constitution, which had forbidden the leaders of banned parties (a total of 242 people) from taking part in politics for ten years. The governing party Motherland Party (ANAP) agreed to the referendum after a compromise with the opposition parties regarding constitutional changes. ANAP campaigned for No, while most opposition parties campaigned for Yes vote.[1] The changes were narrowly approved by 50.2% of voters, with a 93% turnout.[2]
Campaign
[edit]In the referendum, "yes" voters used the color blue, while "no" voters used the orange color as a symbol. Political parties close to banned leaders participated in the 'Blue Color Yes' (Turkish: Mavi Renkli Evet) campaign carried out by four banned leaders to lift the bans in the said referendum. True Path Party, Democratic Left Party, Nationalist Task Party, Welfare Party supported a "yes" vote. In addition, Social Democratic Populist Party, although not under the control of any banned leader, called for a 'Yes' vote for September 6, especially their leader Erdal İnönü organized country-wide rallies for this purpose.[3]
Party positions
[edit]| Choice | Party | Leader | Political orientation | Ref |
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| For | Social Democratic Populist Party | Erdal İnönü | Center-left | [3] |
| Nationalist Task Party | Ali Koç | Far-right | [3] | |
| True Path Party | Hüsamettin Cindoruk | Center-right | [3] | |
| Democratic Left Party | Rahşan Ecevit | Center-left | [3] | |
| Welfare Party | Ahmet Tekdal | Far-right | [3] | |
| Aganist | Motherland Party (Turkey) | Turgut Özal | Center-right | [1] |
Results
[edit]| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 11,711,461 | 50.16 | |
| Against | 11,636,395 | 49.84 | |
| Total | 23,347,856 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 23,347,856 | 95.54 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,088,965 | 4.46 | |
| Total votes | 24,436,821 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,095,630 | 93.64 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kalafat, Haluk (2 February 2017). "1987 Referandumu: Özal 75 Bin Oyla Kaybetti". Bianet. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p254 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ a b c d e f Çelebi, Onur (May 2021). "Siyasi Üslup Meselesi Bağlamında Renklerin Savaşı (6 Eylül 1987 Referandumu)". Tarihçi. 1 (2): 54–78.
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