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1987 Turkish constitutional referendum

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FieldValue
titleShould the 10 and 5-year political bans brought by the temporary 4th article of the 1982 constitution be lifted?
date6 September 1987
countryTurkey
yes11711461
no11636395
invalid1088965
electorate26095630
mapTurkish constitutional referendum 1987 2.svg
mapdivisionprovince

A constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on 6 September 1987 to amend 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 Motherland Party (ANAP) agreed to the referendum after a compromise was struck with opposition parties regarding constitutional changes. ANAP campaigned for the "No" vote, while most opposition parties campaigned for the "Yes" vote. The changes were narrowly approved by 50.2% of voters, with a 93.6% turnout.

Campaign

Temporary article 4 of the Turkish constitution was introduced following the 12 September 1980 coup d'état, which saw the outlawing of several political parties. The article forbade 242 peoplethe leaders of the banned political partiesfrom being involved in politics for ten years. The referendum was the result of negotiations between the governing Motherland Party (ANAP) and opposition parties.

In the referendum, "Yes" voters used the color blue as their symbol, while "No" voters used orange. The "Blue Color Yes" (Turkish: Mavi Renkli Evet) campaign was led by four party leaders who had been restricted by temporary article 4, from the True Path Party, Democratic Left Party, Nationalist Task Party, and Welfare Party. These parties supported the "Yes" campaign, as did the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP), despite it not having had any leaders who were affected by temporary article 4. SHP leader Erdal İnönü organized countrywide rallies for the "Yes" campaign.

Party positions

ChoicePartyLeaderPolitical orientationRefForAgainst
Social Democratic Populist PartyErdal İnönüCenter-left
Nationalist Task PartyAli KoçFar-right
True Path PartyHüsamettin CindorukCenter-right
Democratic Left PartyRahşan EcevitCenter-left
Welfare PartyAhmet TekdalFar-right
Motherland PartyTurgut ÖzalCenter-right

Results

The referendum was narrowly approved by 50.2% of voters. Turnout was 93.6%, with 24,436,821 votes cast.{{Referendum results

References

References

  1. Kalafat, Haluk. (2 February 2017). "1987 Referandumu: Özal 75 Bin Oyla Kaybetti". [[Bianet]].
  2. Çelebi, Onur. (May 2021). "Siyasi Üslup Meselesi Bağlamında Renklerin Savaşı (6 Eylül 1987 Referandumu)". Tarihçi.
  3. (2001). "Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook". Oxford University Press.
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