Follow as MPs vote on each clause of proposals to grant President Erdoğan sweeping executive powers
On Monday 9 January, Turkey’s MPs began debating the governing AK Party’s proposals to reform the country’s system of government and concentrate power in the hands of a single office, the presidency. You can read more about the proposals in detail in James in Turkey’s explainer here.
This page tracks their progress as they vote on each part of the 18-article proposal.
A minimum of 330 votes is required to put the proposals to a referendum – opposition leaders believe wavering MPs in the AK Party and the nationalist MHP, whose leadership supports the measures, could push the numbers below this threshold.
Below are the results of each stage of voting and a brief summary of what each article would do. Voting was conducted in two rounds; the first round was completed on 15 January and the second concluded early in the morning of 21 January. In all, MPs spent 129 hours and 12 minutes debating and voting on the constitutional amendment in the space of twelve days.
See the Turkish parliament’s website to read the proposals – in Turkish – in greater detail.
Follow the links below to jump to a section of voting:
Initial vote
Decision on whether to proceed to clause-by-clause voting.
| Choice | Result |
|---|---|
 Yes | 338 |
| No | 134 |
| Abstain | 2 |
| Blank | 5 |
| Spoiled | 1 |
| Total | 480 |
| Boycotts |  HDP (59) |
10 Jan 1.20am  |
Clause-by-clause voting
Article 1
Addition of word “unbiased” to clause on judiciary.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 347 | 345 |
| No | 132 | 140 |
| Abstain | 2 | 0 |
| Blank | 2 | 1 |
| Spoiled | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 484 | 486 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
10 Jan 11.37pm | 18 Jan 7.11pm |
Article 2
Increase the number of MPs from 550 to 600.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 343 | 342 |
| No | 133 | 139 |
| Abstain | 1 | 0 |
| Blank | 2 | 4 |
| Spoiled | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 480 | 485 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
11 Jan 3.31am | 18 Jan 9.09pm |
Article 3
Lower minimum age to become an MP from 25 to 18.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 341 | 342 |
| No | 139 | 137 |
| Abstain | 0 | 0 |
| Blank | 3 | 3 |
| Spoiled | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 485 | 485 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
11 Jan 10.22pm | 18 Jan 10.10pm |
Article 4
Hold parliamentary elections at least once every 5 years, up from every 4 years. Hold parliamentary and presidential elections simultaneously.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 343 | 342 |
| No | 139 | 138 |
| Abstain | 0 | 1 |
| Blank | 2 | 4 |
| Spoiled | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 486 | 486 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
12 Jan 1.43am | 18 Jan 11.14pm |
Article 5
Remove reference in constitution that requires parliament to scrutinise the executive.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 343 | 342 |
| No | 7 | 140 |
| Abstain | 0 | 0 |
| Blank | 3 | 4 |
| Spoiled | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 354 | 486 |
| Boycotts |  CHP (133) HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
12 Jan 4.30am | 19 Jan 12.26am |
Article 6
Remove parliament’s power to censure ministers and the government; water down other scrutiny powers.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 343 | 342 |
| No | 137 | 138 |
| Abstain | 0 | 0 |
| Blank | 2 | 3 |
| Spoiled | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 483 | 485 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
12 Jan 9.28pm | 19 Jan 2.44am |
Article 7
Candidacy and election of president, including qualifications required to run, method of election and two-term limit.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 340 | 340 |
| No | 136 | 136 |
| Abstain | 0 | 1 |
| Blank | 4 | 4 |
| Spoiled | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 482 | 484 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
13 Jan 12.34am | 19 Jan 3.51am |
Article 8
Role and responsibilities of president, including powers to rule by decree.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 340 | 339 |
| No | 135 | 138 |
| Abstain | 0 | 1 |
| Blank | 5 | 2 |
| Spoiled | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 481 | 483 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
13 Jan 3.13am | 19 Jan 11.57pm |
Article 9
President’s criminal liabilities
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 343 | 341 |
| No | 137 | 137 |
| Abstain | 0 | 0 |
| Blank | 3 | 4 |
| Spoiled | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 485 | 483 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
13 Jan 8.26pm | 20 Jan 1.24am |
Article 10
Defining the role and responsibilities of vice presidents and cabinet ministers
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 343 | 340 |
| No | 135 | 136 |
| Abstain | 0 | 0 |
| Blank | 3 | 3 |
| Spoiled | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 483 | 481 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | |
13 Jan 11.59pm | 20 Jan 2.20am |
Article 11
So-called guillotine system: parliament and president can dissolve one another.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 341 | 342 |
| No | 134 | 135 |
| Abstain | 1 | 1 |
| Blank | 5 | 3 |
| Spoiled | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 483 | 481 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
14 Jan 4.12am | 20 Jan 3.11am |
Article 12
President’s ability to declare a state of emergency of up to six months, and his powers during this period.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 344 | 342 |
| No | 133 | 138 |
| Abstain | 0 | 0 |
| Blank | 2 | 2 |
| Spoiled | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 482 | 484 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
14 Jan 7.42pm | 20 Jan 7.36pm |
Article 13
Abolition of all military tribunals except for discipline cases.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 343 | 343 |
| No | 133 | 136 |
| Abstain | 1 | 0 |
| Blank | 3 | 3 |
| Spoiled | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 482 | 484 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
14 Jan 10.33pm | 20 Jan 8.34pm |
Article 14
Sweeping changes to the HSYK, the body that appoints admits judges and prosecutors into the profession, allocates them to specific courts and takes any disciplinary action against them.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 341 | 342 |
| No | 133 | 139 |
| Abstain | 1 | 0 |
| Blank | 4 | 3 |
| Spoiled | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 483 | 486 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
15 Jan 12.17am | 20 Jan 10.21pm |
Article 15
Powers to propose the country’s annual budget shift from ministers collectively to the president individually. Parliament’s powers to scrutinise slightly watered down.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 341 | 342 |
| No | 134 | 141 |
| Abstain | 1 | 0 |
| Blank | 5 | 2 |
| Spoiled | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 483 | 486 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
15 Jan 3.08am | 20 Jan 11.32pm |
Article 16
Remove references to “cabinet”, “prime minister” and other now-redundant terms from the constitution.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 341 | 342 |
| No | 134 | 141 |
| Abstain | 1 | 0 |
| Blank | 3 | 2 |
| Spoiled | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 482 | 486 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
15 Jan 6.06am | 21 Jan 12.34pm |
Article 17
Temporary measures to cover transition period to next general election in 2019.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 342 | 341 |
| No | 135 | 139 |
| Abstain | 2 | 0 |
| Blank | 3 | 2 |
| Spoiled | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 484 | 485 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
15 Jan 8.21pm | 21 Jan 1.39am |
Article 18
Remove articles rendered redundant in existing constitution by these reforms.
| Choice | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 344 | 343 |
| No | 131 | 142 |
| Abstain | 1 | 0 |
| Blank | 2 | 2 |
| Spoiled | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 481 | 488 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) | HDP (59) |
15 Jan 11.20pm | 21 Jan 3.10am |
Final vote
A final vote on the entire constitutional amendment package as a whole.
| Choice | Result |
|---|---|
| Yes | 339 |
| No | 142 |
| Abstain | 0 |
| Blank | 5 |
| Spoiled | 2 |
| Total | 488 |
| Boycotts | HDP (59) |
21 Jan 4.16am |
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Michael Daventry
