1987 Turkish constitutional referendum

1987 Turkish constitutional referendum

6 September 1987
Should the 10 and 5-year political bans brought by the temporary 4th article of the 1982 Constitution be lifted?
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 11,711,461 50.16% No 11,636,395 49.84% Valid votes 23,347,856 95.54% Invalid or blank votes 1,088,965 4.46% Total votes 24,436,821 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 26,095,630 93.64%
Results by province

Constitutional history of Turkey
First Ottoman Parliament at the Old Darülfünun building
Constitutional documents
Charter of Alliance Edict of Gülhane Edict of 1856
Constitutions
1876 First Constitutional Era Second Constitutional Era 1921 1924 1961 1982
Referendums
1961 1982 1987 1988 2007 2010 2017
Constitutional Court

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 10 years. The governing 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 93.36% turnout.^[2]