1988 Turkish constitutional referendum

1988 Turkish constitutional referendum

25 September 1988 (1988-09-25)
Should the 1989 Turkish local elections be held a year earlier?
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 8,034,933 35.00% No 14,921,945 65.00% Valid votes 22,956,878 96.66% Invalid or blank votes 793,995 3.34% Total votes 23,750,873 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 26,739,227 88.82%
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 25 September 1988. The proposed changes to the constitution would have led to the 1989 local elections being held a year early. However, they were voted down, with 65% of voters against. Turnout was 88.8%.^[1]