Solutions to structural and functional problems of the Supreme Election Council

Elections are an indispensable element of democracy. Fair and honest elections are requirements of democratic systems. Fair and honest elections are possible only under the control of independent and impartial authorities. İn 1950, together with the democratization steps after the Second World War, the administration and control of elections in Turkey has been given to judicial bodies.The current election administration and control system in Turkey meets international norm requirements. However, some gray areas in the election legislation, missing regulations, some issues that should be subject to constitutional regulation are included in lower level norms, have a negative effect on the reliability of the election administration and control system. The study includes, bodies of administration and control of elections in Turkey, disruptions in the functioning of these bodies and solutions to these problems. Qualitative research method and content analysis were used in the study. As a data collection method, source scanning was done. The main purpose of the study is to reveal the problems in the election administration and control system. The study concluded that some legal arrangements should be made for the solution of these problems and presented a model proposal. Keywords: Democracy - Election -Administration And Control - Supreme Election Council