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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230228-185307-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/elections-held-in-response-to-demand/ Elections Held in Response to Demand - Why Turkey's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections cannot and probably will not be postponed as a result of the earthquake disaster Yalçın, Kubilay eng 2023-02-28 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 elections Turkey Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 After the disastrous earthquakes of 6 February, the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 18 June were treated like the elephant in the room. Although being evidently unconstitutional, given the government’s influence, the Supreme Board of Election could enforce a postponement of the elections. However, relatively free elections are what remain of Turkish democracy and what are keeping it alive.