Supreme Election Council (Turkey)

The Supreme Election Council (Turkish: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu; YSK) is the highest electoral authority in Turkey. It was established by the Deputies Election Law no. 5545 on 16 February 1950.^[1] After the 1960 coup, the Supreme Election Council gained constitutional authority by the Constitution of 1961. Its duty is to ensure that the principles and rules of the constitution are upheld.

Supreme Election Council
Yüksek Seçim Kurulu
Established	16 February 1950 (1950-02-16)[1]
Jurisdiction	Turkey
Location	Ankara
Composition method	Legislative selection
Authorised by	Constitution of Turkey
Appeals to	Impossible after single term of objection to council itself within 48 hours of decision (election results) Impossible (all other decisions)
Judge term length	6 years (renewable)[2]
Number of positions	7 regular, 4 substitute[2]
Annual budget	146,808,000 TL (2016)[3]
Website	www.ysk.gov.tr
President
Currently	Ahmet Yener
Since	26 January 2023 (2 years ago) (2023-01-26)[4]
Deputy-president
Currently	Ekrem Özübek
Since	26 January 2023 (2 years ago) (2023-01-26)[4]

The Supreme Election Council consists of a president, six members and four substitute members from the Court of Cassation and the Council of State judges.