Statement on the election date from Chief Advisor to the President Mehmet Uçum: 'It has become largely clear'

Mehmet Uçum, Chief Advisor of AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Legal Policies Board, came together with journalists at the Çankaya Mansion and made statements about the election calendar, new constitutional studies and the "Terror-Free Turkey" process.

According to the news in A Haber, which is known to be close to the government, Uçum, in his assessment of the date of the elections expected to be held in 2028, said, "It has become largely clear that the election will be held in March or April 2028."

Uçum's statement brought up again the possibility of holding the elections before the regular calendar.

HE MARKED OCTOBER 1 DATE FOR THE NEW CONSTITUTION

Speaking about the new constitution studies, Uçum stated that October 1, 2026 could be taken as the beginning of the process.

Uçum said, "We can determine October 1, 2026 as the start date of the construction process of the new constitution."

ANNOUNCED CALENDAR FOR THE 'TERRORISM-FREE Türkiye' PROCESS

Making evaluations about the process called "Terror-free Türkiye", Uçum said that the decision of the National Security Council (MGK) could be announced by the end of the year.

Uçum made the following statements on the subject:

"It seems that it is highly likely that the National Security Council decision will be announced before the end of this year, and it is one of the predictions that all the things to be done within the six-month period will be implemented before the first half of 2027 is completed."

HE HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED APRIL 2028

In his statement on September 17, Mehmet Uçum said that if the Turkish Grand National Assembly decides to renew the elections with the votes of 360 deputies, the polls can be held on April 16, 2028.

Uçum stated that this date has symbolic importance as it coincides with the anniversary of the 2017 referendum for the transition to the Presidential Government System.