▁scheduled ▁elections ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Turkey ▁until ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁ ▁Early ▁election ▁spec ulation ▁Following ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Turkey ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁A K P ▁government ▁public ly ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁local ▁elections ▁forward ▁from ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Although ▁the ▁opposition ▁claimed ▁they ▁were ▁ready ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁election , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁public ly ▁back ▁the ▁government ' s ▁call . ▁It ▁was ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁government ' s ▁desire ▁for ▁an ▁early ▁election ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁sharp ▁economic ▁dow nt urn ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁elections , ▁with ▁fear s ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁the ▁A K P ' s ▁vote ▁share . ▁ ▁The ▁dates ▁of ▁local ▁elections ▁are ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Turkey , ▁meaning ▁that ▁any ▁motion ▁to ▁hold ▁them ▁on ▁a ▁different ▁date ▁would ▁require ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment . ▁This ▁would ▁require ▁a ▁two - third s ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ▁Assembly ▁or ▁a ▁three - fif th s ▁majority ▁along ▁with ▁appro val ▁in ▁a ▁refer endum . ▁The ▁People ' s ▁Alliance ▁between ▁the ▁A K P ▁and ▁M HP ▁only ▁held ▁ 5 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁seats , ▁making ▁the ▁proposal ▁un