Turkey: Legislative constraints on executive
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| Turkey |
Legislative constraints on executive |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.167 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2024 |
| Average | 0.540 |
| Min - Max | 0.156 - 0.659 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 0.167 index points, an increase from 0.158 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.558 index points, based on data from 168 countries. Historically, the average for Turkey from 1960 to 2024 is 0.54 index points. The minimum value, 0.156 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 0.659 index points was recorded in 1974.
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| Recent values | Turkey: Legislative constraints on executive |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.167 |
| 2023 | 0.158 |
| 2022 | 0.206 |
| 2021 | 0.250 |
| 2020 | 0.228 |
| 2019 | 0.194 |
| 2018 | 0.161 |
| 2017 | 0.156 |
Definition: The extent to which legislature and government agencies (for example, comptroller general, general prosecutor, or ombudsman) are capable of questioning, investigating, and exercising oversight over the executive.
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