With the start of the election process, Ahmet Davutoğlu was given mandate by the President to form an interim election government. The HDP decided to join the election government2, whereas the CHP and MHP both decided they would not take part in the interim government.3 The process of forming the first interim election government of Turkey resulted in Ahmet Davutoğlu approaching and making offers to individual parliamentarians from political parties rather then political parties.4 There was wide debate due to the names who were appointed to the ministries which, according to the Constitution, were supposed to be independent. The two ministers representing the HDP in the interim government resigned from office on September 23rd 2015 due to government policies of which they were critical. On the other hand, the social environment was marked by increasing tension starting from the campaign period of the June 7th elections. The Solution Process, which had been ongoing since March 2013 and widely supported by the public virtually came to an end on July 24, 2015 and Turkey once again entered a period of conflict. NGOs had made great effort to end the conflict and solve the Kurdish issue through peaceful means and negotiations. There were two bomb attacks, the first on July 20 2015 at the gathering by young socialists in the Suruç district of Şanlıurfa province, followed by the attack on the Peace Rally organised by professional organisations and unions in Ankara on October 10 2015. The two attacks resulted in the death of over 140 people and the injury of hundreds. The government was severely criticised in both incidents for failing to take the necessary security measures. After the Ankara attack, the HDP cancelled its electioneering activities. The November 1st election process was marked by issues related to freedom of expression, freedom of the press, freedom of association as well as problems of election security, the rapid escalation and spread of conflict, attacks against political parties and candidates, the lack of campaign security and the lack of impartiality of the government. Election Authority The SBE is responsible for all processes from the beginning until the end of the elections. The SBE is responsible for creating voter registries, determining the election calendar, registering candidates, supervising the electioneering process, deciding on complaints and appeals and finalising the election results. As per the Constitution, decisions of the SBE are not subject to judicial review. Despite the 90-day requirement set forth under Article 8 of the LPE, the SBE announced that the elections would be held on November 1st, which was only 69 days after the President’s decision to 2 Three HDP deputies were offered positions as ministers in the election government, two deputies accepted the offer. L. Tüzel refused the offer. The party was represented by two ministers in the interim election government. 3 The offer made to deputies from these two political parties by A. Davutoğlu was accepted only by T. Türkeş. Following his decision, T. Türkeş was discharged from party membership and became a candidate of the AKP in the November 1st elections. 4 A. Davutoğlu made offers to 5 deputies from the CHP, 3 deputies from the HDP and 3 deputies from the MHP.