Zakon je usvojila vladajuća Partija pravde i razvoja (AKP) kad njen kandidat za predsjednika, ministar vanjskih poslova Abdullah Gul, nije uspio dobiti potrebnu dvotrećinsku većinu u parlamentu.
The legislation was adopted by the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) when its candidate for president, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, failed to get the required two-thirds majority in parliament.