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.
Zakon je usvojila vladajuća Partija pravde i razvoja (AKP) kada njen kandidat za predsednika, ministar inostranih poslova Abdulah Gul, nije dobio neophodnu dvotrećinsku većinu u parlamentu.