Vote and Beyond
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| name = Vote and Beyond (Oy ve Ötesi)
| logo = File:Oy ve Ötesi logo.png
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| founded_date = 24 April 2014
| founder = Sercan Çelebi
| location = Galatasaray-Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
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| focus = Democracy
| method = Ballot count security
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| num_volunteers = 55,000 (2015) [https://www.wsj.com/articles/turkish-voters-volunteer-in-droves-to-safeguard-fair-elections-1433431415 Turkish Voters Volunteer in Droves to Safeguard Fair Elections], wsj.com, retrieved 14 June 2015
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| homepage = {{url|http://oyveotesi.org}}
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Vote and Beyond ({{langx|tr|Oy ve Ötesi}}) is a civil movement of volunteer citizens mobilized to raise and promote participative democracy in Turkey.{{Cite web|title=Biz Kimiz?|url=https://oyveotesi.org/biz-kimiz/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Oy ve Ötesi Derneği|language=tr}} In 2013, Vote and Beyond triggered the idea of civil election monitoring for the first time in Turkey as the initial step towards participative democracy. The association gained legal entity as an NGO on 24 April 2014.
Vote and Beyond
Foundation
Start of the Vote and Beyond initiative dates back to Gezi Park protests in 2013.{{cite news |author=Özgür Korkmaz |title='Oy ve Ötesi' aims for fair election results, and beyond |work=Hürriyet Daily News |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/oy-ve-otesi-aims-for-fair-election-results-and-beyond.aspx?pageID=449&nID=82369&NewsCatID=497 |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=6 June 2015}} It was founded by 8 volunteers that aim to direct the efforts of the protesters to a solid and fast resulting movement, since a great majority of the protesters were not related to any political entity before the protests.{{cite news |author=Barçın Yinanç |title=Civil body Vote and Beyond to monitor presidential polls |work=Hürriyet Daily News |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/civil-body-vote-and-beyond-to-monitor-presidential-polls.aspx?pageID=238&nID=67829&NewsCatID=339 |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=6 June 2015}} Based on scientific research results done with Turkish voters 28% of the participants of a survey who stated that they don't believe that the election results will not be fair increased to 43% in 2015. The same research demonstrated that ratio of voters who believe that the results of the elections will be fair decreased to 43% in 2015 from 70% in 2007.[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-election-monitors-idUSKBN0OI20820150602 Turkish volunteers flock to monitor knife-edge election], reuters.com, retrieved 6 June 2015[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karabekir-akkoyunlu/ahead-of-turkeys-crucial-_b_7311884.html Ahead of Turkey's Crucial Election, Citizens Take Action to Protect Their Vote], huffingtonpost.com, retrieved 6 June 2015
Activities
Vote and Beyond
The activities during the election period aims:
- To increase the voter turnout
- To promote transparency in the election campaigns
- To organize civil election monitoring.
Vote and Beyond has successfully observed{{Cite web|title=Seçimler|url=https://oyveotesi.org/secimler/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Oy ve Ötesi Derneği|language=tr}} and reported{{Cite web|title=Raporlar|url=https://oyveotesi.org/secim_raporlari/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Oy ve Ötesi Derneği|language=tr}} nine elections since 2014. Aside from these, the association has created a digital system known as T3 (Türkiye Tutanak Teyit){{Cite web|title=T3|url=https://oyveotesi.org/t3_/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Oy ve Ötesi Derneği|language=tr}} and a mobile application known as T3TG (T3 Tutanak Gönder).{{Cite web|title=T3TG|url=https://oyveotesi.org/t3tg/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Oy ve Ötesi Derneği|language=tr}} Using these digital tools, volunteers' photographs of ballot box results can be converted into electronic data and compared to the official results.
The Beyond activities held during the post-election period are:
- Conferences{{Cite web|title=Konferanslar|url=https://oyveotesi.org/konferanslar/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Oy ve Ötesi Derneği|language=tr}} that include comparative analyses of international examples, and promote transparency and accountability.
- #HERYERANAYASA{{Cite web|title=#heryeranayasa|url=https://oyveotesi.org/heryeranayasa-2/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Oy ve Ötesi Derneği|language=tr}} (2015): A cartoon campaign that aims to raise public awareness about the constitution.
- PODCAST-19{{Cite web|title=PODCAST-19|url=https://oyveotesi.org/podcast-19-2/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Oy ve Ötesi Derneği|language=tr}} (2020): A podcast series in which volunteers and experts from various fields discuss the COVID-19 outbreak from various perspectives.
- Digital Democracy Platform{{Cite web|last=Bardız|first=Boran|title=Dijital Demokrasi|url=https://dijitaldemokrasi.org/|access-date=2021-09-09}}{{Citation|title=Dijital Demokrasi Platformu|date=2021-08-04|url=https://tr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dijital_Demokrasi_Platformu&oldid=25944807|work=Vikipedi|language=tr|access-date=2021-09-09}} (2021): A project aimed at promoting and encouraging the use of participatory digital democracy tools by local governments in Turkey. The project's pilot phase is being carried out in Istanbul's Avcılar district.{{Cite web|title=Dijital Demokrasi Platformu - Avcılar|url=https://avcilar.dijitaldemokrasi.org/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Dijital Demokrasi Platformu|language=tr}}
References
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External links
- {{official website}} {{in lang|tr}}
- {{YouTube|zV0g6yikN78|Cem Yılmaz, Oy ve Ötesi Support video}}
- {{YouTube|0VMAdHgt1Qw|Turkish Celebrities support video}}
Category:Organizations established in 2014