Turkey working on new constitution
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has appointed a team of legal experts to start working on a new constitution.
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Turkey plans to complete drafting new constitution within a year
Türkiye is actively working on a new constitution, talks on the drafting and adoption of a new constitution are planned to be completed within a year, Chairman of the Turkish Parliament Numan Kurtulmus said. The official outlined …
Erdoğan proposes to change Turkish constitution
The Turkish President has put forward a proposal to change the country's constitution, since the current document does not correspond to the realities of modern time and undermines trust in the authorities.
Erdoğan calls on Turkish people to get rid of "shameful constitution"
Türkiye must get rid of its post-coup constitution because the people of the country deserve a modern, liberal fundamental law that corresponds to the spirit of the era.
Turkey will definitely get a "civilian constitution”, Erdogan says
Today, at an event dedicated to the 154th anniversary of the establishment of the State Council - Turkey's highest administrative court - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the need to adopt a new Constitution …
Erdogan: new Turkey's constitution text to be presented next year
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday the text of a new constitution will be presented to the Turkish people for discussion next year, having overhauled the previous constitution in 2017 to grant his office sweeping powers. …
Erdogan beleives Turkey needs new constitution
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke of the need to draft a new and "civilian" constitution for Turkey. During a televised speech following a Cabinet meeting, Erdogan recalled that the country’s last two …
EU parliament sets against Turkish accession
The European Parliament asked for Turkey's European Union accession talks to be suspended if Ankara implements a constitutional overhaul, backed by a referendum in April, which expands the powers of President Recep Tayyip …
Yildirim: Turkey didn't become authoritarian state after referendum
Turkey didn't become an authoritarian state after the referendum, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. According to him, if Turkey was indeed an authoritarian state, then a larger number of citizens would vote for …
Turkish high court rejects bid appeal referendum - media
Turkey’s highest administrative court has rejected the main opposition party’s bid to appeal the result of the April 16 referendum on boosting the president’s powers. The Republican People’s Party (CHP) is …
Turkish bar association: electoral board violated law during referendum
Turkey's electoral board's decision to allow unstamped ballots in Sunday's referendum was clearly against the law, prevented proper records being kept, and may have impacted the results, the Union of Turkish Bar Associations …
Yuri Mavashev: Referendum showed that Turkish society is divided
Results of the nationwide referendum in Turkey on amending the constitution showed that Turkish society is divided today, the head of the political research of the Center for Modern Turkish Studies, Yuri Mavashev, said in an …
Turkey intends to extend state of emergency - media
Turkey intends to extend a nearly nine-month state of emergency after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a key referendum boosting his powers, CNN Turk and NTV television reported. The decision to extend the emergency, …
Slutsky: referendum in Turkey not to affect its ties with Russia
The chairman of the State Duma’s international affairs committee, Leonid Slutsky, believes that the outcome of the Turkish referendum will cause no harm to relations of partnership with Russia. "Relations …
Andrey Baklanov: "Referendum changes situation in favor of Erdogan"
The deputy head of the Council of the Russian Diplomats Association on the outcome of the Turkish referendum
Kremlin: Turkish people’s choice must be respected
The choice made by Turkey at Sunday’s referendum on expanding presidential powers must be respected, the Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "The referendum is absolutely a sovereign affair of the Turkish …
Iranian Foreign Minister: we respect Turkish nation's decision on referendum
Iran respects the Turkish people's decision on constitutional referendum, which was held yesterday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said. "The referendum is Turkey's domestic …
Merkel and Gabriel urges to prevent split in Turkish society after referendum
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that the German government had noted Turkey's preliminary referendum result and respected Turkish citizens' right to decide on …
Kosachev: referendum’s results do not give Erdogan comfort
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ready to give up the idea of European integration, while seeking to strengthen his power, the Chairman of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament) Committee …
Lukashenko congratulates Erdogan on successful constitutional referendum
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on successful constitutional referendum expanding the presidential powers, the press service of the Belarusian …