Hurriyet Daily News published an article by Sedat Ergin devoted to the constitutional reform in Turkey. "Thirty days are left for the works of the Constitution Conciliation Commission. It must be determined what will be done at the end of this period. Will a new Constitution be formed? What are the other alternatives?" the article reads.
The author notes that oppositional parties are not ready for compromise and would never support some articles of the new charter.
"It is clear that it was not possible to form a new Constitution. When it comes to the question “So what will happen next?” we have three options ahead. A) A transitory and temporary Constitution; B) A limited constitutional reform package; C) Delaying the new Constitution until after the 2014 presidential elections…"
"In all these scenarios, we come to a point where Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s plans for the new presidential system coincide with the expectations of Kurds on the peace process. If Erdoğan does not agree with the CHP and MHP on the first and second options, he will especially have to take the support of the BDP. To achieve this, the Kurdish political movement needs to meet the expectations of the new Constitution, such as on identity and decentralization," the author writes.
"In any case, because this ambiguity will delay a comprehensive solution to the Kurdish issue until 2014 and beyond, it could test the patience of the Kurdish public’s expectations," Ergin concludes.
