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A serious problem on how current Constitution took effect in 1982, says parliament speaker

The comments come after protesters last week hung a poster near Mr Erdogan's office depicting Islam's holiest site covered in LGBTQI+ imagery.

constitutional changes three years ago resulted in the end of parliamentary democracy and the concentration of power in Mr Erdogan’s hands under an executive presidency. “Perhaps the time has come for Turkey to once again discuss a new constitution,” the president said on Monday. “If we reach an understanding with our alliance partner, we may mobilise for a new constitution in the coming period.” While not providing details on possible constitutional changes, Mr Erdogan said they we...

Current constitution is product of extraordinary conditions, says leader of Nationalist Movement Party.

TURKEY’S opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) demanded the immediate release of its women and youth members today as it faces renewed threats of closure and rumours of imminent constitutional changes. In a statement HDP said members of its women’s council had been detained as they made their way to a meeting in Ankara by a group calling themselves as “the invisibles,” the name used by a group who kidnapped and tortured Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) activist Gokha...

Erdogan Hits Out At LGBT, Students After Protests By Burcin Gercek and Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul 02/03/21 AT 3:35 PM President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday blasted the LGBT movement as incompatible with Turkeys values and compared student protesters to "terrorists", as a month of youth-driven rallies shook his rule. More than 300 students and their supporters were detained in Istanbul and the capital Ankara in increasingly violent and politically-charged altercations with the police th...

Turkish Leader Invites Everyone To Contribute To New Constitution Erdogan hails MHP leaders support for constitution, says Peoples Alliance will pioneer drafting process. Following the announcement of a possible new constitution, Turkeys president welcomed Wednesday everyone who wish to contribute to drafting of the new constitution. "Such a comprehensive work will become meaningful with involvement of all groups in the country," Recep...

February 2, 2021 at 12:21 pm | Published in: Europe & Russia, News, Turkey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the TUBITAK and TUBA Science Awards in Ankara, Turkey on 28 January 2021. [Emin Sansar - Anadolu Agency] February 2, 2021 at 12:21 pm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that his party and its coalition allies may begin working on a new constitution, making his government the first civilian administration in the country to do so. "Perhaps, the time has com...

Unclear goals as Turkey’s Erdogan considers ‘new constitution’ Erdogan’s remarks come weeks after allies suggested constitutional changes to ban the pro-Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) for separatism, a move the HDP condemned as an attempt to silence six million votes. Tuesday 02/02/2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey February 1, 2021. (Reuters) ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Turkish Charter: Erdogan ally backs call for rewrite Afp, Ankara Afp, Ankara President Recep Tayyip Erdogans ruling coalition partner yesterday backed the Turkish leaders surprise call to draft a new constitution, which some see as a bid to extend his rule. Erdogan caught many off guard on Monday by suggesting that the "clear source of Turkeys problems" was its constitution being "written by putchists" following a 1980 military coup and in use since 1...