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 come for Turkey once again to discuss a new constitution," said Erdogan after a cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara yesterday. If his ruling AK Party reaches an understanding with its ally the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), he explained, "We may mobilise for a new constitution in the coming period."