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He explained that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) would complete work on a new constitution.
“If we can come to terms with the other party’s constitutional proposal, we can finish the work on Turkey’s first civil draft constitution by the end of the year,” Erdogan said in a report released by Memo on Thursday (7/10/2021).
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The president then criticized the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) for pledging to amend the first four articles of the constitution and secretly cooperating with the pro-PKK People’s Democratic Party (HDP). According to Turkish law, the first four articles cannot be changed.
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In May, AKP ally, Devlet Bahceli, also drafted a new constitution for the country considering an overhaul of the judicial system.
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Erdogan’s call for a new constitution comes four years after the current constitution was amended following a referendum in 2017, which gave the presidency greater executive power.
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