content tagged with constitutional amendment

Constitution for All of Us Coordination: No to a constitutional amendment

Constitution for All of Us Coordination: No to a constitutional amendment

"The proposed amendment to the Constitution is an outright violation of the spirit of the Constitution itself, as it creates discrimination and violence. This constitutional amendment proposal is tantamount to the abolition of the Constitution itself!"

10 October 2023

İYİ Party may support 'headscarf' amendment to Constitution

İYİ Party may support 'headscarf' amendment to Constitution

The opposition party's support may prove crucial as the ruling alliance doesn't have enough seats to pass the amendment or bring it to a referendum.

14 December 2022

Objection to Constitutional referendum results acquitted

Objection to Constitutional referendum results acquitted

The people who wanted to object to the results of the 2017 Constitutional referendum which resulted in Turkey’s adoption of the Presidential Government System were both hindered and faced with a lawsuit. They have been acquitted.

3 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

EP Calls for Suspension Accession Talks if Constitutional Amendments Implemented

EP Calls for Suspension Accession Talks if Constitutional Amendments Implemented

Draft of the report of EP’s lead negotiator on Turkey Piri has been approved. The draft demands that the journalists be tried without arrest and expresses that capital punishment contravenes international treaties.

Referendum to Be Held on April 16, Announces Supreme Election Board

Referendum to Be Held on April 16, Announces Supreme Election Board

The Supreme Election Board has announced the date for the referendum as April 16.

13 February 2017

They Might Create Atmosphere of Fear in Turkey, Says Vice PM Kurtulmuş

They Might Create Atmosphere of Fear in Turkey, Says Vice PM Kurtulmuş

“Assassinations, suicide bomb attacks might continue. Terror groups will come to a point at which they will be silenced after yes votes come out in a large margin in the referendum”, said Vice PM Kurtulmuş.

25 January 2017

3rd, 4th, 5th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

3rd, 4th, 5th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

The General Assembly of the Parliament has passed the third, fourth and fifth articles of the Constitutional Amendment Draft.

12 January 2017

338 Votes in Favor of Negotiating Constitution Amendment

338 Votes in Favor of Negotiating Constitution Amendment

Negotiations on the articles of the constitutional amendment package have begun with 338 affirmative votes. No action was taken by the parliamentary speaker concerning AKP deputies who disobeyed secret ballot orders.

10 January 2017

HDP Boycotts Vote on Constitutional Amendment Package

HDP Boycotts Vote on Constitutional Amendment Package

Ahead of the voting by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey concerning the Constitutional Amendment Package, HDP Group Vice Chair Ayhan Bilgen has announced that they would boycott the vote.

10 January 2017

Constitutional Amendment Concerning Parliamentary Immunity in Effect

Constitutional Amendment Concerning Parliamentary Immunity in Effect

President Erdoğan has approved the constitutional amendment concerning the parliamentary immunity on the last day. The act has entered in force today by being published on the Official Gazette.

Intellectuals Demand Democratic Constitution, Call for “Boycott”

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Intellectuals Demand Democratic Constitution, Call for “Boycott”

Writers, journalists, artists, scholars and activists, who have stated that they will “neither say yes, nor no” on 12 September when the constitutional amendment package will be voted, call for a “boycott.” The activists have called on “the citizens not to go to polls at the referendum for the constitutional amendments that keeps the 12 September spirit.”

3 August 2010 Berivan Tapan

President Gül Ratifies Headscarves at University

On 22 February, President Gül ratified the constitutional amendments of Articles 10 and 42, which allow women with headscarves to attend university.

25 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Parliament Passes Headscarf Changes in First Round

Parliament Passes Headscarf Changes in First Round

Amendments to Articles 10 and 42 of the constitution were passed in the first round of debates and votes yesterday. The second round of votes is on Saturday.

7 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Anti-Headscarf Rally at Atatürk’s Mausoleum

In reaction to the prospect of the headscarf being allowed at university, tens of thousands of people gathered at Atatürk’s mausoleum in Ankara on Saturday.

4 February 2008 Tolga Korkut

Question of the Day: How to Tie the Headscarf?

The proposed constitutional amendment which would allow university students to wear headscarves has brought its own dilemmas.

31 January 2008 Gökçe Gündüç