Op-Ed: Erdogan's push for constitutional reform will create unbalanced executive power in Turkey

<p>Turkey's elections this past Sunday returned the Freedom and Justice Party, or AKP, of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan&nbsp;to majority rule, raising speculation the president will launch a new push to pass a contentious revision of the constitution.&nbsp;</p><p>Turkey's current constitution was drafted under military rule decades ago, and was designed to limit the power of civilian governments. Turkey's political parties have previously&nbsp;agreed on aspects of a new constitution&nbsp;that would prevent military coups, for instance, but are split when it comes to sticky issues like Turkish identity and citizenship.</p>
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