Turkey's ruling party explores possibility of public input on constitution-building process

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is considering establishing a center within parliament to collect expectations for a new constitution, its parliamentary leader has said. "A center should be established in our parliament where associations, foundations, universities, workers, employers and nongovernmental organizations can express their opinions on what they expect from the new constitution," Abdullah Güler told daily Hürriyet in an interview published on Sept. 29. The AKP would soon engage opposition parties on the initiative, he added. "From here, our legislative experts should compile the general information and convert proposals into text," Güler stated. "We need to reveal how we can create a 'civil' constitution."
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