Debate and preparation for new constitution to begin in Turkey

Talks and preparation will speed up both for a new constitution and an updated bylaw after the local elections this weekend, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş has said, reiterating the country’s pressing need for a civil and inclusive charter. The parliament now has two crucial tasks, including a new constitution and bylaw that would “elevate democratic standards,” Kurtulmuş stated during an event in Istanbul late on March 25. The necessity for a new constitution primarily stems from the imperative to “break free from the spirit and antidemocratic structure of the existing text,” which was prepared during the era of the 1980 military coup, he noted.
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