Constitution - Mehmet Gün

16 October 2023

Will Erdoğan force a constitution within the political space he emptied?

Could the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who failed to crack open the “once in a century window of opportunity” before Turkey, be looking to permanently close this window…

10 min.

11 October 2023

Erdogan had bureaucrats draft a constitution, unbeknownst to us all

On the 12th of September at the Legal Policies Council workshop at the Ulucanlar Prison Museum, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had had the draft constitution he will…

11 min.

29 May 2023

Türkiye has missed its once-in-a-century opportunity

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has emerged as the winner of the second round of presidential elections, and the public as the loser to politicians as they were forced to choose between…

4 min.

8 March 2023

Are the Mayors of İstanbul and Ankara Precluded from Deputy Presidency?

As soon as the Table of Six proposed that Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mr. Mansur Yavaş, mayors of İstanbul and Ankara respectively, should be appointed as deputies to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu…

7 min.

4 March 2023

Petition to the Supreme Election Council (YSK): Comply with the Law before the Election

In the 2023 elections, the Supreme Election Council (YSK) will make very important decisions. These decisions include whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can run for office again, and what could…

6 min.

20 February 2023

To postpone the elections: The last nail in democracy’s coffin

The insistent proposal made by Bülent Arınç, a founding member of the AK Party, to postpone the elections set for June 18, 2023, seem like an attempt to hammer the…

9 min.

13 February 2023

Elections Cannot Be Held Before or After June 18

Around 13.5% of the country’s population lives in the region where the February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaraş earthquake occurred. According to official figures, at the end of the first six days,…

7 min.

9 January 2023

The possibility of snap elections and Erdoğan’s candidacy

Can President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan run again in the 2023 elections? While the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members think certainly he can, the chair of the Republican People’s…

14 min.

6 December 2022

Perils of the constitutional amendment proposal of the opposition

I agree with my editor Murat Yetkin that it is a good thing for the 6 political opposition parties unite around a table and dream of a better Turkey. Nonetheless…

9 min.

9 October 2022

Compromise for a civil constitution, not for the hijab

Republican People’s Party (CHP) president Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s proposal for a law on the hijab quickly led to a political consensus when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “the law is not…

7 min.

Articles tagged as "Constitution"