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Turkey’s Erdogan appoints team to draft new constitution, drawing fear of power grab
[IsraelTimes] Longtime leader, whose term ends in 2028, denies he’s trying to extend his rule; some see recent detente with PKK as move to recruit Kurdish votes for new constitutionOttoman Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First  ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...said Tuesday he has appointed a team of legal experts to start working on a new constitution, which critics say could allow him to remain in power beyond 2028, when his current term ends. Erdogan, who has led ...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund... as president since 2014 and was prime minister for more than a decade before that, has advocated for a new constitution arguing that the current one, which was drafted following a military coup in 1980, is outdated and retains elements of military influence even though it was amended several times. "As of yesterday, I have assigned 10 legal experts to begin their work, and with this effort, we will proceed with the preparations for the new constitution," Erdogan told his ruling party’s local administrators in a speech. "For 23 years, we have repeatedly demonstrated our sincere intention to crown our democracy with a new civilian and libertarian constitution," he said. Under the current constitution, Erdogan cannot run again unless early elections are called or the legal framework is changed. Critics see the push for a new constitution as a possible path for re-election, allowing legal changes that would bypass the constitutional term limits. Erdogan, who has grown increasingly authoritarian over the years, has denied seeking a new constitution in order to remain in power, saying last week, "We want the new constitution not for ourselves, but for our country." Erdogan’s ruling party and its nationalist allies lack the votes needed to usher in a new constitution. Some analysts believe the government’s recent effort to end the decades-long conflict with the krazed killer Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, is part of a strategy to gain the support of a pro-Kurdish party in parliament for the new charter. The effort to introduce a new constitution comes months after Ekrem Imamoglu, the popular mayor of Istanbul and a key Erdogan rival, was arrested and placed in durance vile You have the right to remain silent... on corruption charges. His arrest has been widely viewed as politically motivated, although the government insists Turkey’s judiciary is independent and free of political influence. It triggered widespread demonstrations calling for his release and an end to Turkey’s democratic backsliding under Erdogan. Related: Erdogan 05/26/2025 US says new Syrian government will help locate missing Americans Erdogan 05/25/2025 Turkish prosecutors target 63 military members over ties to 2016 coup attempt Erdogan 05/25/2025 Syrian leader hailed by US envoy for moves on ‘relations with Israel,’ foreign fighters Posted by: trailing wife 2025-05-28 |
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