Research Lab: Constitutional Politics in Turkey
Prof. Dr. Silvia von Steinsdorff, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ece Göztepe-Çelebi, Bilkent Üniversitesi, Ankara
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In another interview with Gazete Duvar, Ece Göztepe speaks about the planned constitutional amendments and the system changes related to presidentialization. The interview in Turkish can be found here.
In an interview with Ayrıntı Dergi, Ece Göztepe speaks about the planned constitutional amendments and places them within the history of constitutional reforms in Turkey. The interview in Turkish can be found here.
Imge Tak and Kaspar Metzkow write about the developments in Turkey after the 2015 elections. They show how R.T. Erdoğan and AKP sustain power in a divided Turkish society.
Prof. Dr. Silvia von Steinsdorff, Felix Petersen, Dr. Zeynep Yanasmayan and Maria Haimerl have written a 3-part series on the constitutional reform in Turkey on Verfassungsblog. Fascinating read!
Steinsdorff, Silvia von (2017): Presidentialism á la Turca or what? The (missing) logic behind the constitutional amendments, VerfBlog, 2017/2/13.
Petersen, Felix/Yanasmayan, Zeynep (2017): The Final Trick? Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, and the Recomposition of the Turkish state, VerfBlog, 2017/1/28.
Haimerl, Maria (2017): The Turkish Constiutional Court under the Amended Constitution, VerfBlog, 2017/1/27.
On 21st of January, the Turkish parliament approved a constitutional amendment that will, pending the public referendum to be held in spring of this year, introduce major changes to the current parliamentary system and empower the President of the Republic as head of the executive. In order to provide the full extent of these changes to the international followers of current affairs in Turkey, we prepared a comparative table of all of the amendments in English. This translation is based on the amendment proposals as published by the Turkish Bar Association.
In an interview with Gazete Duvar, Ece Göztepe speaks about the planned constitutional amendments and the system changes related to presidentialization. The interview in Turkish can be found here.
Silvia von Steinsdorff has talked with Deutsche Welle about the political situation in Turkey. And about the possible effects of the constitutional amendments that the Turkish parliament currently debates. Here you can find the interview in German and Turkish.
Date and Time: Friday March 4, 2016, 10.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m.
6E 16th St 10th Fl Room: D1009 NEW YORK, NY
In this new regular series, we post a list of new publications of interest in the area of democratization and constitutional politics in Turkey!
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[PLT] Politics and Law in Turkey 