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The Turkish parliament formed a committee to compare the civil codes of European countries. Austrian, German, French, and Swiss civil codes were examined. [1] Finally on 25 December 1925 the commission decided on the Swiss civil code as a model for the Turkish civil code. [2] The Turkish Civil Code was enacted on 17 February 1926.
Borrowing from the French Revolutionary ideals of the nation and the Republic, [citation needed] Article 3 affirms that "The Turkish State, with its territory and nation, is an indivisible entity. Its language is Turkish". Article 66 defines a Turkish civic identity: "everyone bound to the Turkish state through the bond of citizenship is a Turk".
The assembly was appointed in the summer of 1938 and the French-Turkish treaty settling the status of the Sanjak was signed on July 4, 1938. On September 2, 1938, the assembly proclaimed the Sanjak of Alexandretta as the Republic of Hatay. This Republic lasted for one year under joint French and Turkish military supervision.
The Constitution was created after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of the First World War. [3] Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who then became Turkey's first President was a key driver in preparing this Constitution. [3] Mustafa Kemal announced the election of a new assembly to meet in Turkey's capital, Ankara. [3]
Standstill agreements are also used to suspend the usual limitation period for bringing a claim to court. [1] Parties in a legal dispute may voluntarily withdraw their claims against each other to allow time for some other form of resolution and execute a standstill agreement to protect their legal rights. [2]
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The territories to the south of Syria and Iraq on the Arabian Peninsula, which still remained under Turkish control when the Armistice of Mudros was signed on 30 October 1918, were not explicitly identified in the text of the treaty. However, the definition of Turkey's southern border in Article 3 also meant that Turkey officially ceded them.
Israel and Lebanon have accepted a proposal to end the 13-month border conflict that spiraled into an all-out war with Hezbollah. Here are the details about the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal