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Parliamentary term is lowered from 5 to 4, President would be elected with popular vote, 2007 Turkish constitutional referendum: 15: 9 February 2008: Changes for public office holders' usage of public services 16: 7 May 2010: 2010 Turkish constitutional referendum: 17: 17 March 2011: Arbitration on sports activities [9] 18: 20 May 2016
It was approved in a referendum held on 9 July 1961, [1] with 61.7% of the nation voting in favor. It remained in force until the 1980 coup d'état , following which it was replaced by a new document, the Constitution of 1982 , which remains in force today.
[6] 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]
The first change occurred on April 10, 1928, which changed, inter alia, Article 2 and the provision of "Religion of the Turkish state is Islam" was removed. [11] Further changes followed on 10 and December 11, 1931 and 1934 respectively. As a result, women were given the right to vote and stand for election. In 1937, the constitution was ...
[2] [3] The referendum was held under a state of emergency that was declared following the failed military coup attempt in July 2016. Early results indicated a 51–49% lead for the "Yes" vote. In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) allowed non-stamped ballots to be accepted as valid.
Historical Court of Justice building in Samsun.. The general term for members of the legal profession in Turkey is hukukçu.In Turkey, any man or woman, after having graduated from a law faculty at a university, can become attorney-at-law or barrister (avukat), judge (hâkim or yargıç), prosecutor (savcı) or notary (noter) after terms of internship specified in separate laws.
3: Article 76: The age requirement to stand as a candidate in an election was lowered from 25 to 18, while the condition of having to complete compulsory military service is removed. Individuals with relations to the military are ineligible to run for election. 4: Article 77: Parliamentary terms are extended from four to five years.
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.