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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]
[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.
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 ...
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.
[6] It has been said that, at a meeting in 1928, Gulbenkian drew a red line on a map of the Middle East demarcating the boundaries of the area where the self-denial clause would be in effect. [7] Gulbenkian said this was the boundary of the Ottoman Empire he knew in 1914. He should know, he added, because he was born in it and lived in it.
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.