Friday, September 28, 2007

New Turkish Constitution will 'Limit President’s Powers’

"New Turkish Constitution will 'Limit President’s Powers’ Written by Yaniv Berman Published Friday, September 28, 2007

For the first time since the 1980 military coup and the subsequent 1982 constitution, a new constitution is being drafted in Turkey. Many in Turkey are worried that the combination of an Islamist ruling party and an Islamist president will contribute to a change in the country’s secularist tradition."

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