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Turkey Undertakes Big Push to Replace Military Constitution | Europe | English

Turkey Undertakes Big Push to Replace Military Constitution

Dorian Jones | Istanbul, Turkey

The speaker of the Turkish parliament held meetings on Monday with constitutional experts on the writing of a new constitution. There is broad political agreement on the need for replacing the 1982 constitution written by Turkey's then-military rulers. A new constitution is seen as especially crucial to addressing the demands of the country's Kurdish minority. Major problems lie ahead, however, for the government in its constitutional reform efforts.

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