Turkey's current constitution was drafted in the aftermath of the 1980 military coup and adopted by national referendum in 1982, replacing the country's 1961 constitution. It set out the structure of the Turkish state and its institutions and has been amended repeatedly since, most consequentially in a 2017 referendum that replaced Turkey's parliamentary system of government with an executive presidential system, concentrating executive authority in a directly elected president and taking effect after the 2018 general election. The 1982 document remains in force as amended, and it continues to serve as the foundational legal charter defining the branches of Turkish government and the rights of Turkish citizens, even as its underlying character has shifted substantially since its original drafting under military oversight.
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Era
Era (category)20th Century (1900-1999) 2 Legal Status
Legal Status (category) Promulgated ByNational Security Council 2 Connections
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Turkey, found in there.
Sources
1. Constitution of Turkey (Wikipedia)
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The Constitution of Turkey, formally known as the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası), and informally as the Constitution of 1982 (Turkish: 1982 Anayasası), is Turkey's fundamental law.
2. Turkey, The Constitution, Country Studies (Library of Congress)
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The National Security Council (NSC, see Glossary), composed of the commanders of the army, navy, air force, and gendarmerie, and headed by the president, established a Consultative Assembly in June 1981 to draft a new constitution.
Wikidata: Constitution of Turkey
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