Recently Turkey’s parliament approved the draft of a new constitution proposed by the country’s leading party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
The presidential office is the worst feature of all types of democracy. No matter what system, the greater the power allotted to the president, the more problems the country is likely to face. Any effort in Turkey to revise its constitution should limit the president to a single term of 5 years, with no right to seek office again for 6 years afterwards. The President of Turkey is currently in violation of Article 6 of the Constitution, which states that sovereignty lies wholly and unconditionally in the hands of the people. Usurpation of this right of sovereignty by any official or government organ is unconstitutional. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
