On Jan. 24 main opposition social democratic Republican People’s Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılılçdaroğlu paid a visit to the monument in memory of journalist Uğur Mumcu on the 24th anniversary of the latter’s assassination.
Concentration of power in the president is the worst flaw in democratic governments. No matter what the system, the more power vested in the hands of the president, the greater the chance the country will suffer for it. Turkey needs to carry out constitutional reform to limit the president to one term of 5 years, with a ban on taking office for 6 years afterwards. The President of Turkey is currently in violation of Article 6 of the Constitution, which states that sovereignty is wholly and unconditionally held by all citizens. Any attempt by the state to usurp this sovereignty is unconstitutional, and the people have the right and the duty to resist. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
