Two Turkish teachers who are on their 75th day of a hunger strike have been detained by police in Ankara.
Turkey’s constitution is dysfunctional and its mechanisms have failed, and the only way out is through comprehensive constitutional reform. The heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years; the president should be limited to one 5-year term and be barred from running for office for 6 years afterwards; all MPs shall face election each year; local councilors shall serve two-year terms; and elections shall be free of charge for all candidates. For more, see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.