content tagged with Constitutional Amendment Draft

Referendum to Be Held on April 16, Announces Supreme Election Board

Referendum to Be Held on April 16, Announces Supreme Election Board

The Supreme Election Board has announced the date for the referendum as April 16.

13 February 2017

President Erdoğan Approves Constitutional Amendment Draft

President Erdoğan Approves Constitutional Amendment Draft

The Constitutional amendment draft has been sent by President Erdoğan to Prime Ministry to be put to the popular vote.

10 February 2017

Letter from Beşiktaş Fans to Barcelona About Arda Turan

Letter from Beşiktaş Fans to Barcelona About Arda Turan

A Beşiktaş fan group “Beleştepe” has sent a letter to Barcelona club about its player Arda Turan who joined a campaign launched in favor of “yes” votes in constitutional amendment referendum that proposes presidential system.

1 February 2017

Joint Declaration by pro-Kurdish Bodies in Favor of ‘No’ Votes in Referendum

Joint Declaration by pro-Kurdish Bodies in Favor of ‘No’ Votes in Referendum

DBP, DTK, HDK, HDP, and Free Women’s Movement have issued a joint declaration against the constitutional amendment draft to be put to referendum.

31 January 2017

8th, 9th, 10th, 11th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in 2nd Tour

8th, 9th, 10th, 11th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in 2nd Tour

8th, 9th, 10th and 11th articles of the constitutional amendment draft have been approved in second tour in parliament.

20 January 2017

First 7 Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in 2nd Round

First 7 Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in 2nd Round

First seven articles have been approved in parliament in the second tour of the constitutional amendment draft.

19 January 2017

All Articles in Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

All Articles in Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

Upon Parliament passing Article 18 of the Constitutional Amendment Draft with 344 affirmative and 131 no votes, the first round of the voting has been completed.

16 January 2017

12th, 13th, 14th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

12th, 13th, 14th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

12th, 13th and 14th articles of the constitutional amendment draft have been passed at General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

15 January 2017

CHP Deputy, His Dog Hold Press Statement in Parliament

CHP Deputy, His Dog Hold Press Statement in Parliament

Together with his Beagle dog, Dora, CHP Deputy Tanal has held a press statement in the Parliament as a response to the two AKP MPs holding banners reading “No Dogs Allowed” at the Parliament upon claims of AKP MP Balta having been bitten by some CHP deputies.

13 January 2017

6th, 7th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

6th, 7th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

The General Assembly of the Parliament has passed the sixth and seventh articles of the Constitutional Amendment Draft.

13 January 2017

3rd, 4th, 5th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

3rd, 4th, 5th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

The General Assembly of the Parliament has passed the third, fourth and fifth articles of the Constitutional Amendment Draft.

12 January 2017

CHP’s Fatma Kaplan: To Hell with Your Presidential System, to Hell with Your Ambition

CHP’s Fatma Kaplan: To Hell with Your Presidential System, to Hell with Your Ambition

Beaten while warning AKP MPs who weren’t complying with voting procedures during discussions on 3rd Article of constitutional amendment talks, CHP MP Fatma Hürriyet Kaplan has protested the incident on parliamentary rostrum.

12 January 2017

2nd Article of Constitutional Amendment Passed With 343 Votes

2nd Article of Constitutional Amendment Passed With 343 Votes

The General Assembly of the Parliament has passed the 2nd Article of the Constitutional Amendment Draft with 343 affirmative and 133 no votes. The article requires to raise the number of deputies from 550 to 600.

11 January 2017

1st Article of Constitutional Amendment Passed With 347 Votes

1st Article of Constitutional Amendment Passed With 347 Votes

Of 484 votes used, there were 347 yes, 132 no, 2 abstaining and 1 invalid votes.

11 January 2017