nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20170103-113938 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 161230s2016||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20170103-113938 doi eng 342 23 Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi Author aut Turkey’s draft constitutional amendments: harking back to 1876? Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi Verfassungsblog 2016-12-30 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In the last month of 2016, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the fourth biggest party, the National Movement Party (MHP) unveiled a controversial new draft constitution which aims at a total system change. Initially, the most striking changes include the strengthening of the presidency with several new powers and no accountability to the judiciary. Furthermore, the way is cleared for Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to rule the country until 2029, and who knows – maybe even longer. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Authoritarianism Constitutional Reform Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Gözaydın, İştar Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/turkeys-draft-constitutional-amendments-harking-back-to-1876/ raw object