With the end of the referendum process, Turkey enters a new phase that necessitates important steps in a smooth transition from a hybrid system to a presidential system.
MoreTurkey must focus its energy and attention on the swift realization of much-needed structural reforms in public administration and macroeconomic management
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It would be very wrong to compare the April vote with previous constitutional reforms, which were forcefully created by the representatives of the coup tradition
This critical referendum aimed at fixing a system that has been generating significant crises for Turkey's governance.
The constitutional vote on Sunday constitutes Turkey's best solution to its years-long political, governing and democratic problems
If the ‘yes' vote wins in Sunday's referendum, Turkey will get rid of the tutelage in its politics, which is the root cause of the country's chronic crises
Turkey will have adopted a new system of government capable of overcoming parliamentarianism's structural crises when the vote count ends
MoreTurkish people are really fed up with the stereotyped opposition news against their country by certain Western media outlets such as the recent one by the Economist
MoreThe CHP leadership wants to make sure that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won't be able to get re-elected even if Turkey adopts a presidential system of government
This commentary analyzes the question of political transformation in Turkey, which has been a hotly debated issue for more than 40 years.
Debate over the government system has occupied Turkey’s political and constitutional agenda for many years. Yet the discussions that have taken place have not, until very recently, progressed beyond the level of popular discourse.
Turkey is determined to follow its Syrian policy for its own goals without choosing Russia over the U.S. or vice versa