Democratization and the Constitution in Turkey

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The biggest obstacle that stands before Turkey’s democratization efforts today is nothing but the 1980 constitution, which was drafted based on the founding ideology after the coup.
  • Turkey will suffer from normalization pains just a while longer. Issues stemming from Kemalism will continue to plague our daily lives until the articles that regulate state-religion, military-civilian and state-citizen relations in the Constitution are amended.
  • As Gezi Park protests became politicized in a short time, the social aspect of the protests did not get adequate coverage and protests bequeathed a significant political legacy.