New Constitution Discussed in Turkey
Wednesday, 01 June 2011 09:58 | 
| Honorary Board / Murat Belge, Turkey |
Civil society representatives, politicians and experts in Turkey are discussing what a new constitution for Turkey should look like, at the 23rd meeting of the Abant Platform. Participants will be discussing what the new constitution should be like as well as by what means it should be prepared.
Professor and Civilitas Foundation honorary board member Murat Belge has joined the discussion. The first session was on the fundamental principles and philosophy of drafting a new constitution. Opening speeches were delivered by State Minister Egemen Bağış, who is also Turkey’s EU chief negotiator, Ergun Özbudun, a constitutional law professor at Başkent University and Abant Platform Term President Levent Köker.
Participants will also discuss the possibility of Turkey’s transition to a presidential system, which has become a heated debate in recent months.
Professor and Civilitas Foundation honorary board member Murat Belge has joined the discussion. The first session was on the fundamental principles and philosophy of drafting a new constitution. Opening speeches were delivered by State Minister Egemen Bağış, who is also Turkey’s EU chief negotiator, Ergun Özbudun, a constitutional law professor at Başkent University and Abant Platform Term President Levent Köker.
Participants will also discuss the possibility of Turkey’s transition to a presidential system, which has become a heated debate in recent months.
With the support of Norwegian and German governments, a few months ago the Civilitas Foundation began to conduct polls throughout Armenia. The results of the polls will be made available to the media and will serve as the topic of public discussions.
| Share of population who reported having an account at a financial institution* - 2011 |
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- Share of population who reported having an account at a financial institution* - 2011
- Share of population considering their current and future lives as suffering - 2011 survey
- Market destinations for Armenian information technologies export
- Prevalence of diabetes, % of population aged 20-79 - 2011
- Number of bank accounts in Armenia, mln
- Share of population* who mentioned getting a loan from a financial institution (1) and from family or friends (2) in the past year - 2011
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