Opening of new legislative year of Turkish Parliament.

Turkey’s Search for a New Political System: Experiences, Essentials and Models

Institute:

Ankara Institute

Project Members:

Hatem Ete, Project Coordinatior and Research Director
Merve Yılmaz, Project Assistant

Project Duration: Feb 2022 – Dec 2022

Contact:

Hande Deniz Türk, email: hande_deniz_turk@ankarainstitute.org
 

Perhaps the most hotly contested issue in Turkish politics at the time was the question of whether to change Turkey’s political system back from a presidential system to a parliamentary system. With support for changing the system particularly high on the agenda of the opposition parties, the matter had become a clear dividing line between the governing and opposition blocs.

This project aimed to contribute to the political and public debate on whether to change the political system in Turkey—first, it reflected on Turkey’s experiences with different political systems, as well as those of other countries, and second, it offered policy proposals and recommendations on the essential features and qualities that any new political system needed to have. The institute published a number of policy reports on the subject, conducted a public survey, organised closed roundtables and related public events.

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