ASSESSMENTS

Turkey's Constitutional Changes and the Path Ahead

Sep 12, 2010 | 21:03 GMT

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Summary

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) secured enough votes in a crucial referendum Sept. 12 to strengthen its position ahead of July 2011 parliamentary elections and undercut the country's secular establishment. Now that it has convinced its rivals of its political strength, the AKP will aggressively work toward a strategic accommodation with key segments of the secularist and Kurdish camps in order to sustain its rise and reshape Turkey's political system.

With the approval of a package of constitutional amendments aimed at reducing the power of the secularist-dominated military and judiciary, Turkey's ruling party will now seek an understanding with key elements within the secularist and Kurdish camps. ...

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