Türkiye
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republican democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- November 7, 1982, amended several times, the last in 2007, following a popular referendum
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- inspired by various European systems
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court, High Court of Appeal, Council of State
RELIGIONS
99.8% Muslims
From the country
- JUNE 13, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Together with DSP deputy chairmen Zeki Sezer, Tayfun...
Together with DSP deputy chairmen Zeki Sezer, Tayfun Icli and Suleyman Yagiz, Halici paid visits to the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the Motherland Party (ANAP), and the Justice and Development Party groups to abolish death sentence
- JUNE 12, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Premier Bulent Ecevit said he did not foresee any problems...
Premier Bulent Ecevit said he did not foresee any problems in gaining support from the opposition Islamist parties for the reform amid Turkey's efforts to begin EU membership talks by the end of 2002
- JUNE 11, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister and Motherland Party (ANAP) leader...
Deputy Prime Minister and Motherland Party (ANAP) leader Mesut Yilmaz said that the parties in Parliament were searching for an agreement on the issues of the death penalty and teaching and broadcasting in mother tongues
- JUNE 10, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey has appealed to Libya not to execute two Turkish...
Turkey has appealed to Libya not to execute two Turkish nationals sentenced to death for murder
- JUNE 7, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer summoned the heads...
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer summoned the heads of all parties to discuss the reforms Turkey must implement to start membership talks with the European Union
- JUNE 3, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Hans-Christian Kruger, deputy secretary-general of...
Hans-Christian Kruger, deputy secretary-general of the Council of Europe, visited Ankara and made a speech at the Foreign Ministry
- MAY 31, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The European Union (EU) Commission issued a written...
The European Union (EU) Commission issued a written statement pertaining to the decision and approaches of the National Security Council (NSC), noting that it perceived them as "positive signals"
- MAY 29, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
One of Turkey's most influential business groups, TUSIAD,...
One of Turkey's most influential business groups, TUSIAD, placed full-page advertisements in national newspapers calling on politicians not to squander the opportunity of joining the European Union
- MAY 29, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish army is willing to accept the abolition...
The Turkish army is willing to accept the abolition of the death penalty on condition that the government ensure a life term for jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan
- MAY 28, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi said Turkey should wait...
Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi said Turkey should wait for a verdict from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) before asking the Parliament to ratify a death penalty verdict on terrorist Abdullah Ocalan
- MAY 28, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Devlet Bahceli, Turkey's deputy prime minister and...
Devlet Bahceli, Turkey's deputy prime minister and the leader of the second largest party in the coalition government, the rightist National Action Party (MHP) laid down five conditions before he would consider lifting the death penalty and other EU refor
- MAY 24, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A survey published in Friday's Sabah newspaper showed...
A survey published in Friday's Sabah newspaper showed that in response to the question of whether Turkey should join the EU, 32