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
- APRIL 4, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
State Minister Nejat Arseven received the members of...
State Minister Nejat Arseven received the members of the Dutch Parliament's EU and Foreign Affairs Commissions
- MARCH 27, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Council of State revealed its opinion on the issue...
The Council of State revealed its opinion on the issue upon the request by the Prime Ministry
- MARCH 24, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk has said "A solution...
Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk has said "A solution will be brought to capital punishment in the next three years
- MARCH 21, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The prime minister's office has asked for the opinion...
The prime minister's office has asked for the opinion of the Council of State on whether the death penalty can be suspended without a constitutional amendment
- MARCH 18, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
State Minister Ramazan Mirzaoglu said that Turkey was...
State Minister Ramazan Mirzaoglu said that Turkey was a European Union (EU) country as a result of its political regime and exportation
- MARCH 18, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Mesut Yilmaz, Deputy PM, State Minister responsible...
Mesut Yilmaz, Deputy PM, State Minister responsible with relations with EU and the leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), warned that Turkey may face Worst Case Senario in 2003 unless it meets conditions set by European Union in 2002
- MARCH 13, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Sinan Aygun, the Chairman of Ankara Chamber of Commerce...
Sinan Aygun, the Chairman of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO), said that Karen Fogg, the European Union (EU) Commission's Representative to Turkey, mentioned death sentence during the meeting
- MARCH 12, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
A group of relatives of terrorism victims threw a black...
A group of relatives of terrorism victims threw a black wreath into the sea in Mudanya on Tuesday to protest the efforts to abolish death penalty
- MARCH 10, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Felicity Party [SP] leader Recai Kutan, criticized...
Felicity Party [SP] leader Recai Kutan, criticized the MHP's [Nationalist Action Party] stand regarding capital punishment, and explained that this party "is exploiting the tears of mothers of this nation"
- MARCH 8, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said that Turkey acted...
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said that Turkey acted with the principle "peace at home, peace in the world" noting that Turkey could of course both enter the European Union (EU) and set up good relations with Russia and Iran
- MARCH 5, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, during a press...
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, during a press conference in Slovakia, said no link should be made between the death sentence imposed on Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan and Turkey's bid to join the European Union
- MARCH 4, 2002TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Jose Maria Aznar, the prime minister of current EU...
Jose Maria Aznar, the prime minister of current EU Term President Spain, said that the date to start Turkey's full membership negotiations could not be fixed before the death penalty and education in mother tongue languages were solved