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
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of...
Mohamed Aly Abbas, a Turkish national suspected of killing Briton Edgar Fernandes was extradited from Malta to Turkey
- AUGUST 1, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Izmir Forestry Regional Directorate's Protection Branch...
Izmir Forestry Regional Directorate's Protection Branch Director Ilhami Alkan said that people who burned down forests for terrorist purposes would be sentenced to 24-30 years in prison and would be fined TL 34
- JULY 6, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish officials unveiled a new penal code that abolishes...
Turkish officials unveiled a new penal code that abolishes the death penalty and eliminates laws under which intellectuals and politicians were jailed for expressing opinions contrary to official government policy
- JULY 3, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Cassation upheld the death sentences given...
The Court of Cassation upheld the death sentences given to 31 Moslem activists accused of participating in an Islamist riot in 1993 in which 37 people were killed
- JUNE 21, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Scwimmer...
Council of Europe Secretary General Walter Scwimmer asked Turkey and Russia to sign European Convention of Human Rights protocol no
- JUNE 15, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The All-Party Parliamentary Accord Commission had reached...
The All-Party Parliamentary Accord Commission had reached a consensus on 37 of 51 proposed constitutional amendments
- JUNE 11, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch demonstrated...
The Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch demonstrated in protest of the execution of Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh
- MAY 31, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Prime Ministry notes requesting the execution of...
The Prime Ministry notes requesting the execution of the death sentences given to inmates Mutlu Akyn, Mehmet Nuri Ozen, Hasan Askyn and Seyhmus Poyraz, were submitted to Parliament
- MAY 31, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Ankara Bar Chairman Sadik Erdogan complained that...
The Ankara Bar Chairman Sadik Erdogan complained that the Interparties Concession Subcommission did not bring a change regarding the abolishment of the death penalty
- MAY 28, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Assessing his government's performance in the previous...
Assessing his government's performance in the previous two years, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said the government had made significant accomplishments against the separatist, anti-secularist and anti-democratic forces
- MAY 21, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association...
The Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) released its progress report in which it stated a list of objectives for democratisation in Turkey
- MAY 20, 2001TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish security forces have killed six people in the...
Turkish security forces have killed six people in the mountainous southeastern province of Bingol, state-controlled Anatolian news agency said