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| Constitutional history of Turkey |
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 First Ottoman Parliament at theOld Darülfünun building |
| Constitutional documents |
| Constitutions |
| Referendums |
| Constitutional Court |
A constitutional referendum was held inTurkey on 7 November 1982. Thenew constitution was approved by 91% of voters, with a 91% turnout.[1]
In 1980 theGrand National Assembly wasscheduled to elect a new President to replaceFahri Korutürk. However, the parties were unable to agree on a candidate, and on 12 September 1980, theTurkish Armed Forces led byKenan Evren staged acoup d'état, dissolved the Grand National Assembly and started ruling the country through theNational Security Council.
The NSC set up aConsultative Assembly and appointed all 160 members. Political parties were shut down, and those who had been members of parties were excluded from the Assembly.[2] It worked from 23 November 1981 and 17 July 1982 to draw up the new constitution,[3] which would replace the1961 document. In one of the rallies that he held to promote the new constitution, Evren claimed that the 1961 constitution "hadn't been able to set the boundaries for liberties properly, and establish legal responsibilities as a counterpart to liberties".[4] In a 2007 interview, Evren claimed that the 1961 constitution was "luxurious" for Turkey at the time.[5]
One of the transitional provisions of the constitution named Evren asPresident until 1989.[6] The constitution also banned civil society organisations from political activity, whilst political parties were banned from working with civil society organisations, includingtrade unions.[2] The Army was given a majority in the National Security Council, which was also deemed to be superior to thecabinet.[2]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 17,215,559 | 91.37 | |
| Against | 1,626,431 | 8.63 | |
| Total | 18,841,990 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 18,841,990 | 99.77 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 43,498 | 0.23 | |
| Total votes | 18,885,488 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 20,690,914 | 91.27 | |
| Source: Nohlenet al. | |||
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| Senate elections | |
| Referendums | |
See also:Elections in the Ottoman Empire | |
