Insights into Turkish Domestic and International Politics: Jan.1-Feb. 5, 2017
Feb 23, 2017 | 16:57 GMT
After securing the support of the nationalist MHP, the AKP's majority in the Turkish Parliament voted 339-142 to make the president the de-facto head of state. Under current statutes, the constitutional amendment could have passed automatically if the threshold of 367 votes had been reached. Amendments receiving 330-366 votes send the proposal to a vote of the people, which has been scheduled for April 2017....