Starting with the historical development of constitutional government in Turkey, the author analyzes the basic characteristics of the present Turkish Constitution (that of 1982), the fundamental structure of the state (the legislature, executive, and the judiciary), the special role of the Constitutional Court, and the recent efforts at democratizing constitutional reforms.

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Ergun Özbudun is a professor of Political Science and Constitutional Law at Bilkent University.

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Book Title: The Constitutional System of Turkey
Book Subtitle: 1876 to the Present
Authors: Ergun Özbudun
Series Title: Middle East Today
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230337855
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-12100-3Published: 03 October 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29911-9Published: 03 October 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-33785-5Published: 03 October 2011
Series ISSN: 2945-7017
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 185
Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, History of the Middle East, Political Science, US Politics

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