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|name = Turkish constitutional referendum, 2007 |title=A referendum is held about:
|date = 21 October 2007 |yes = 19422714 |no = 8744947 |invalid = 651435 |turnoutpct = 67.49 |mapdivision = province |map = Turkish constitutional referendum 2007.png |notes = Source: Turkish Supreme Election Board (YSK) [1] }}{{Politics of Turkey}} A constitutional referendum on electoral reform took place in Turkey on 21 October 2007.[2] After the aborted attempt to elect the next president in May 2007, the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan introduced substantial electoral reforms in parliament which were then passed with the votes of Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party and the opposition Motherland Party. Background{{Main article|Turkish presidential election, 2007}}The President of Turkey, according to the 1982 constitution, was elected by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. This was due to happen in late April and early May 2007 onwards (in at most four rounds of voting to be held on 27 April 2007, 6 May 2007 and later[3]), before Ahmet Necdet Sezer's term expired on 16 May 2007. However, the election failed after the constitutional court declared the first round of voting invalid, on the grounds that a quorum of two thirds was necessary. It was not reached because of a boycott by opposition parties. ResolutionThe reforms proposed consisted of the following:
Parliament first passed the amendments on May 11, but Sezer vetoed the bill over concerns that the change could pit a president with a strong popular mandate against the prime minister and cause instability. AKP legislators, who currently choose the president in a parliamentary vote, voted 370-21 in favor of the same measure (without changing a word), which demands presidential election by the public.
The President of Turkey is unable to veto a bill a second time, but he could refer it to a referendum for decision. On June 4, opposition lawmakers also said they could seek a cancellation of the vote by the Constitutional Court on the grounds of procedural flaws.[6] Constitutional CourtSezer referred it for a referendum on 15 June 2007. However, at the same time he stated he would ask the Constitutional Court to invalidate the parliamentary vote due to procedural errors. Sezer's strong opposition reportedly comes from fears that a president with a strong popular mandate might produce a deadlock when in disagreement with the prime minister. The court ruled in early July that the reforms were indeed valid, so the referendum took place as planned.[7] Furthermore, Sezer vetoed another law, which would have made it possible to hold the constitutional referendum on 22 July 2007 instead of in October, making the reform increasingly unlikely to take place before the election.[8] CampaignPositionsErdoğan claims that the position of president is political and it should be elected by the public not by the parties. "How can those who see the election of the Turkish president by popular vote as a problem for the regime ask votes from the people?" asked Erdoğan.[9] The Republican People's Party accused Erdoğan of acting with "a sense of vengeance" for having failed first to secure his then Gul's election to this position and now at the expense of creating a "degenerated parliamentary system", he tries to secure a new path to reach his goal.[10] Deniz Baykal said it would mount a legal challenge to this ideology. Baykal claims that position of president in Turkey is a non-partisan, over political concerns and designed as an oversight. Presidents job description and powers demands that the policies originated from this position should reflect a balance, which all the parties can trust [or at least agree on]. Because of this balancing act, according to Baykal, it is very important to create [he says protect] the neutral point [through reaching an agreement at the parliament among the parties] of the president and prevent domination of a single party [which might generate PM and President at the same time] and control the every mechanism of the Turkish political system. DebatesSince the original text of the referendum question called for "all presidents starting with the 11th" to be elected by popular vote, the incumbent (eleventh) president would have had to stand down and have his election reconfirmed by popular vote; therefore, the AKP amended the text before the referendum, in a parliamentary session on 16 October 2007.[11][12] ResultsSixty percent of all voters participated in the referendum. Nearly seventy percent of the participants supported the constitutional changes.[13] The referendum saw considerable support in the eastern regions, where support reached up to the ninety percent. On the other hand, western regions generally took a more critical standing. The constitutional changes were rejected in the important provinces of İzmir and Edirne. Citizens of five other provinces — Muğla, Kırklareli, Tunceli, Tekirdağ and Aydın — also rejected the changes.[14][15] Those seven regions are well known for being strongholds of the secular left, which was opposed to the changes. {{Referendum| title = Turkish constitutional referendum, 2007 | yes = 19,403,987 | yespct = 68.95 | no = 8,738,794 | nopct = 31.05 | valid = 28,142,781 | validpct = 97.74 | invalid = 651,435 | invalidpct = 2.26 | total = 28,794,216 | turnoutpct = 67.49 | electorate = 42,665,149 }} Opinion pollsA poll from mid-July saw a vast majority of voters in favour of the change. See also
References1. ^{{cite web | title = Official Results – 21 October 2007 Constitutional Referendum | work = Supreme Election Board (YSK) | date = 12 September 2010 | url = http://www.ysk.gov.tr/ysk/docs/2007Referandum/Sonuc/sonucgrafik.pdf | format = Website}} {{Turkish elections}}{{Recep Tayyip Erdoğan}}2. ^People's Daily Online - Turkey to hold referendum on constitutional amendment package on Oct. 21 3. ^{{cite news| url= http://english.people.com.cn/200704/24/eng20070424_369332.html| title= Turkey's ruling party announces FM Gul as presidential candidate|publisher=People's Daily Online |date=24 April 2007| accessdate=2007-04-25}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=6463978&tarih=2007-05-05|title=DYP ve ANAP birleşti|language=turkish|accessdate=2007-05-06}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/407227.asp|language=Turkish|title=DYP ve Anavatan birleşti, DP oldu|accessdate=2007-05-07|date=May 7, 2007|publisher=NTV}} 6. ^http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4851289.html 7. ^{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6275684.stm | work=BBC News | title=Turkey court rules reforms valid | date=2007-07-05 | accessdate=2010-05-26}} 8. ^{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6765859.stm | work=BBC News | title=Turkey president vetoes poll plan | date=2007-06-19 | accessdate=2010-05-26}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=178755|title=Erdogan: History Will Judge President's Veto|publisher=}} 10. ^Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English) 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=86759|title=Javno - World|publisher=}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/|title=Breaking News, World News & Multimedia|publisher=}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/|title=Breaking News, World News & Multimedia|publisher=}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aktifhaber.com/news_detail.php?id=137251|title=Referandumda "Hayır" Diyen 7 İl|publisher=}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/7531257.asp?gid=180&sz=91730|title=Katılım düşük evet yüksek|date=21 October 2007|publisher=}} 4 : Constitutional referendums in Turkey|2007 elections in Turkey|Electoral reform in Turkey|2007 referendums |
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