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Re:RIP Turkey, 1921 – 2017 by low_battery on Monday April 17, 2017 @12:38PM (#14132274)
Checks and balances? 1982 constitution was a horrid piece of work and it took decades to patch it up to a miserable kinda working state.

Indeed it is a pity that this vote was not to completely destroy that junta crap and install a new modern constitution.

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Re:RIP Turkey, 1921 – 2017 by sukruh on Monday April 17, 2017 @12:50PM (#14132402)
That's correct - the 1982 constitution was far from being truly democratic - but it did have some oversight mechanisms over the executive branch.

Now, one guy can rule by decree and renew elections at will.

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