Erdogan urges Turkey’s new parliament to address constitution

Erdogan urges Turkey’s new parliament to address constitution President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey’s parliament should prioritise discussions on a new constitution, following his AK Party’s electoral triumph. Mr Erdogan said that constitutional change was one of the most important messages of Sunday’s result. He has long wanted to strengthen the powers of the presidency. […]

Erdogan urges Turkey’s new parliament to address constitution

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey’s parliament should prioritise discussions on a new constitution, following his AK Party’s electoral triumph.

Mr Erdogan said that constitutional change was one of the most important messages of Sunday’s result.

He has long wanted to strengthen the powers of the presidency. But critics have warned it could strengthen what they see as his authoritarian tendencies.