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Turkey: Crucial Discussions on Constitutional Amendments in Absence of Kurds

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkey’s Parliament committee gathered for the first time Friday, excluding pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), to discuss changes to the country’s constitution and carried out the discussions on Tuesday. In a move showing unity between the parties,...

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Jabouri Calls for Formation of Inclusive Committee to Amend Iraqi Constitution

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 18, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri has called on blocs to form a committee to amend the Iraqi constitution. The Iraqi parliament held a session on Sunday, July 17 chaired by Jabouri and attended by 185 members of parliament. During the session, Jabouri...

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Erdogan Seeks to Strengthen His Presidential Grip After Removing His PM

by Thaer Abbas | May 7, 2016 | World

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outlined the next phase for Turkey in the first statement that he made after removing Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu from the political scene. Erdogan announced yesterday that the presidential system is “an urgent...

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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) in Ankara, Turkey February 8, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkish PM Pledges Secularism to Be in New Constitution

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 27, 2016 | Middle East

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday that Turkey’s new constitution will maintain secularism as a principle, downplaying comments from the parliamentary speaker who started a public uproar by calling for a religious national charter. This...

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According to AFD Party Islam is Not Compatible with German Constitution

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 17, 2016 | World

BERLIN, April 17 – According to the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), Islam and the German constitution are not compatible together, and accordingly AFD vowed to press for bans on minarets and burqas at its party congress in 2 weeks. The AfD...