Constituent Assembly of Turkey
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The Constituent Assembly of Turkey was a transitional legislative body formed after the 1960 military coup to draft and enact a new democratic constitution and restructure the country’s political system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constituent Assembly of Turkey (1981–1983) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constituent assembly
ⓘ
transitional legislative body ⓘ |
| adoptedConstitution | 1961 Constitution of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kurucu Meclis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish Constituent Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionMethod |
members appointed by National Unity Committee
ⓘ
members selected from professional and social groups ⓘ |
| constitutionalFocus |
expanding judicial independence
ⓘ
institutionalizing military’s tutelary role through National Security Council ⓘ limiting executive power ⓘ strengthening civil liberties ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | entry into force of the 1961 Constitution ⓘ |
| draftedDocument | Constitution of Turkey (1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1961-10-25 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | 1960 Turkish coup d’état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | provisional legislature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Unity Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Turkish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Law No. 157 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Unity Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Turkish Grand National Assembly building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawTransitionTo | civilian parliamentary rule ⓘ |
| politicalSystemTypeCreated | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| precededBy | Democrat Party government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
draft a new constitution for Turkey
ⓘ
enact a new democratic constitution ⓘ restructure Turkey’s political system ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1960 Turkish coup d’état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Grand National Assembly of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Grand National Assembly of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | 1961 Turkish constitutional referendum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | preparation of 1961 Turkish constitutional referendum ⓘ |
| startDate | 1961-01-06 ⓘ |
| status | dissolved ⓘ |
| successorLegislature | Grand National Assembly of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisingBody | National Unity Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1961 ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | unicameral in function but composed of two bodies ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect appointment and selection ⓘ |
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Constituent Assembly of Turkey (1981–1983)