1924 Constitution of Turkey

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The 1924 Constitution of Turkey was the fundamental law that structured the early Turkish Republic as a unitary, secular nation-state and defined its governmental framework until it was replaced in 1961.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
fundamental law
abolishedInstitution Ottoman constitutional framework
amendmentProcedure parliamentary supermajority
cameIntoForce 1924-04-20
capitalDeclared Ankara
characteristic republican
secular
contains bill of rights
containsProvisionOn martial law
state of emergency
country Turkey
dateAdopted 1924-04-20
definedAs Republic of Turkey
definedStateForm republic
draftedBy Grand National Assembly of Turkey
establishedBranch executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
governmentFormDefined parliamentary system
unitary state
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic
historicalPeriod early Republican era of Turkey
influencedBy 1921 Constitution of Turkey
European constitutional models
languageDeclared Turkish
legalStatus supreme law of Turkey
legislatureName Grand National Assembly of Turkey
legislatureType unicameral
locationAdopted Ankara
mainIdeologicalBasis Kemalist principles
precededBy 1921 Constitution of Turkey
proclaimedPrinciple indivisibility of the state
national sovereignty
separation of powers
regulates duties and powers of the Council of Ministers
duties and powers of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
duties and powers of the President
fundamental rights and freedoms
judicial organization
organization of the state
repealedOn 1961-01-09
replacedBy 1961 Constitution of Turkey
timeInForce 1924-1961
yearAdopted 1924

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