Politics · Turkey · 8 hrs ago
AK Party Deputy Calls for New Constitution and Political Reforms
AK Party deputy chairman Hüseyin Yayman spoke at a party event in Mersin in southern Turkey.
He said the party does politics among the public, not just in meeting rooms, and praised its record since it was founded.
Yayman said the party should begin a new success story for its next 25 years.
He backed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as the ruling alliance’s candidate and said the party wanted him re-elected.
Yayman also called for a new constitution and updated political rules, including changes to laws on parties, elections and political ethics.
He said Turkey has 196 political parties and argued that rules on political funding also need attention.
The party plans to meet residents and business owners in Mersin to identify local problems, while Yayman said it would work to address them.
AK Party deputy chairman Hüseyin Yayman called for a new constitution and a series of political reforms in Turkey.
He said the country needs a new Political Parties Law, changes to election rules, a law on political ethics and measures on political finance.
Yayman argued that Turkey’s political and administrative system needs updating to reflect changed conditions.
He said a new, civilian and democratic constitution was needed for Turkey to become one of the world’s 10 most developed countries.
He made the remarks at a press meeting in Mersin held as part of the Türkiye Century Meetings program.
- Who
- Hüseyin Yayman, deputy chairman of the AK Party.
- What
- He called for a new constitution and political reforms, including changes to party and election laws and rules on political ethics and political finance.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- At the Suphi Öner Teachers’ Center in Mersin, Turkey.
- Why
- He said political conditions had changed and Turkey needed to update its political and administrative system, including to pursue its goal of becoming one of the world’s 10 most developed countries.
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- Speaker
- Hüseyin Yayman, AK Party deputy chairman
- Location
- Suphi Öner Teachers’ Center, Mersin
- Parties
- Yayman said Turkey had 196 political parties
- Reforms
- Political Parties Law, election law, political finance and political ethics
- Constitution
- Yayman called for a new, civilian and democratic constitution
What people are saying
We need a new, civilian and democratic constitution.
We need to make a Political Parties Law.
We need to address the issue of political finance.
We need to reconsider the election law in line with changing conditions.