April 2017

Factual mistake in Buzz Feed News article: Who is to declare war in the recent constitutional amendment?

2017-04-17 07:55 BST
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An article published on Buzz Feed News after the referendum on 16 April 2017 states that the recent amendments to the Turkish constitution include "granting any popularly elected president the authority .... to declare war without parliamentary approval.  "

However, declaring war is among the powers of the parliament not the president according to the constitutional amendment. See Clause 87:

Factual mistake in The Hill article

2017-04-13 08:07 BST
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An article published on the website of the Hill on 12 April 2017 incorrectly states that the proposed presidential system in Turkey would not have "meaningful checks and balances to the president's power". However, the clauses in the proposed amendment clearly show how the checks and balances will work. 

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Does proposed presidential system in Turkey have no checks and balances?

2017-04-09 10:12 BST
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An article about Turkey's upcoming referendum and the proposed constitutional amendments was published on the website of the European Council on Foreign Relations on 7 April 2017. Omitting some crucial information about the amendments, the article included several false claims.

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