Weekly Tracker: April 20-26

TURKEY - Report 20 Apr 2014 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

Executive Summary Incumbent president Gul may have announced his retirement from active politics, but he may still have a role to play in AKP’s future. Erdogan intends to run for the Presidency and govern the country on a Presidential System if he wins.Upcoming changes to be introduced to the electoral system could deliver him a super-majority after the 2015 general elections to amend the Constitution. Turkey’s new spy agency act may further undermine individual liberties, but it has several uses for AKP. In the short-term, we are tracking a potential skirmish between Erdogan and the Consti...

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