Constitution of Turkey

Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye
Overview
Original title	Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası
Jurisdiction	Republic of Türkiye
Created	18 October 1982
Presented	20 October 1982
Ratified	7 November 1982
Date effective	9 November 1982
System	Unitary presidential republic
Government structure
Branches	Three (executive, legislative, judicial)
Head of state	President
Chambers	One (Grand National Assembly)
Executive	Presidential Cabinet
Judiciary	Judicial system of Turkey 4 supreme courts
Federalism	Unitary
Electoral college	No
Entrenchments	3
History
First legislature	6 November 1983
First executive	13 December 1983
Amendments	21
Last amended	16 April 2017
Commissioned by	National Security Council
Author(s)	Advisory Parliament of Turkey
Signatories	83% of the electorate
Supersedes	Constitution of 1961
Full text
Constitution of the Republic of Turkey at Wikisource
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası at Turkish Wikisource

Politics of Turkey
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Legislature Grand National Assembly (Parliament) Speaker: Numan Kurtulmuş Leader of the Main Opposition Özgür Özel Political parties
Executive President (list) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz Cabinet (list) Current cabinet (67th) Ministries National Security Council Governors
Judiciary Constitutional Court President: Kadir Özkaya Court of Cassation President: Mehmet Akarca Court of Accounts President: Metin Yener Council of State President: Zeki Yiğit
Elections Electoral system Electoral cycle Supreme Election Council Recent elections Parliamentary 2015 2018 2023 Presidential 2014 2018 2023 Local 2014 2019 2024 Referendum 2007 2010 2017 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Hakan Fidan (list) Diplomatic missions of Turkey Diplomatic missions in Turkey Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Membership of international organizations Turkey and the United Nations Permanent Representative European Union Accession relations Customs Union
See also History History of the Republic Armed Forces
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Constitutional history of Turkey
First Ottoman Parliament at the Old Darülfünun building
Constitutional documents
Charter of Alliance Edict of Gülhane Edict of 1856
Constitutions
1876 First Constitutional Era Second Constitutional Era 1921 1924 1961 1982
Referendums
1961 1982 1987 1988 2007 2010 2017
Constitutional Court

The Constitution of Turkey, formally known as the Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası), and informally as the Constitution of 1982 (Turkish: 1982 Anayasası), is Turkey's fundamental law. It establishes the organization of the government, and sets out the principles and rules of the state's conduct along with its responsibilities in regards to its citizens. The constitution also establishes the rights and responsibilities of the latter while setting the guidelines for the delegation and exercise that sovereignty belongs entirely and without doubt to the people.

The constitution was ratified on 7 November 1982. It replaced the earlier Constitution of 1961. The constitution was amended 21 times, three of them through a referendum: 2007, 2010, 2017, one of them partly through referendum: 1987. As of April 2016, 113 of the 177 articles of the Constitution of 1982 were amended overall.^{[1][needs update]}