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The Turkish Referendum, 2017

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  • Md Muddassir Quamar

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The Turkish referendum has exposed the fault lines of the Turkish polity pitching the ruling Islamist AKP and its new-found ally MHP against the Kemalist CHP and pro-Kurdish HDP. The sharp divisions in the run up to the referendum was reflected in the results that registered a narrow victory margin for the “Yes†vote. The victory effectively means that Turkey would be shifting to a presidential form of government from 2019. It is not just the transition from one form to another but the way in which the process has been pursued and the overwhelming powers the amendment enjoins in one man that has alarmed many leading observers who fear Turkey sliding to autocracy.

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  • Md Muddassir Quamar, 2017. "The Turkish Referendum, 2017," Contemporary Review of the Middle East, , vol. 4(3), pages 319-327, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:crmide:v:4:y:2017:i:3:p:319-327
    DOI: 10.1177/2347798917711076
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