Numan Kurtulmuş pointed to 2025 for the 'new constitution'.

The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, regarding the 'new constitution' efforts, said, "Hopefully, after the New Year, after the budget discussions are over, we will strive to bring the parties together again."

The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), Numan Kurtulmuş, made statements regarding the 'new constitution' efforts. Kurtulmuş said, "Hopefully, after the New Year, after the budget discussions are over, we will strive to bring the parties together again."

Speaking in a live television broadcast, Kurtulmuş provided the following information regarding the efforts:

"THEY DID NOT CLOSE THE DOOR COMPLETELY"

"All political parties have indicated in the past that Turkey needs to get rid of the 12 September constitution and that there should be efforts to create a new democratic constitution. Therefore, this stands as an important data we have. Secondly, in the first round of these discussions, yes, there were parties that criticized. There were parties that criticized especially the government's practices on certain issues. In fact, let me say this because they said it in public, they said, first comply with the constitution, then we can discuss the constitution. Despite all this, they did not completely close the door. Of course, other things intervened. Hopefully, after the New Year, after these budget discussions are over, we will strive to bring the parties together again.

As I said, this is not my personal issue. Why is there a need for a new constitution in Turkey? We say it is the second century of our Republic. In this second century of our Republic, Turkey has the goal of creating a strong Turkey that we refer to as 100 years, and one of the responsibilities of the parliament in this century is to create a new constitution.

"DISPUTES REGARDING THE LANGUAGE OF THE CONSTITUTION CAN BE HELD"

Turkey undoubtedly has a need for a constitution that is libertarian, inclusive, democratic, and upholds the principle of separation of powers while reinforcing the principle of the rule of law. There is a need for a constitution. There can be many discussions regarding the language of this constitution and its multi-article nature. I have not said a word about the content of the constitution until now, especially to avoid closing the door on discussions. The question is how it will be done. It needs to be done on the right ground. This right ground is the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

"A PORTAL WILL BE CREATED FOR CONSTITUTIONAL WORKS"

While these discussions are being held on the right ground, of course, we will gather the opinions of all segments of society. I said the same thing in a meeting we held with NGOs in Istanbul. Do not just expect this from the Assembly. Each NGO can make proposals related to their fields without necessarily needing a comprehensive constitutional amendment proposal. You can make proposals in one or two articles. We are trying to create a platform where all ideas coming to Turkey will be collected.

"WE CAN START THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN PARLIAMENT WITH THE NEW LEGISLATIVE YEAR"

In the end, I hope that if the parties in parliament show a positive approach, we can find a good method, meaning that in the past, commissions were established, for example. There is a significant body of work. We are also trying to understand this. Despite the intention to change the constitution so many times, why have civilians not been able to create a constitution until now? By incorporating this into the work and without turning it into a political polemic among political parties. Because we know that there is no constitution of a single party. There is no constitution of a few parties. There can be constitutional proposals from the parties, but the constitution belongs to the nation. I hope that with a good-willed working environment, we intended to start this in October, but now at the end of the year, if there is a positive approach from the parties, we can continue these efforts by starting the legislative process in parliament with the new legislative year of 2025.

I think the best way is to plan this well without spreading it too widely and not dragging it out for many years, but to finish it in a short time without rushing."