Turkey Constitutional Amendments Referendum, 2010
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A referendum proposing a package of constitutional amendments was on the ballot in Turkey on September 12, 2010. It was approved with 58 percent of voters in favor and 42 percent opposed. National turnout was 78 percent.[1]
The referendum included amendments designed to:[1]
- increase military accountability to civilian courts;
- give parliament more power to appoint judges;
- alter strike restrictions;
- give civil servants the right to conclude collective agreements; and
- lift prosecution immunity from leaders of the 1980 military takeover.
The package of amendments was proposed by the Justice and Development Party with the intent of reorganizing the country's high courts and making Turkey eligible for membership in the European Union (EU).[1]
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