Constitution of the Republic of Turkey

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constitution fundamental law

The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey is the fundamental law that defines the structure, powers, and principles of the Turkish state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Turkey	6
Constitution of the Republic of Turkey canonical	3
Turkish Constitution	3
Turkish constitution	1
Turkish constitutional law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T361770 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the Republic of Turkey
Context triple: [Grand National Assembly of Turkey, constitutionalDocument, Constitution of the Republic of Turkey]

A. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
B. Grand National Assembly of Turkey
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is the unicameral national parliament responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Turkish people.
C. Constitution of Finland
The Constitution of Finland is the supreme law that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Finnish state and safeguards the basic rights and liberties of its citizens.
D. Constitution of the Russian Federation
The Constitution of the Russian Federation is the supreme law adopted in 1993 that defines Russia’s political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens.
E. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the Republic of Turkey
Target entity description: The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey is the fundamental law that defines the structure, powers, and principles of the Turkish state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.

A. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
B. Grand National Assembly of Turkey
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is the unicameral national parliament responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Turkish people.
C. Constitution of Finland
The Constitution of Finland is the supreme law that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Finnish state and safeguards the basic rights and liberties of its citizens.
D. Constitution of the Russian Federation
The Constitution of the Russian Federation is the supreme law adopted in 1993 that defines Russia’s political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens.
E. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ
adoptedOn	1982-11-07 ⓘ
affirms	indivisible integrity of the state with its territory and nation ⓘ supremacy of the constitution over other laws ⓘ
allows	referendum on constitutional amendments under certain conditions ⓘ
amendmentProcedureRequires	qualified majority in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1982-11-09 ⓘ
contains	general principles ⓘ preamble ⓘ provisions on amendment of the constitution ⓘ provisions on executive power ⓘ provisions on financial and economic provisions ⓘ provisions on fundamental rights and duties ⓘ provisions on judicial power ⓘ provisions on legislative power ⓘ provisions on local administrations ⓘ provisions on national security ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
defines	powers of the Turkish state ⓘ principles of the Turkish state ⓘ structure of the Turkish state ⓘ
definesFormOfGovernmentAs	republic ⓘ
definesStateAs	democratic ⓘ secular ⓘ social state governed by the rule of law ⓘ
establishes	Constitutional Court of Turkey ⓘ Council of State ⓘ Court of Accounts ⓘ Court of Cassation ⓘ linked to: court of cassation executive branch ⓘ judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ unitary state structure ⓘ
executiveHead	President of Turkey ⓘ linked to: Presidency of Turkey
guarantees	fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens ⓘ
guaranteesRight	freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion and conscience ⓘ right to a fair trial ⓘ right to education ⓘ right to property ⓘ
language	Turkish ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Turkey ⓘ
legislativeBody	Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ
officialName	Constitution of the Republic of Turkey ⓘ
precededBy	1961 Constitution of Turkey ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Turkey (1961)
prohibits	establishment of political parties contrary to the basic principles of the Republic ⓘ
shortName	Turkish Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Republic of Turkey

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