Constituent Assembly of Turkey

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The Constituent Assembly of Turkey was a transitional legislative body formed after the 1960 military coup to draft and enact a new democratic constitution and restructure the country’s political system.

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instanceOf constituent assembly ⓘ
transitional legislative body ⓘ
adoptedConstitution 1961 Constitution of Turkey ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kurucu Meclis ⓘ
Turkish Constituent Assembly ⓘ
compositionMethod members appointed by National Unity Committee ⓘ
members selected from professional and social groups ⓘ
constitutionalFocus expanding judicial independence ⓘ
institutionalizing military’s tutelary role through National Security Council ⓘ
limiting executive power ⓘ
strengthening civil liberties ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
dissolutionReason entry into force of the 1961 Constitution ⓘ
draftedDocument Constitution of Turkey (1961) ⓘ
endDate 1961-10-25 ⓘ
establishedBy 1960 Turkish coup d’état ⓘ
governmentType provisional legislature ⓘ
hasPart House of Representatives ⓘ
National Unity Committee ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Turkey ⓘ
linked to: Turkey
language Turkish ⓘ
legalBasis Law No. 157 ⓘ
legislativeChamber House of Representatives ⓘ
National Unity Committee ⓘ
location Ankara ⓘ
meetingPlace Turkish Grand National Assembly building ⓘ
oversawTransitionTo civilian parliamentary rule ⓘ
politicalSystemTypeCreated parliamentary system ⓘ
precededBy Democrat Party government ⓘ
purpose draft a new constitution for Turkey ⓘ
enact a new democratic constitution ⓘ
restructure Turkey’s political system ⓘ
relatedEvent 1960 Turkish coup d’état ⓘ
replaced Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ
replacedBy Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ
resultedIn 1961 Turkish constitutional referendum ⓘ
significantEvent preparation of 1961 Turkish constitutional referendum ⓘ
startDate 1961-01-06 ⓘ
status dissolved ⓘ
successorLegislature Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ
supervisingBody National Unity Committee ⓘ
timePeriod 1961 ⓘ
typeOfLegislature unicameral in function but composed of two bodies ⓘ
votingSystem indirect appointment and selection ⓘ

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Constitution of Turkey (1961) → adoptedBy → Constituent Assembly of Turkey ⓘ
Constitution of Turkey (1982) → draftedBy → Constituent Assembly of Turkey (1981–1983) ⓘ
linked to: Constituent Assembly of Turkey
Constituent Assembly of Turkey → alsoKnownAs → Turkish Constituent Assembly ⓘ
linked to: Constituent Assembly of Turkey