Constitutional Law / Droit constitutionnel
Türkiye
Constitutional Defects and Continuing Provision of Privileges in Türkiye
Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz
Member of the Istanbul Bar Association. Former Professor of Public Law and International Human Rights Law at the Faculty of Law, Istanbul University. He was the Director of Istanbul University Centre for Research and Practice of Human Rights Law, and was a member of the Istanbul University delegation at the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) Board of Directors
If there is indeed no room for fascism within the Council of Europe (CE) and if democracy, rule of law, a constitutional system based on fundamental human rights and freedoms are indeed the founding pillars of the CE, there might be no room for Türkiye within this Organization in so far as the existing constitutional system is in force and the current political power continues to rule the country.
Keywords: Republic of Türkiye; constitutional system; shortcomings of the democratic regime; threats to the democratic standards of the Council of Europe
S’il n’y a effectivement pas de place pour le fascisme au sein du Conseil de l’Europe (CE) et si la démocratie, l’État de droit, un système constitutionnel basé sur les droits de l’homme et les libertés fondamentales sont effectivement les piliers fondateurs du CE, il se peut qu’il n’y ait pas de place pour la Türkiye au sein de cette organisation tant que le système constitutionnel existant sera en vigueur et que le pouvoir politique actuel continuera à diriger le pays.
Mots-clés: République de Türkiye; système constitutionnel; défauts du régime démocratique; menaces contre les normes démocratiques du Conseil de l’Europe
