CONSTITUTIONAL CRISES AND REFERANDUMS IN TURKEY

Muhammet Mete DERVİŞ (Edinburgh Üniversitesi, Anayasa Hukuku, İngiltere)
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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 0 Sayı: 44 Sayfa Aralığı: 61 - 100 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 10-06-2022

CONSTITUTIONAL CRISES AND REFERANDUMS IN TURKEY

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The number of referendums has significantly increased over the past three de- cades. Recent referendums held in Turkey support the argument that a sharp inc- rease in the referendum is typical in periods of change and political uncertainties. This article aims to examine the role of referendums in the constitutional crises in Turkey by mainly focusing on Turkey’s 2007 and 2017 referendums. At this point, pertinent questions arise: To what extent, and how do referendums provide constitutional solutions to the main issues, particularly during crisis periods? How does a referendum contribute to trigger or deepen a constitutional crisis? To give satisfying answers to these and further questions, Section one provides a comprehensive introduction to the varying perspectives regarding the resort to the referendums. The objective, scope, and significance of the study are also provided. In the second part, the questions of what a constitutional crisis is and how it is categorized will be discussed. The following section examines Turkey’s 2007 referendum by classifying it as a crisis-addressing instrument. Section Four discusses Turkey’s recent presidential system referendum, which has created sig- nificant constitutional crises.
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TÜRKİYE’DE ANAYASAL KRİZLER VE REFERANDUMLAR

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Referandumların sayısı son otuz yılda önemli ölçüde artmıştır. Son dönemde Türkiye’de yapılan referandumlar, ciddi değişimlerin yaşandığı ve politik belir- sizliğin olduğu dönemlerde referandumların ciddi bir artış gösterdiğini iddia eden görüşleri destekler niteliktedir. Bu çalışmamızda Türkiye’nin 2007 ve 2017 refe- randumlarına yer verilecektir. Bu bağlamda cevaplanması gereken bazı önemli so- rular ortaya çıkmaktadır: Özellikle kriz dönemlerinde referandumlar hangi ölçüde ve nasıl anayasal çözümler sunabilmektedir? Referandumlar anayasal bir krizi başlatabilir mi yahut mevcut bir krizi daha da derinleştirebilir mi? Bu ve benzeri sorulara cevap verebilmek amacıyla, çalışmamızın ilk bölümünde referandumla- rın uygulanmasına ilişkin farklı perspektifleri de içeren kapsamlı bir giriş yapıl- maktadır. Devamında, çalışmanın amacı, kapsamı ve ehemmiyetini ortaya koyan argümanlar sunulacaktır. İkinci bölümde, anayasal kriz nedir ve nasıl kategorize edilir sorularının üzerinde durulacaktır. Üçüncü bölüm Türkiye’de 2007 yılında yapılan referandumu bir kriz-çözücü referandum olarak tasnif edecek ve bu iddi- ayı gerekçelendirecektir. Takip eden bölümlerde, başkanlık sistemi referandumu, anayasal krizleri derinleştirici referandum olarak kategorize edilecek ve ortaya çıkan sorunlar ele alınacaktır.
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