Critics fear it could concentrate too much power in the hands of President Tayyip Erdogan, who wants an executive presidency to replace the current parliamentary system. The government has pledged that European standards on human rights will form the basis of the new text.
"For one thing, the new constitution should not have secularism," parliament speaker Ismail Kahraman said in a speech late on Monday, according to videos published by Turkish media.
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