History
Since its founding, the modern Turkish state has been governed under five documents:
- The Constitution of 1876,
- The Constitution of 1921,
- The Constitution of 1924,
- The Constitution of 1961, and,
- The current Constitution of 1982.
The current constitution was ratified by popular referendum during the military junta of 1980-1983. Since its ratification in 1982, the current constitution has overseen many important events and changes in the Republic of Turkey, and it has been modified many times to keep up with global and regional geopolitical conjunctures. It was last amended in 2010.
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