After the Republican People’s Party (CHP)'s offer to ‘guarantee the headscarf’, the government responded with a constitutional amendment. While President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the work on the constitutional amendment will be started, what will be in the amendment proposal is eagerly awaited. While there is no exact date on when the proposal will come to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), it is stated that the proposal will be submitted to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly within the next week. In addition, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that there would be regulations to protect the family at the group meeting of his party.
ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN FOR HEADSCARFS
Following the instruction given by President Erdoğan to the Ministry of Justice, the General Directorate of Legislation of the Ministry of Justice started technical studies on the proposal for the constitutional amendment regarding the headscarf regulation. The proposal is expected to be completed in a short time and submitted to the Parliament.
THE PROPOSAL IN 2008 MAY COME TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE TBMM
After CHP's 3-point law proposal about headscarf, it is stated that the Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s constitutional amendment proposal, which was brought to the Constitutional Court in 2008, from the name of the law proposal on the headscarf, will also be included in the said amendment package. While no information is given on how many items the package will contain, there will be some regulations in the package that will prevent the family institution from being worn down.
200 MPs NEED TO BE READY
In order for the constitutional amendment proposal to be discussed in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, 200 deputies must be present. The adoption of the constitutional amendment proposal will require 360 votes and 400 votes will be required before it is submitted to a referendum.