nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20211230-230403-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 211230s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20211230-230403-0 doi eng 342 23 Göztepe, Ece Author aut A Matter of Pragmatism rather than Principle - How to Restore Constitutional Democracy in Turkey Göztepe, Ece Verfassungsblog 2021-12-30 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Taking into consideration that the backsliding of Turkish democracy during the last ten to fifteen years happened in a piecemeal and often erratic way, only partially based on constitutional amendments, the reverse process should also be possible by gradual legal and, eventually, constitutional changes. Political pragmatism, based on a clear commitment to basic democratic values and societal reconciliation, might be more important for the sustainable recovery of Turkish democracy than a radical constitutional restart. CC BY-SA 4.0 AKP constitution making Constitutional Reset Constitutional restoration von Steinsdorff, Silvia Author aut Tombuş, Ertuğ Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-matter-of-pragmatism-rather-than-principle/ raw object