Turkey's state of emergency likely to be extend with new ministers

One day after the Sept. 22 meeting between Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the CHP officially appealed to the Constitutional Court for the annulment of decree laws issued by the government since late July.

CHP Deputy Parliamentary Group Chair Levent Gök recalled that the government has issued eight decree laws so far, while discussions are also underway on extending the state of emergency beyond its initial three month period.

The CHP's concerns can be considered under a number of aspects: First, the scope of recent decree laws has gone far beyond responding to immediate needs sparked as a result of the July 15 coup attempt. Many legal changes, like the one restructuring the military, that could have been discussed at parliament have been put into effect at the speed of light without public discussion.  
  
Second, administrative measures introduced by decree laws can only be valid during the state of emergency and therefore governments cannot introduce permanent implementations. The CHP's petition includes a Constitutional Court ruling from the early 1990s that annulled a decree law on this ground. 

Third, the CHP says the government has begun to use decree laws in an arbitrary way to crackdown on dissidents, and is concerned that the ruling party be unwilling to give up the authorities it currently enjoys. The CHP worries that this process will further undermine the constitution, as many such moves are in open violation of it. 

This last point is certainly not baseless. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has openly signaled that the government might extend the state of emergency for another term, citing France as example. Furthermore, Prime Minister...