Constitution change will solve no problems in Turkey, Main opposition leader says

Proposed constitutional amendments will do nothing to solve Turkey's lingering problems, according to the head of the main opposition party. 

"Which problem of Turkey will be solved with this constitution change?" Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu asked during a rally held in the Black Sea province of Amasya on March 15.

"Will it solve the problems of farmers or tradesmen? Will it solve the terror problem? Will it bring in sustainability? Which problem will it solve? Will it solve the employment problems of the youth? Then why is such a change being made?" Kılıçdaroğlu said, adding that the proposed system "has no brakes" and could not call anyone to account.

Turkey can be taken over in 24 hours if the amendments are approved in the referendum on April 16, he said. 

"In this [suggested] system, if you persuade the president, you can take over the Turkish Republic in 24 hours at most. It doesn't have any mechanism," Kılıçdaroğlu said.

"I'll tell you what the main danger in this system is. Let's say that we give all authority to a person. The person restructures the state. He can appoint anybody he wants. If one person or a group tricks this person, they can take over the Turkish Republic in one day. He will be appointing the ministers, general managers, police chiefs, muftis and department heads. The appointments can be published in the Official Gazette in an hour and all state cadres can change in 24 hours," he also said. 

Turkey will hold a referendum to decide whether to change the government system into an executive presidency with vastly enhanced powers for the president or to protect the current parliamentary system. 
The "yes" vote is endorsed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...