Ekrem İmamoğlu ha annunciato una lunga lista di riforme democratiche proposte per ricostruire la Repubblica di Turchia (nei commenti)

Considering its length, I exempted the preamble and translated the clauses into English through ChatGPT. [The original text is on the campaign website.](https://www.ekremimamoglu.com/konusmalarim/refahi-ve-adaleti-demokrasiyle-getirecegiz/)

* The Presidential Government System will definitely be changed.
* Until a return to the parliamentary system is achieved, reforms to democratize the current system will be put into effect.
* Regardless of the method—using presidential powers, passing laws in Parliament, or making constitutional amendments—the powers of the executive will be restricted, the legislature will be strengthened, and the judiciary will be made independent.
* Councils affiliated with the presidency will be abolished; their duties will be transferred to the relevant ministries.
* Ministers chosen from among members of parliament elected by the people will be authorized and have a say.
* Oversight tools that were neutralized or removed—such as general debates, questions, parliamentary inquiries, and motions of censure—will be reinstated or made functional.
* The budgetary rights of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) will be strengthened.
* The practice of omnibus laws will be abolished, and the “basic law” practice will be aligned with its intended purpose, thus preventing misuse.
* A new parliamentary bylaw will be prepared, and the opposition’s right to set the legislative agenda will be guaranteed.
* The binding nature of Constitutional Court and European Court of Human Rights rulings will be unquestionably accepted.
* The Constitutional Court’s jurisdiction will be redefined so that presidential decrees and all executive actions are subject to judicial review.
* The Council of Judges and Prosecutors will be restructured to ensure judicial independence.
* The principle of geographical assurance will be implemented in judicial appointments, and the principle of natural judge will be respected.
* Judges and prosecutors will not be relocated during ongoing trials.

What are the challenges of turkeys economy? And how will these points change the current state of economy in turkey?

As a european i hope imamoglu wins but it’s just hopeful thinking and can’t do anything about it…

Is *’internet mass surveilance and crackdown on privacy’* also part of the democratic reform?

A lot missing as usual. Actual points necessary to bring Turkey into the 21st century:

– recognize the Armenian genocide and stop hiding your past 
– open the border with Armenia
– grant autonomy to the Kurds
– liberalize the economy and implement favorable conditions for investments
– restart EU talks
– resolve issues with Greece and drop Invasion threats
– full freedom of speech
– independant central bank

And dropping the cult of personality around Mustafa Kemal would also help, I have never seen such a cult in any other nation. It would be like French people keeping pictures of Napoleon in every official building or Germans praying to Bismarck in the morning. It is just not adequate but you guys are raised in this cult since birth, same with Armenian genocide denial. I know I will get downvoted for this, but who cares. 

If Turkey truly wants to progress and become rich, it has to face its past and future and not just change some institutions.