Under the 2017 constitutional amendments that entered into full effect in 2018, what fundamental change was made to the executive governance of the Republic of Türkiye?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Abolition of the parliamentary premiership in favor of an executive presidential system
- Step 1: The April 2017 constitutional referendum amended the 1982 Constitution.
- Step 2: Following the June 2018 elections, the office of the Prime Minister (Başbakanlık) was formally abolished.
- Step 3: Executive power was unified directly in the President of the Republic (Cumhurbaşkanı), who serves as both head of state and head of government.
Answer
Abolition of the parliamentary premiership in favor of an executive presidential system.
Why not the others: Türkiye is a republic; it has no monarchy, collective presidium, or judicial executive.
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