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In terms of government mechanics, the changes are far-reaching. They will substantially strengthen and concentrate power in the hands of the president, making Erdogan the official head of state in addition to bestowing upon him the mantle of head of the ruling political party in Parliament. Unlike the American system of government, the new Turkey would see a partisan president in control of both the executive and legislative branches.

Parliament loses its Office of the Prime Minister as well as control over budgets and appointments. The president will also have the power to dissolve Parliament. This ensures the predominance of presidential power over the party system. The head of the executive branch is able to make the majority of judicial appointments, and it is very difficult indeed to see how the judiciary could overrule the executive authority and enforce its decisions in any given situation.

For all these reasons, the new brand of constitutional republic proposed in the referendum does not reflect the separation of powers enshrined, for example, in the American constitution. Political science is, however, an inexact science since political changes never take place in a vacuum—and Turkey is no exception. Often, the historical political culture can dictate the manner in which institutional changes occur.

The coup simply accelerated the executive control over the judiciary and the media, both of whose independence had been severely limited long before the coup.

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Show More Contact Us. Your name Your email Friend's name Friend's email Message. Cancel Send. Please select an option. Choose an option A series of videos, have surfaced this year and Erdogan doesn't look well in any of them.

A video posted in February shows Erdogan descending the stairs and it looked like he needed assistance from his wife. In that video, too, it seemed like he was struggling to walk. Some accounts say he has been forgetting things, complaining about breathing problems, feeling confused and vomiting. There is a report that says Erdogan received an internal defibrillator implant which is a device that stops abnormal heartbeats.

Going by the same accounts, Erdogan now has more doctors around him than his staff, he has reduced his encounters with the press and he takes painkillers before public events.

Instead of proving he is fit for the job, he wants to punish those who are asking questions. The Turkish cyber police have launched an investigation and they will probe the tweets that question Erdogan's health.

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