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Turkish and Barcelona football player Arda Turan has participated in a video series that was launched by a group of athletes and celebrities encouraging a "yes" vote in an upcoming referendum on charter amendments to shift the current parliamentary system to an executive presidential system.

Turkey's parliament on Jan. 20 approved Article 12 of an 18-item constitutional amendment package in the second round of voting in a move to shift the country's government system to an executive presidential system.  
The article, which outlines the president's authority to declare a state of emergency, was approved with 342 votes in favor, 12 over the necessary threshold.

Turkey's Parliament has adopted another four articles of the constitutional reforms package which will extend the powers of President Recep Erdogan, reported Reuters.

Thus, the country is moving ever closer to becoming an authoritarian state.

If the changes are approved at the referendum as well, Erdogan will rule the country until 2029.

Turkey's parliament approved seven articles of an 18-item constitutional amendment package on the first day of the second round of voting in a move to shift the country's governance into an executive-presidential system. 

Turkey's Parliament has begun a second round of a vote on a constitutional amendment package to shift the current parliamentary system to an executive presidency amid last-minute efforts by the main opposition to convince their nationalist rivals to withdraw their support from the government-proposed legislation.  

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has begun discussing a potential charter referendum after Turkey's parliament concluded a first round of voting on constitutional amendments late on Jan. 15 with the approval of the last two items in an 18-article package, paving the way for the start of a second round on Jan. 18.

Turkey's parliament concluded the first round of voting on constitutional amendments late on Jan. 15 with the approval of the last two items of an 18-article package, paving the way for the start of a second round on Jan. 18.

Turkey's parliament will conclude its work on a government-led charter draft this week, paving the way for a possible referendum.

Turkey's parliament has approved three more items from a controversial constitutional amendment draft in late-night voting sessions on Jan. 12 and early Jan. 13, reducing many of the legislature's own powers in favor of strengthening the president.

Despite four days of yet another cockfight between the lawmakers of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Turkey's parliament, several articles of the 18-article constitutional amendment package to shift the parliamentary system to an executive presidency have already been passed. As a Turkish citizen, it is hard to digest the