Summary
Highlights
The DDK is affiliated with the President. It conducts inspections, research, and investigations in public institutions, professional organizations, associations, and the Turkish Armed Forces. It cannot audit judicial bodies.
The President serves as the head of state, exercises executive power, and appoints ministers and high-level administrators. The President manages foreign relations, oversees military matters, and has the authority to issue presidential decrees and declare state-of-emergency protocols.
The MGK acts as an advisory body. It consists of the President, Vice Presidents, specific ministers, and military command, but its decisions are purely advisory and not binding. The President sets the agenda.
The President can declare a state of emergency for up to 6 months. Parliament holds the power to extend, shorten, or annul the state of emergency. Martial law has been abolished.
Presidential decrees regulate executive matters and are subject to judicial review by the Constitutional Court. Regulations are issued by the President, ministries, and public legal entities; they are reviewed by administrative courts or the Council of State if country-wide.
The President can be referred to the Supreme Court (Constitutional Court) for trial based on a specific legislative scrutiny process starting with a proposal by an absolute majority of Parliament to begin an investigation.