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NOT A QUORUM CRISIS, BUT A SYSTEMIC ONE
Capital Currents Apr 17, 2026

NOT A QUORUM CRISIS, BUT A SYSTEMIC ONE

“The opposition called for a quorum check, and when the required majority was not met, parliament was adjourned.” In recent months, this recurring news in parliament is not merely a simple quorum crisis. Behind it lie both structural problems inherent in the presidential system and the power struggle between the government and the opposition, spilling into parliamentary proceedings.

Nergis Demirkaya