Writing of new constitution to begin on May 10

Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek said that a parliamentary committee would begin writing the new constitution of Turkey on May 10.

Cicek told reporters on Tuesday that Parliamentary Constitution Committee would begin to write the constitution on Thursday at 11:00 a.m.

We will firstly focus on basic rights and freedoms, and then legislation, execution, management and public services, jurisdiction, fiscal, economic and social sentences, Cicek added.

Political parties will shape up a catalogue on basic rights and freedoms tomorrow, and that catalogue will be the main agenda item of Thursday's meeting, said Cicek.