The new constitution of Turkey received much attention during a reception organized to honor the State Attorney Generals in the United States Supreme Court, on February 26, 2013. As participants, TAA’s President Dr. Faruk Taban and the Rethink Institute’s Executive Director Dr. Fevzi Bilgin, informed the Attorney Generals about the progress of the constitutional project and answered their questions. Some of the US State Attorney Generals stated that Turkey is at a historic juncture, expressed their hope that the resulting text will constitute a fully democratic new constitution.
During the program Dr. Taban and Dr. Bilgin had the opportunity to talk to several State Attorney Generals and US Chief Justice John Roberts. They also presented TAA’s mission and its current and former events, and programs.