In Turkey, ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has submitted to parliament a bill granting extended powers to the presidency and abolishing the Prime Ministry, among other major changes. <br/><br/>The 21-article constitutional change, if adopted, would take Turkey away from its current parliamentary system, and introduce an executive presidency, a move that worry critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Saturday's proposed constitutional changes are expected to be discussed at the relevant parliamentary commission first, before the bill is brought to a parliamentary hearing and if passed there, put to a referendum. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim recently called Turkey a de facto executive presidential system.<br/><br/>Opposition CHP MP Mustafa Sezgin Tanrikulu told that the constitutional changes aim to pool power in one person at a dangerous level and pave the way for an authoritarian regime. This is a bill that will move Turkey away from the principles of democracy and the rule of law, Tanrikulu said.