The constitutional changes would remove restrictions barring Erdogan from being elected to parliament because of a 1999 conviction and jail sentence for promoting religious intolerance.According to Turkey's constitution, only a member of parliament may become prime minister.
Ustavnim izmenama bila bi uklonjena ograničenja koja Erdogana sprečavaju da obavlja poslaničku funkciju zbog osude iz 1999 i zatvorske kazne za podsticanje verske netolerancije. Prema turskom ustavu samo član parlamenta može da postane premijer.