ERZURUM
Turkey's parliament speaker Sunday expressed the country's hope to write a new constitution till the end of 2012.
Cemil Cicek said Turkey had to write a new constitution this year, otherwise confidence in politics would weaken.
"We hope 2012 will be the year of a new constitution," Cicek said during a meeting in the eastern province of Erzurum.
Cicek also said Turkey should reach a compromise, and prepare a new constitution with participation of all segments of the society.
