Parliament has missed opportunity for new constitution, says Turkish president

"This parliament could have made a new constitution and there is a wide consensus for it. But that opportunity has been missed for various reasons," Gül told reporters aboard his plane to India, adding that partial amendments to the current constitution might be considered by political parties.

Responding to a question over Turkey's national security policy document, Gül said every country had such documents. The important thing was that they included "realistic analysis, accurate projections and policies," he said.

"There were times that the document was seen as above the constitution, which was totally wrong and unlawful," Gül said, adding that such documents could not be held above the laws or the constitution.

/Hurriyet Daily News/