Güler Sabancı, the chairwoman of Sabancı Holding, one of Turkey's leading corporations, said that Turkey needs a new constitution and that every field is in need of reform. "We feel the need for a new constitution in every field," said Sabancı. "We have been mentioning this for a very long time, and thus we are not saying anything new."Speaking to journalists in Jakarta at an inauguration ceremony of a new Kordsa factory, she suggested focusing on a new constitution, while saying that Turkey is going through a transitional period. "It is evident to all that Turkey is going through a transitional period. For the very first time in its history, Turkey has elected its own president and Turkey's Constitution is looking to go toward a presidential system. We must resolve systems through systems. If we are discussing systems, then there is an absolute issue here. This structure is still maintaining itself through the compatible work of individuals with each other. However, when the system itself is examined, one may realize that the focus must be on the Constitution and the required changes and revisions must be made," said the prominent businesswoman.The current Constitution of Turkey dates back to 1982 and was drafted after the 1980 military coup. Despite numerous revisions over the last 30 years, according to constitutional experts, it still bears the stamp of military tutelage. Therefore, drafting a new constitution was among the election pledges of the ruling AK Party in the 2011 general election. A parliamentary commission has been formed to draft a new constitution for Turkey, with input from the social democratic Republican People's Party (CHP), pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Despite acknowledging the need for a new constitution, all four political parties in Parliament are equally represented in the commission, thus a consensus on key issues has been hard to find. During the two years of their work, the four parties have only reached an agreement on around 60 articles, less than half of what a draft would require, and it was announced in November 2013 that the commission had failed.Nevertheless to write a new constitution still remains a top priority for the AK Party, and the issue will likely be back at the top of Turkey's agenda after the general election, which is scheduled for June 2015.