Part I. Introduction: Introduction Felix Petersen and Zeynep Yanasmayan; 1. Explaining the failure of popular constitution making in Turkey (2011-13) Felix Petersen and Zeynep Yanämayan; Part II. Contextualizing Constitution Making in Turkey: 2. The people and its embodiment: authoritarian foundations of constitutions in Turkey Ertu¿ Tombu¿; 3. Regime cycles, constitution making, and the political system question in Ottoman and Turkish constitutional developments ¿ule Özsoy Boyunsuz; 4. Illiberal media and popular constitution making in Turkey Burcu Baykurt; Part III. Debating and Drafting the Constitution in 2011-13; 5. Debating state organization principles in the constitutional Conciliation Commission Gözde Böcü and Felix Petersen; 6. Glass half full: drafting fundamental rights in the Turkish constitution-making process (2011-13) Oya Yegen and Zeynep Yanämayan; 7. Countermajoritarian institutions in Turkish constitution making Maria Abad Andrade; 8. Debating the amendment-making rule: the rigidity vs. flexibility debate in the Turkish constitution-making process Oya Yegen.