The Constitution of 1961 is distinctive from the previous constitutions with regard to the separation of powers. While the Constitution of 1924 extensively vested the power in the Assembly, the constitution of 1961 adopted the separation of powers (Özbudun, 2016, p. 40). It established a bicameral assembly consisting of the House of Representatives and the senate of the Republic. On the one hand, to become a member of the house, a person must be at least 30 years old and be literate; on the other hand, to be elected a senator a person must be at least 40 years old and hold a college degree. The executive branch was comprised of the president and the council of the ministers. While the president did not have a political responsibility, the council of the ministers had this kind of responsibility. It was stated that the prime minister had to be a member of the house of the representatives but a person that wasn’t a member of the house would be picked as a minister by the prime minister. The constitution, for the first time, established the constitutional court reviewing the constitutionality of laws passed by the Assembly. The constitution recognized autonomous government agencies such as universities and the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu-TRT). The constitution of 1961 having the features mentioned above regarding functioning of the government made the political system more democratic. It can similarly be said that the constitution held the same democratic perspective with regard to human rights and freedoms.