Recent statements from presidential advisor Mehmet Uçum and President Erdogan frame the new constitution process as beginning with parliamentary discussions on October 1, 2026, yet explicitly target adoption and a required referendum only after the 2028 elections in the subsequent legislative term. Uçum described early 2028 voting as largely settled, with any constitutional vote needing broad consensus or a popular referendum that current seat totals make improbable without opposition support. These timelines, combined with focus on early elections to address term limits rather than immediate ballot measures, sustain trader consensus that no referendum will be announced this year.