AKP’s decision to push forward an expanded legislation package was taken in Thursday’s high-decision making body meeting, the report said.   

The report said AKP officials were divided in the meeting, some said the package should only be made to overhaul the Court’s structure, while some others supposed to adopt a “wait-and-see” approach, the Milliyet added.  

The Constitutional Court’s decision to annul a law lifting the headscarf ban in universities, started a fierce debate as some experts and the AKP government suggested the Court cannot examine constitutional amendments on its essence, while some others say it has right to do if they threaten the nonamendable articles of the Constitution. AKP said the ruling targeted the parliament not just one party.    

The AKP is expected to seek compromise with the other parties in the parliament. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is likely to call the other parties to come together for defending the power of the parliament on Tuesday’s parliamentary group meeting, according to the report.

Milliyet also said the main goal of the package would be “to guarantee the principle of separation of powers,” however no further details were disclosed regarding the package. The timing of the package’s legislation process would depend on the attitude of the opposition parties, it added.

AKP held an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the Court’s ruling. AKP officials ruled out the possibility of calling an early election, while the ruling party’s post-meeting statement came softer-than expected. The speaker of the parliament opened another debate with his call for a bicameral legislation system.