Reactions to Turkey for the National Assembly chairman's statement to remove the principle of secularism in the Constitution
Intense discussions in Turkey causes the statement of the President of the National Assembly and MP from the ruling Justice and Development Party Ismail Kahraman for removal of the principle of secularism in the Constitution.
The Kahraman said that "there should not be the principle of secularism in the Constitution. In only three countries' constitutions include this principle. These are France, Ireland and Turkey. There is no definition of secularism. Everyone interprets it as he wants. We must not avoid the issue of religious constitution "and stressed that" why, we as Muslim country to avoid religion? We are a member of the Islamic Conference Organization. We are present in the Islamic Development Bank. We are an Islamic country. In the new constitution should be no secularism. Must be religious constitution. "
Given the preparation of the ruling party for the drafting of a new constitution, the statement which did Kahraman at a conference today in Istanbul university, interpreted by opposition media as an attempt by the government to weigh the reactions.
Image that complements the fact that government officials and the ruling party using a dual reason. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kourtoulmous said about that "there is nothing more natural than to discuss this issue, as it is being discussed the new constitution." But the chairman of the constitution committee of the Turkish National Assembly and member of the ruling party Mustafa Sentop declares that "we have not even discussed the issue of the removal of the principle of secularism from the constitution. The president of the National Assembly did not speak on behalf of the party. "
However, the police broke up with tear gas and batons as protesters gathered at noon outside the National Assembly to protest about the declarations of Kahraman.
The principle of secularism is included in the current Constitution of Turkey with the words "The Republic of Turkey is a democratic, secular and social state of law." The road to be added to the principle of secularism in the Turkish constitution was in 1928 with the removal of the provision "the state religion is Islam, which was included in the constitution of 1924. The principle of secularism was included in the 1937 constitution.
Intense discussions in Turkey causes the statement of the President of the National Assembly and MP from the ruling Justice and Development Party Ismail Kahraman for removal of the principle of secularism in the Constitution.
The Kahraman said that "there should not be the principle of secularism in the Constitution. In only three countries' constitutions include this principle. These are France, Ireland and Turkey. There is no definition of secularism. Everyone interprets it as he wants. We must not avoid the issue of religious constitution "and stressed that" why, we as Muslim country to avoid religion? We are a member of the Islamic Conference Organization. We are present in the Islamic Development Bank. We are an Islamic country. In the new constitution should be no secularism. Must be religious constitution. "
Given the preparation of the ruling party for the drafting of a new constitution, the statement which did Kahraman at a conference today in Istanbul university, interpreted by opposition media as an attempt by the government to weigh the reactions.
Image that complements the fact that government officials and the ruling party using a dual reason. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kourtoulmous said about that "there is nothing more natural than to discuss this issue, as it is being discussed the new constitution." But the chairman of the constitution committee of the Turkish National Assembly and member of the ruling party Mustafa Sentop declares that "we have not even discussed the issue of the removal of the principle of secularism from the constitution. The president of the National Assembly did not speak on behalf of the party. "
However, the police broke up with tear gas and batons as protesters gathered at noon outside the National Assembly to protest about the declarations of Kahraman.
The principle of secularism is included in the current Constitution of Turkey with the words "The Republic of Turkey is a democratic, secular and social state of law." The road to be added to the principle of secularism in the Turkish constitution was in 1928 with the removal of the provision "the state religion is Islam, which was included in the constitution of 1924. The principle of secularism was included in the 1937 constitution.
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