ERDOGHAN:"WE ARE LED BY "ONE NATION, ONE FLAG, ONE HOMELAND, AND ONE STATE PRINCIPLE"
By Hakob Chakrian

AZG Armenian Daily #160
05/09/2007

The victory of Turkish PM Erdoghan’s "Justice and Prosperity"
party in the parliamentary elections and the victory of the party’s
candidate Gyul in the presidential elections is very important for
Ankara’s foreign policy and will cause structural changes in the state
system. The new changes will be conditioned by the elaboration of the
new constitution carried out by the party. Whether he will manage spare
the new constitution from the principles of Cemalism, the time will
show. The current constitution was adopted by the military regime of
Kenan Evren in 1982. It not only violated the basic freedoms of the
citizens, but also neglected the rights of the national and religious
minorities of the country.

On August 31, Erdoghan represented his program at the parliament. On
September 3 it was discussed. Having considered the PKK terrorism
and separatism the primary problem for Turkey, Devlet Bahcheli,
leader of Nationalistic Movement Party, stated that they will spare
no efforts to resist any attempt of shaking the basic principles of
the Turkish state.

Ahmed Turk, head of "Democratic Society" faction, emphasized that
without putting at stake the unity of Turkish nation they expect that
the Kurdish issue will be settled in such a way that will be based
on the principles of unity and fraternity. He said that the program
of the "Justice and Prosperity" party will make no progress.

Kemal Kerchedaroghli, deputy head of the Democratic-Republican party,
stated that the program submitted by the PM resembles a party program
rather than a government program. On the same day, Erdoghan held a
speech in response. He said that they proclaim any political force
supporting terrorist a terrorist force (hinting at the Democratic
Society Party and the PKK). He added that they will jointly fight for
their common values, adding that only in this case the differences
will become a wealth for everyone.

Erdoghan added that they are against ethnic and religious
nationalism. "We will be led by "One nation, one flag, one homeland
and one state" principle," he stated. Erdoghan added that Turkey is
a democratic, social, legal and a secular state.