Thursday, August 14, 2014

After his election, Erdogan sees himself as a champion of freedom – The World

After his election, Erdogan sees himself as a champion of freedom – The World

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife after his election to the presidency on August 10.

It welcomes the “historic reform” past during his twelve years in power. Newly elected president of the Turkish Republic, the Islamic-conservative now former Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has compiled Thursday, August 14th a particularly positive assessment of its action in terms of rights and freedoms.

the head of a country divided by its “reign”, the new president Erdogan solemnly promised to work for the “social reconciliation” in Turkey. And rejected any criticism of authoritarianism, during a meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara.

” We have made historic reforms to all citizens can, without hindrance, freely express their opinions, their identity, their values, their culture and belief “.

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60? years, the charismatic leader of the country and aggressive ambition – in what he called the “New Turkey” – to strengthen the powers of the position largely ceremonial, to which he was elected for a term Sunday five years with 51.8% of votes in the first ballot by universal suffrage.

His critics accuse him of wanting to keep control of the executive and to create a presidential system. “This is black propaganda” , responded Erdogan, ensuring that once he sworn in on August 28, he would become “President 77000000 Turks, without distinction “.

DO NOT INTERVENE IN THE PRIVATE SPHERE

” I appeal to the conscience of those who accused us of being a dictator, to be authoritarian. Needless to accept them as interlocutors’ , proclaimed the new president, defending himself from any interference of his Islamic-conservative regime in the privacy of the Turks.

“We respect the lifestyle of everyone” , said Mr Erdogan, whose regime has been targeted in summer 2013 by a popular protest, especially from young people, violently repressed aimed his “authoritarianism” and “drift Islamist” in a overwhelmingly Muslim but traditionally secular country.

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