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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ACCUSED WANT TO CREATE A PRESIDENTIAL PLAN
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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