We marked the anniversary of the Sept. 12, 1980 coup in Türkiye. It has been 44 years since the coup, and although significant steps have been taken to cleanse the country of tutelary mechanisms, the remnants of it have not yet been entirely eradicated. Just a week ago, we witnessed once again that the mentality capable of saying, “The lieutenants sent a message to the government,” still exists.
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Obviously, democracy requires political parties to change their views in order to find a middle ground. Temporarily suppressing one’s real views to unite around “negative politics” (opposing everything) is not a healthy attitude for the culture of democracy.
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The Justice Ministry's vital mission to formulate an up-to-date and visionary plan is considered a contribution to the new civilian constitution, which is scheduled to be drafted in the 100th year of the founding of the Republic of Turkey.
Cem Duran Uzun: It seems difficult to reach a consensus required for a constitution draft in a political environment of struggle and tension caused by the election process.
It is only through solution-oriented and new constitution-focused policies that the parties can carry out negotiations on the new constitution.
The new constitution cannot and will not meet all the demands of all political parties and drafting a new constitution will be impossible unless everyone takes a step back.