“Besides being the foundation of the state, justice is also the engine of social peace, prosperity, stability, development, and growth. In a society where fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as justice, are not ensured and the faith in law is shaken, the moves the political authority will make for economic development and progress are doomed to fall short as well,” Erdoğan said.

Wishing success to all the judges and public prosecutors who would be appointed to their first places of duty, Erdoğan underscored that no sacrifices were spared in order for the members of the judiciary to perform their duties in peace and security, and said: “We all know this fact well that besides being the foundation of the state, justice is also the engine of social peace, prosperity, stability, development, and growth. In a society where fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as justice, are not ensured and the faith in law is shaken, the moves the political authority will make for economic development and progress are doomed to fall short as well. The incidents that have taken place in our immediate environment, Syria in particular, have bitterly shown that countries, which ignore justice, fundamental rights, and freedoms, law, or humanitarian values, cannot survive.” (ILKHA)