“Rule of law is a sine qua non of democracy. As a politician who suffered from many unlawful imputations, harassment, and penalties, I have been striving to strengthen the rule of law in Türkiye since the day I took office,” Erdoğan said while speaking at a ceremony for the 154th foundation anniversary of the Council of State.

“We consolidated the rule of law through reforms”

“Rule of law is a sine qua non of democracy. As a politician who suffered from many unlawful imputations, harassment, and penalties, I have been striving to strengthen the rule of law in Türkiye since the day I took office,” Erdoğan said. “Through the reforms we made, we have consolidated the rule of law across a wide area from the constitution to laws, from administrative practices to international conventions.”

“We maintain our will to save our nation from the current coup-spawned constitution”

Recalling the numerous attempts by the government to introduce a brand-new constitution, drafted with a democratic approach and written in a plain language style, at the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT), Erdoğan said: “With this aim, we even led the formation of a parliamentary committee with an equal number of members from all parties. Unfortunately, our attempt failed because of the irreconcilable and obstructive attitude of the opposition parties. However, we maintain our will to save our nation from the current constitution, which is a product of the coup, and into which the pro-tutelage circles of the 12 September coup blew the soul.” (ILKHA)