Addressing the Closing Ceremony of the Council of State’s IASAJ Programme, Erdoğan said: “Our ideal to expand our citizens’ realm of freedoms prioritizes our country’s liberation from the post-coup constitution. It is high time to shatter the shackles which the tutelage advocates had put on Türkiye’s feet with the May 27, 1960 coup and then the September 12 regime consolidated.”

Expressing his pleasure to be coming together with the participants of the International Association of Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions’ (IASAJ) programme, Erdoğan wished that the event, which hosted fruitful debates for two days, would yield auspicious outcomes for supreme administrative jurisdictions. The President voiced his belief that the opinions and legal precedents shared during the event would expand the horizon of participants, particularly that of the administrative jurisdictions.

Erdoğan added that the training facility spanning an area of 785 square meters with its meeting hall, foyer, open terrace and 500-person multi-purpose hall, which is being inaugurated today, would meet many needs of the Council of State such as in-service training.

Stressing the historical importance of the current month, October, President Erdoğan noted that the Republic of Türkiye, the last state founded on these lands in history, would celebrate its centennial on October 29 with new reforms, rather than with commemorations, in a manner its deserves.

“It is high time to shatter the shackles consolidated by the September 12 regime”

Erdoğan continued his remarks as follows: “As we make a comprehensive review of the last one century, we also work to strengthen our nation’s democratic gains. Our aim is to enter the second century of the Republic with stronger steps, and with a stronger unity and solidarity. Our ideal to expand our citizens’ realm of freedoms prioritizes our country’s liberation from the post-coup constitution. It is high time to shatter the shackles which the tutelage advocates had put on Türkiye’s feet with the May 27, 1960 coup and then the September 12 regime consolidated. Demanding a civilian constitution is an inalienable right of our august nation, which stand up for their will at the cost of their own lives when need be. No one in a position of responsibility, first and foremost the institution of politics, can afford to turn a deaf ear to this demand.”

Noting that he highlighted his expectation of a constructive stance towards a new constitution in his inaugural speech on the occasion of the 2nd legislative year of the 28th term of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye on October 1, Erdoğan added that every topic is open to discussion, debate and negotiation except for the redlines embraced by the entire 85 million population of Türkiye.

“The primary good news that can be given to the nation in the new term appears to be the implementation of a civilian, liberal and inclusive constitution”, said the President. “There is no obstacle in the way of our Parliament drafting a civilian constitution that will be endorsed and embraced by each and every member of the nation.” (ILKHA)