THIS PACKAGE IS NOT AK PARTY'S PACKAGE, IT IS OUR NATION'S PACKAGE

Referring to the constitutional amendment package during the meeting that had been organized by the Justice and Development Party's Besiktas District Administration in Istanbul, Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis stated that this package was not Justice and Development Party's package; it was our nation's Constitutional Package.

Stating that in history, Turkey was governed with fear and with discriminations such as "Kurdish, Turkish, Sunni, religious and Kemalist people", Bagis added these;

"We are all brothers on the common grounds of Turkish Republic citizenship. Why can't we share? In a country which has all riches of the world, and where one can experience all four seasons, is there nothing more foolish than to have brother killing brother? You see that we will say, "stop" to all of these on 12th September. On 12th September, we will say ‘no' to the people who want gangs to govern the state. We will say ‘yes' to democracy, human rights, and rule of law. This is not Justice and Development Party's package, it is our nation's package."

Bagis said that during the referendum on the constitutional amendment package, they want the support of all people who say, " The citizens of this country and this country deserve better."

Indicating that just 10 years ago in Turkey, people abstained from saying "I'm Kurdish", but today a state channel broadcasts in Kurdish 24 hours a day, Bagis noted that this channel does not support separatism and rebellion but supports the integration of the state and nation. Bagis also said " If there are some people who are still engaging in these kinds of activities today, it is time to examine whose responsibility this is, whose mistakes have contributed to this situation."

Indicating that there were no country that had became members of the EU while retaining the constitutions drawn up during their military coup periods,

Bagis said that Greece and Spain, had tried to be members of the EU without changing their constitutions, but they had not succeeded in this and that both two countries could become members of the EU after they had amended their constitutions to achieve EU standards.

Source: AA