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TURKEY'S PM ACCUSES CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF INSTIGATING POLITICAL CRISIS
PanARMENIAN.Net
10.06.2008 18:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
on Tuesday the Constitutional Court must explain its decision to
overturn a government-led reform allowing students to wear Muslim
headscarves at university, reported World Bulletin.
Last week's Constitutional Court ruling was the most serious setback
for the AK Party since it came to power in 2002 and analysts said
it increased the chances of the party being banned for anti-secular
activities, in a separate case.
Erdogan said that the legislative authority was granted to the
parliament, on behalf of the Turkish nation, under Article 7 of the
Constitution.
"This authority cannot be transferred to any one, and use of
sovereignty cannot be left in the hands of a certain person, class or
group," Erdogan told the members of his ruling Justice & Development
(AK) Party in a parliament meeting.
Erdogan said that the duty of the parliament was to make, amend and
abolish laws, and told the AK Party members that nobody could take
away this authority from the parliament.
"No one can consider himself as legislator. Also, our parliament
cannot hand over its legislative power in line with the Constitution,"
the Turkish Prime Minister said.
Erdogan said that the decision of the Constitutional Court was under
discussion because of this provision of the Constitution.
The top court cancelled the constitutional amendment lifting the
headscarf ban at universities by 9 votes against 2 on June 5th.
Article 7 on "Legislative Power" says "legislative power is vested
in the Turkish Grand National Assembly on behalf of the Turkish
Nation. This power cannot be delegated."
The AK Party passed the amendment earlier this year to allow students
to wear the headscarf at university.
According to recent surveys in Muslim Turkey, some two thirds of
Turkish women wear the headscarf and about the same proportion
supported lifting the ban for university students, RIA Novosti reports.
PanARMENIAN.Net
10.06.2008 18:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
on Tuesday the Constitutional Court must explain its decision to
overturn a government-led reform allowing students to wear Muslim
headscarves at university, reported World Bulletin.
Last week's Constitutional Court ruling was the most serious setback
for the AK Party since it came to power in 2002 and analysts said
it increased the chances of the party being banned for anti-secular
activities, in a separate case.
Erdogan said that the legislative authority was granted to the
parliament, on behalf of the Turkish nation, under Article 7 of the
Constitution.
"This authority cannot be transferred to any one, and use of
sovereignty cannot be left in the hands of a certain person, class or
group," Erdogan told the members of his ruling Justice & Development
(AK) Party in a parliament meeting.
Erdogan said that the duty of the parliament was to make, amend and
abolish laws, and told the AK Party members that nobody could take
away this authority from the parliament.
"No one can consider himself as legislator. Also, our parliament
cannot hand over its legislative power in line with the Constitution,"
the Turkish Prime Minister said.
Erdogan said that the decision of the Constitutional Court was under
discussion because of this provision of the Constitution.
The top court cancelled the constitutional amendment lifting the
headscarf ban at universities by 9 votes against 2 on June 5th.
Article 7 on "Legislative Power" says "legislative power is vested
in the Turkish Grand National Assembly on behalf of the Turkish
Nation. This power cannot be delegated."
The AK Party passed the amendment earlier this year to allow students
to wear the headscarf at university.
According to recent surveys in Muslim Turkey, some two thirds of
Turkish women wear the headscarf and about the same proportion
supported lifting the ban for university students, RIA Novosti reports.