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MINORITIES TO HELP NEW CHARTER
Hurriyet
Nov 27 2011
Turkey
Kart says it is important to solicit the views of minorities on the
new charter.
Parliament's Constitution Conciliation Commission has used the
1923 Treaty of Lausanne to determine the list of minority community
foundations set to participate in drafting the new charter, while the
religious community foundations were picked based on "legal status,
respectability and the condition of working on the constitution."
"In addition to the Treaty of Lausanne, we will also take into
consideration the Turkish Civil Code. It would not be right to give
names, but we will gravitate toward the foundations that are respected
by citizens. We find it important to reflect the views of minorities
in the new constitution," Atilla Kart, a commission member in the
ranks of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), told
the Hurriyet Daily News yesterday.
"There are certain platforms that are accepted by society. There are
some platforms that have an influence over society and are conducting
work on the issue of the new constitution. We will take their views
into consideration as long as they are legal," Kart said, which could
be interpreted as giving the Fethullah Gulen community a chance to
contribute to the new constitution.
"Of course we will not listen to religious communities such as the
Naqshbandi or the İsmail Aga communities. They are not legal,"
Kart said.
The three sub-commissions that will meet with the minority
representatives are scheduled to convene today to select the
foundations that will make it on the list.
Kart said some organizations, such as the Economic Policy Research
Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Social Democracy Foundation (SODEV) and
the Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation
and the Protection of Natural Habitats (TEMA), have serious ideas
about the new constitution, and the commission wants such ideas to
be reflected in the new charter.
The commission's list will be finalized this week, and they will
choose from a list including 77 Greek, 52 Armenian, 19 Jewish,
10 Assyrian, three Chaldean, two Georgian, one Bulgarian and one
Minority Craftsman foundations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Hurriyet
Nov 27 2011
Turkey
Kart says it is important to solicit the views of minorities on the
new charter.
Parliament's Constitution Conciliation Commission has used the
1923 Treaty of Lausanne to determine the list of minority community
foundations set to participate in drafting the new charter, while the
religious community foundations were picked based on "legal status,
respectability and the condition of working on the constitution."
"In addition to the Treaty of Lausanne, we will also take into
consideration the Turkish Civil Code. It would not be right to give
names, but we will gravitate toward the foundations that are respected
by citizens. We find it important to reflect the views of minorities
in the new constitution," Atilla Kart, a commission member in the
ranks of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), told
the Hurriyet Daily News yesterday.
"There are certain platforms that are accepted by society. There are
some platforms that have an influence over society and are conducting
work on the issue of the new constitution. We will take their views
into consideration as long as they are legal," Kart said, which could
be interpreted as giving the Fethullah Gulen community a chance to
contribute to the new constitution.
"Of course we will not listen to religious communities such as the
Naqshbandi or the İsmail Aga communities. They are not legal,"
Kart said.
The three sub-commissions that will meet with the minority
representatives are scheduled to convene today to select the
foundations that will make it on the list.
Kart said some organizations, such as the Economic Policy Research
Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Social Democracy Foundation (SODEV) and
the Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation
and the Protection of Natural Habitats (TEMA), have serious ideas
about the new constitution, and the commission wants such ideas to
be reflected in the new charter.
The commission's list will be finalized this week, and they will
choose from a list including 77 Greek, 52 Armenian, 19 Jewish,
10 Assyrian, three Chaldean, two Georgian, one Bulgarian and one
Minority Craftsman foundations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress