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Daily Sabah, Turkey
Sept 5 2014
PM STRESSES 'NEW TURKEY' VISION, DENOUNCES GÃ`LEN MOVEMENT
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In his first televised interview as Turkish prime minister, Ahmet
DavutoÄ?lu said that the overall aim of the Gülen Movement was to erode
Turkey's determination to become a key player on global issues
Daily Sabah
ISTANBUL ' Ahmet Davutoglu, who was elected as Justice and Development
Party (AK Party) chairman and prime minister after Recep Tayyip
Erdogan took the presidential seat by a popular vote, said late on
Thursday that the Dec. 17 and Dec. 25 operations orchestrated by the
Gülen Movement with an aim to overthrow the Turkish government are
certain circles' efforts to discredit the new Turkey's objectives and
the determination to transform the country into an influential player
on global issues.
In his first televised interview as prime minister, which was aired by
the Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT), DavutoÄ?lu made
striking remarks on the infiltration of the Gülen Movement, led by
U.S.-based imam Fethullah Gülen who lives in self-imposed exile in
Pennsylvania, into key governmental positions.
Touching on Gülenists' visits to Pennsylvania to see Gülen, DavutoÄ?lu
pointed out that they organized the trips to Pennsylvania to secure
and guarantee their positions in the movement.
DavutoÄ?lu said that the reason behind the Dec. 17 and Dec. 25
operations was to erode votes for the ruling AK Party in the March 30
local elections, Aug. 10 presidential election and the upcoming 2015
general elections and added that these gangs in key government bodies
tried to create turbulence in Turkey just like what happened in Egypt.
"The aim of the Gülenist infiltration was Turkey's 12 years-long
energy and power, not the ruling party and ErdoÄ?an,"DavutoÄ?lu said.
Highlighting the AK Party's reforms of the last years, "Our [AK Party]
aim is to turn Turkey into a political agent in foreign politics, too.
In domestic politics, our aim is to make citizens of Turkey agents of
the country regardless of their stature, region, ethnic origin or
sect," DavutoÄ?lu said.
DavutoÄ?lu added that political agent change is the main reason behind
developments in the country such as democratization and the
reconciliation process between Ankara and Kurds that started with an
AK Party initiative.
DavutoÄ?lu reiterated that several unsolved taboos prevented previous
Turkish governments from negotiating on certain issues such as the
1915 Armenian incidents, the Kurdish and Alevi issues and that only
elites in the state were able to be touch on these issues, not those
politicians elected by the nation. The prime minister further added
that with the AK Party government, the citizens of Turkey had their
right back to speak about those redlined issues.
Stressing that the new government program that was announced last week
and presented for a vote of confidence on Saturday is not a temporary
program, DavutoÄ?lu remarked that the objective of this program is to
put Turkey's 2023 vision into practice and form a new constitution.
On the reconciliation process between Ankara and the Kurds, DavutoÄ?lu
said that the related government figures are set to come together
every 15 days to discuss the latest developments in the reconciliation
process.
Expressing the importance of ensuring public order, DavutoÄ?lu said
that if there is no public order, there is no reconciliation process,
either. DavutoÄ?lu highlighted that the support of social psychology to
the reconciliation process should continue by adding, "We [the
government] aim to reach a point as soon as possible in which
disarmament will be ensured and any violence will be prevented."
He also pointed out that transparency is of the utmost importance in
the process and that the government would never let pro-PKK
provocations take the forefront in the reconciliation process.
Referring to the ongoing regional crisis, DavutoÄ?lu reiterated that
despite the crisis in the region, Turkey is working to end the
decades-long conflict with the reconciliation process.
On the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, DavutoÄ?lu said: "There are
exact ethnic and sectarian clashes on our [Turkey's] borders. We have
spent serious efforts for four years to avoid sectarian clashes in
Syria and Iraq. ¦ Turkey was one of the first to warn about ISIS as
soon as the crisis began."
Highlighting the significance of religious affairs, the prime minister
stated that the Directorate of Religious Affairs must have its place
in the state hierarchy and added, "International conditions and
conjuncture showed us the importance of the Directorate of Religious
Affairs in Turkey."
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/09/05/pm-stresses-new-turkey-vision-denounces-gulen-movement
From: Baghdasarian
Sept 5 2014
PM STRESSES 'NEW TURKEY' VISION, DENOUNCES GÃ`LEN MOVEMENT
k
s
In his first televised interview as Turkish prime minister, Ahmet
DavutoÄ?lu said that the overall aim of the Gülen Movement was to erode
Turkey's determination to become a key player on global issues
Daily Sabah
ISTANBUL ' Ahmet Davutoglu, who was elected as Justice and Development
Party (AK Party) chairman and prime minister after Recep Tayyip
Erdogan took the presidential seat by a popular vote, said late on
Thursday that the Dec. 17 and Dec. 25 operations orchestrated by the
Gülen Movement with an aim to overthrow the Turkish government are
certain circles' efforts to discredit the new Turkey's objectives and
the determination to transform the country into an influential player
on global issues.
In his first televised interview as prime minister, which was aired by
the Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT), DavutoÄ?lu made
striking remarks on the infiltration of the Gülen Movement, led by
U.S.-based imam Fethullah Gülen who lives in self-imposed exile in
Pennsylvania, into key governmental positions.
Touching on Gülenists' visits to Pennsylvania to see Gülen, DavutoÄ?lu
pointed out that they organized the trips to Pennsylvania to secure
and guarantee their positions in the movement.
DavutoÄ?lu said that the reason behind the Dec. 17 and Dec. 25
operations was to erode votes for the ruling AK Party in the March 30
local elections, Aug. 10 presidential election and the upcoming 2015
general elections and added that these gangs in key government bodies
tried to create turbulence in Turkey just like what happened in Egypt.
"The aim of the Gülenist infiltration was Turkey's 12 years-long
energy and power, not the ruling party and ErdoÄ?an,"DavutoÄ?lu said.
Highlighting the AK Party's reforms of the last years, "Our [AK Party]
aim is to turn Turkey into a political agent in foreign politics, too.
In domestic politics, our aim is to make citizens of Turkey agents of
the country regardless of their stature, region, ethnic origin or
sect," DavutoÄ?lu said.
DavutoÄ?lu added that political agent change is the main reason behind
developments in the country such as democratization and the
reconciliation process between Ankara and Kurds that started with an
AK Party initiative.
DavutoÄ?lu reiterated that several unsolved taboos prevented previous
Turkish governments from negotiating on certain issues such as the
1915 Armenian incidents, the Kurdish and Alevi issues and that only
elites in the state were able to be touch on these issues, not those
politicians elected by the nation. The prime minister further added
that with the AK Party government, the citizens of Turkey had their
right back to speak about those redlined issues.
Stressing that the new government program that was announced last week
and presented for a vote of confidence on Saturday is not a temporary
program, DavutoÄ?lu remarked that the objective of this program is to
put Turkey's 2023 vision into practice and form a new constitution.
On the reconciliation process between Ankara and the Kurds, DavutoÄ?lu
said that the related government figures are set to come together
every 15 days to discuss the latest developments in the reconciliation
process.
Expressing the importance of ensuring public order, DavutoÄ?lu said
that if there is no public order, there is no reconciliation process,
either. DavutoÄ?lu highlighted that the support of social psychology to
the reconciliation process should continue by adding, "We [the
government] aim to reach a point as soon as possible in which
disarmament will be ensured and any violence will be prevented."
He also pointed out that transparency is of the utmost importance in
the process and that the government would never let pro-PKK
provocations take the forefront in the reconciliation process.
Referring to the ongoing regional crisis, DavutoÄ?lu reiterated that
despite the crisis in the region, Turkey is working to end the
decades-long conflict with the reconciliation process.
On the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, DavutoÄ?lu said: "There are
exact ethnic and sectarian clashes on our [Turkey's] borders. We have
spent serious efforts for four years to avoid sectarian clashes in
Syria and Iraq. ¦ Turkey was one of the first to warn about ISIS as
soon as the crisis began."
Highlighting the significance of religious affairs, the prime minister
stated that the Directorate of Religious Affairs must have its place
in the state hierarchy and added, "International conditions and
conjuncture showed us the importance of the Directorate of Religious
Affairs in Turkey."
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/09/05/pm-stresses-new-turkey-vision-denounces-gulen-movement
From: Baghdasarian