22.05.2014 Ankara
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey held its 70th General Assembly. Observing a moment of silence in regards to the disaster which took place in Soma, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated in his speech at the General Assembly that the private sector is hopeful for the future and that a new model for growth as well as new structural reforms are necessary.
Hosted by Hisarcıklıoğlu at the
TOBB University of Economics and Technology (ETU), TOBB’s 70th
General Assembly was attended by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, CHP
Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, MHP Deputy Chairman Emin Haluk Ayhan in addition
to various ministers, delegates and many members of the press.
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu
began his speech at the 70th General Assembly by expressing the
anguish felt as a result of the disaster which took place in Soma. Stressing
the aid campaign they’ve launched in order to help the families of the workers
who perished in Soma, Hisarcıklıoğlu once again invited the business community
to support the campaign.
Stating that as the private
sector, they have been presented with a promising view of the future in 2013,
Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Together we will realize our dreams,” giving a message of
unity and solidarity.
Hisarcıklıoğlu went on to list
the necessary structural reforms: “Tax reform, industrial strategy to address
the current deficit, incentives for employment, cost reduction and the
betterment of business environment between the real sector and banks.”
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Hisarcıklıoğlu’s speech
TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu’s
70th General Assembly speech is as follows:
“I salute you on behalf of myself
and the TOBB Board of Directors. Welcome to our 70th Financial
General Assembly. You honor us with your presence.
Unfortunately, we are convening
at a time following an event which overwhelmed us in indescribable grief. Three
hundred and one of our brothers have been martyred in Soma. I pray for the
grace of Allah upon those who’ve lost their lives. May heaven be their abode. I
share the grief of the families left behind and extend to hem my condolences.
We were in Soma on day one. We
saw people dropping everything to join the rescue teams. We witnessed many
stories of heroism. We were given a lesson in humanity. We saw people go right
back into the mine so that not a single one of their friends would be left
behind.
Our nation felt the pain of Soma
as its own. I thank everyone who felt that pain; everyone who tried to provide
healing. The families of the martyred marines are now our charges. I would like
to take this opportunity to thank the Chambers and Exchanges who have and will
support the aid campaign we’ve launched as TOBB. I invite all of the business
community to take part in this campaign.
However, sharing the pain of
those left behind does not lighten our responsibility. According to our
beliefs, creation was made for man. Nothing in creation can be more important
than human life. In every field, human life should be our priority. This is a right,
this is just.
For this reason, everyone must
take up responsibility. Those responsible for Soma, whether they are public
administration or private sector, must be found and judged in the most
transparent manner.
Dear friends,
Behind us lies a busy year. We
worked 24/7. We produced, we exported. We provided our people with employment
and sustenance. We have but one goal: To make our country richer and to make
our people more prosperous.
You’ve seen in detail our work
and Activity Reports pertaining to the last term. A part of that information
was also displayed on screen for you.
All of this work was built on two
columns. The first: The entrepreneurs filling this room; you, yourselves. You
have embodied competition, courage, conviction, determination and willpower.
You have become the heroes of production, employment and exportation.
Our Chamber and Exchange
presidents have taken up the duty of acting as opinion leaders of the business
community admirably. They’ve put effort towards the development of their
cities, to achieve brand status; they’ve produced ideas and projects to this
end.
All of these activities,
successes are your accomplishments; they are the accomplishments of our whole
community. I congratulate you all for your efforts and labor and present my
gratitude!
The second column on which we’ve
based our works on is stability as well as the support provided to the business
community by our government and the regulations they’ve enacted. If either one
of these columns were absent we would not have been able to achieve all that we
have.
For that reason, I would like to
extend my gratitude on behalf of my community to the President of the Republic
of Turkey, the TBMM Speaker, the Prime Minister, the Chairman of the Opposition
Party, the political parties and the TBMM.
Bureaucrats have labored with us.
We worked together as public – private sectors, actualizing many works
contributing to our country. I would like to extend my gratitude to them as
well.
Dear friends,
You well know that businessmen
first take stock of the previous term. Afterwards, they look to the future.
Just so, I would like to assess the developments taking place in our country,
and the world.
When we look back at 2013, as the
private sector, we are able to look forward with hope. Despite negative
developments domestically and internationally, our private sector has gone on
to set new records in various fields.
Production volume, investment
amount and employment have increased. Why do entrepreneurs invest, open
establishments or provide employment? It is because they have hope for the
future.
It is with this hope that we go
on to generate more entrepreneurs for our country. Active establishments have
reach 1,576,000, having increased by 77,000 to reach the highest in the history
of the Republic.
Continuing to provide employment
and food to our nation, we have also broken the employment record of the
Republic to date. Just the number of recorded employees has increased by
620,000, reaching 12,000,000.
On the other hand, we continued
to invest in Turkey’s future. The machinery and equipment investment spending
of the private sector has reached 86 billion USD.
Who achieved all of this? You,
who are in the hall, and the community you represent did. We are proud of you.
On this occasion, I would like to
thank the Prime Minister and the Ministers Ali Babacan, Hayati Yazıcı, Nihat
Zeybekçi and Fikri Işık for their support to the efforts of the private sector.
Distinguished guests,
A new, unfamiliar global economic
environment awaits us in 2014 and afterwards. I personally see 7 global trends
which will redefine the rules of the game and change the world.
The first is that the global
financial climate is changing. Following the GEC, a period of monetary
expansion and abundant liquidity began. The FED put out nearly 1 trillion USD
each year. This made it easy for countries, companies and individuals to take
on debt to invest and spend. Economies were growing.
But that period is coming to an
end. FED is reducing the currency it is putting out, eventually cutting it off
altogether. Both companies and individuals need to be more careful. As the
public and private sectors we must focus on how to adapt to the new climate.
Second, global trade and
investment environment is changing. Global regionalization is gaining momentum.
Leading this trend is the USA. The Transpacific Partnership Agreement with the
countries of the Pacific was signed, including major players like the USA,
Japan and Korea.
While on the other hand, the USA
has accelerated its Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership enterprise
with the EU. These two agreements together encompass two thirds of the world’s
economic power. These partnerships will determine the direction of global trade
and investments. Not only that, but will have the power the power to determine
production standards.
I would like to give you an
important example as to the significance of this situation: All of the goods
you produce are built to work with 220v. If these countries decide that 110v
should be the standard, we would have to completely change our production
structure or forego selling our goods to these markets. In other words, those
who are a part of the new global system will have great advantages over those
who are not. As Turkey, we must be a party of this new formation.
The third trend is the changing
energy map. Shale gas, thanks to advances in technology, is becoming
increasingly cheaper and produced in larger amounts. For that reason, the USA’s
price for natural gas has been decreasing for the last 5 years, up to 60%.
It is expected that the USA will
become an exporter of natural gas soon. This development will effect every
decision from investment preference in the world. As an energy-dependent
country, we must focus on this issue.
Fourth is the rise of
entrepreneurship to become a major component of international competition. All
countries are competing to draw in innovative entrepreneurs.
Another poignant example for this
is the fact that 52% of the entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley were born outside
the US. That means the USA is preparing for the future. It is drawing in
entrepreneurs from all over the world. Innovation companies are establishing
themselves in the USA.
Why? Because whoever draws in
more entrepreneurs; whoever retains more innovation, will win tomorrow.
Inventors win. My brothers, we have a young and dynamic population. What is
holding us back? Let us make entrepreneurship attractive, direct the youth
towards entrepreneurship and support them in order to take our rightful place
in the world.
Fifth: The internet has become
the backbone of economy. Unfortunately we only view the internet as a social
media tool. It is, for example, an opportunity for lowering costs and stepping
into the global market for SMEs. Thanks to the internet, every SME can reach
the global markets without the need to establish a distribution network. The
furniture of İnegöl, the baklava of Gaziantep are being marketed to worldwide
via the internet. The world is at your fingertips. What are we waiting for? Let
us discover this giant market.
The sixth global trend is the
worldwide growth of the middle class. Every year, 150 million people join the
middle class. The equivalent of two times our population. The middle class
numbers around 2 billion people today. In just 6 years, it will reach 3
billion.
The yearly spending of the global
middle class today is 7 trillion USD. In 2020 this figure will triple, reaching
20 trillion USD. In order to address this demand infrastructure, production and
reach are necessary. In order to sell more goods, we must reassess our industry
policies.
The seventh global trend is the
rise of cities in the economy. The growing middle class is gathering in cities.
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the 600 largest cities of
the world house 1.5 billion people. The contribution of these cities to the
global trade volume is almost 50% of total. In 10 years, the number of people
living in these cities will have reached 2 billion. Their production will reach
60% of the world’s economy.
This means that not only
countries but cities are competing against each other. In order to pull ahead
of its competition, a city is building the fastest internet infrastructure in
the world in order to draw in advanced technology companies; this is just one
of the many examples seen in the world today.
We, too, must increase the
attractiveness of our cities. For that we need our cities to achieve brand
status, increase environmental awareness and become ‘smart cities’.
Dear friends, the world is abuzz
with these developments, making their preparations. Countries which enact
policies in accordance with these trends will pull ahead. They will win. We
must take all of these developments into account, discuss them and produce
ideas.
Distinguished guests,
We have behind us 2 important
elections this year. Local elections were completed with due maturity,
democracy upheld by our nation to put forth its will.
Before us lies the presidential
election. It is especially significant in that it will be the first time the
President of the Republic of Turkey will be elected by popular vote. We believe
that this election will be completed with due restraint. Hopefully, this result
will lead to a new social understanding.
For our greatest need right now
is peace. Let us find peace so that we can all focus on our businesses so that
we can take part in more production, more investments and more exports.
Our region is becoming more
unstable each day. Despite this, we increased the industrial production by 5.3%
and exports excepting gold by 4.5% during the first quarter of this year. I
believe that this is a good start for growth.
But we need to be able to do
better for a better Turkey and a better future. This is because the per capita
income has been stuck at 10,000 USD for the last 6 years.
If we want to achieve our goal of
reaching 2 trillion USD national income by 2023, we must attain approximately
8% yearly growth. In the last 10 years, we achieved 8% 4 times. This shows that
we are capable of achieving this goal.
Now, we must gain greater
momentum in the economy and maintain high growth. However, we cannot accomplish
this as a country which generates current deficit for production and one which
enters into debt to grow.
How can we grow rapidly and
maintain our competitive power? How will we overcome the low savings ratio
obstacle? How will we establish a public administration structure far removed
from arbitrary decision making? Will we regain our competitive power through
quality and innovation, previously lost due to employment costs?
The answer to all of these
questions is a new model for growth. For that, we need a series of structural
reforms. We must work together as politicians, bureaucrats, academics and the
business community to design appropriate policy.
The economic reforms enacted by
our government in the last 10 years have given the business community courage
and confidence. Now, we must reignite the fire of reform and complete the
unfinished reforms. Then, Allah willing, we will attain greater goals.
We are making preparations. We
keep the pulse of the business community with regular surveys. We see that the
business community looks to the future with hope. Without hope there can be no
development. There are structural reforms we need. The 5 most important of
these are:
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Tax reform,
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Industry strategy for reducing current deficit,
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Incentivizes for employment,
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Reduction of input costs,
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Improvement of the business environment between the
real sector and banks.
Dear friends,
Tax reform is the highest
priority issue of the business community. A better, more just taxation system,
which taxes not just the people it catches, should be established with the tax
reform. It should not only aim to increase the income of the government, but
also to lower high taxes.
We insist that there should be
affirmative action taken for those who properly pay taxes in order to
incentivize people to pay taxes.
The reduction of current deficit
is imperative for healthier and more stable growth. The way forward for this is
through strengthening of our industry. Last year, our industrial exports were
below that of the year previous to it. The share of mid-level technological
products in our exports is increasing. However, the share of high-tech products
is decreasing.
This shows us the need for
structural transformation in our industry. Our limited resources should be
spent on industrial investments instead of lower added-value fields. We should
support high added-value industrial activities with special programs. We should
not shy away from providing incentives on a product basis.
As we prepare our industrial
thrust, we must take into account opportunities not just in Turkey, but the
economies of the whole region. We must set up production and value chains
around Turkey.
As the TOBB community, we have a
dream. We are dreaming of Turkish-speaking industrial zones with our flag
flying over them in the region’s countries. Because Turkey is the industry
giant of the region.
We can transfer our knowledge and
experience to neighboring countries while the Turkish business community can
benefit from the opportunities there. The first step for this has been taken in
Jenin, Palestine, in coordination with our government. We must be able to
increase the number of these industrial zones to 10, even 100.
We must prepare a comprehensive
strategy to accomplish this. Our goals should be big. Our goal should be to
produce goods for the world and bring in added-value to Turkey.
Distinguished guests,
One of the issues most voiced by
our entrepreneurs is the high input costs of production and exporting. Taxes on
liquid fuel reduce our competitive power as well as encouraging off the record
economy. Let us lower all high taxes on energy in stages.
The employment premium reduction,
enacted bravely by the government has increased both recorded employment and
premium income. Off the record economy has decreased. Both employees and
employers, as well as the government, have benefited from it. Let us continue
this.
Let’s lower the tax burden on
fuel for domestic transportation of industrialists working in imports.
We should provide freight support
for the exports of industrialists. Many transportation projects connecting
every part of the country have been actualized in the last term.
Investments into transportation
are changing the face of our country. The transportation costs of our traders
and industrialists are decreasing. Especially railway investments, with regards
to efficiency, should be increased. Railways should be extended to OIZs, ports
and logistical centers.
Esteemed friends,
Another issue is the need for
affirmative action for SMEs. Globalization, with regards to economy, is
advantageous for the big players. If this process isn’t properly managed the
competitive environment is disrupted. Markets enter into the control of large
companies. Our SMEs and industrialists become relegated to mere outsourcers.
To illustrate the importance of
SMEs for the economy, 63% of our exports are conducted by SMEs and just 39% of
imports. This means that the solution to the foreign trade deficit is also to
be found in SMEs.
An eco-system wherein SMEs will
not be wiped out by large companies and where they will be able to compete in
fair conditions is necessary. The system adopted worldwide for this should also
be put into effect in our country: ‘Development Focused Public Acquisition’.
When we open these acquisitions
to foreign products, we endorse foreign companies. If we continue to do so the
SMEs of Anatolia will not be able to become the global companies of tomorrow.
Public acquisition should be done
with regards to the interests of SMEs. Various parts of the legislation are
weak. A decision to provide 15% price advantage to public acquisition of
domestic products was instructed by the Prime Minister. Unfortunately,
bureaucracy has yet to put it into effect. This decision has not been put into
effect in 93% of public acquisition tenders.
Even municipalities buy imported
goods. Our government took a step in the right direction with the decision 3
months ago to bring price advantage to domestic goods which we hope will be
reflected in practice and we extend our thanks.
A similar regulation should be
made for offset procedures as well. This way, our national industry will have
opportunity for new employment and technology.
Dear friends,
One of the most telling issues
for us recently has been the costs forced on us by banks. The global financial
conditions have already increased credit costs for the private sector.
Additionally the ever increasing process costs of banks exacerbate the
situation.
The real sector is fed up with
paying banks through the nose no matter what the charge is called. Already paid
exorbitant amounts of interest, are banks so desperate as to need payment for
folders? If the real sector sneezes, the banking sector will catch a cold. I
urge banks to stop their ‘always me’ approach. Don’t forget that you only exist
because of SMEs!
Esteemed entrepreneurs,
We must also look to ourselves
and criticize ourselves. Our surveys show that the smaller a company is, the
more problems it has. We are still insistent on staying small and not combining
our powers.
Whereas we consider moving in
unison a cultural trait. Our companies should bring to life this cultural
element and combine their powers. If you want to have more power as a company,
expand your company. If you don’t have the capital for it, form a partnership
or merge. Go public.
Honorable Prime Minister,
Under your direction, work to
provide our Chamber-Exchange Presidents and successful businessmen with green
passports was conducted. However, as I’ve said time and again, we have been
unable to actualize this project. The green passport mentality has prevented
it.
Let us not forget that not only
bureaucrats represent this country; businessmen do, as well. The prestige of
our entrepreneurs is that of our country. Their successes are that of our
country. Take these shackles off of our ankles and we will spread Turkish
companies worldwide!
One of the important significant
problems of the private sector is the fact that the private sector gets pushed
to the back at regional development agencies. We put great importance on
Development Agencies for local development.
In order to achieve this, we feel
that local actors need to be given more active roles. Starting with governors,
bureaucrats serve for limited periods of time at their appointed stations.
Unable to grasp the part of the province, unable to monitor the precursor
conditions or the follow-up to projects.
On the other hand, Chambers and
Exchanges are the memory of that city, the primary representative of the
business community. They adopt projects for their cities as if they were their
own businesses. That is why public administration and private sector should
work together in provinces and regions, setting priorities together.
Dear friends,
The European Union is an important
tool for developing stability and democracy. The EU process is contributing to
our country in regards to the economy as well. Moving forward, the market which
will allow us to retain our competitive edge is the EU market. EU is still the
most developed global market in terms of buying power and the closest one to
us. It will continue to be so.
As the business community, we
support EU values. In this process, the lack of vision from EU leaders as well
as their prejudiced approach has turned on us. If that wasn’t enough, now we
are faced with obstacles such as transportation quotas and extra-tariff costs.
This alienating and damaging treatment needs to change.
Distinguished guests,
There is one more issue with
regards to the period ahead of us: The new Constitution. It is accepted by all
parts of society that a new democratic constitution on par with universal
standards and compliant with EU norms.
This will ensure the smooth
function of legislative, executive and judicial processes together. Our structure
of a democratic, secular and social government under the rule of law will be
strengthened. The Republic, entrusted unto us by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk will
reach its goal of advanced civilization.
During this process, the
parliament, political parties and large institutions have important roles to
play. Let us not allow Turkey to regress; to be dragged into chaos and
uncertainty through fighting.
Let us ensure that peace, not
conflict reigns in our country. Let us stand against all efforts to bring to a
halt our democratic process and development. Let us work harder for Turkey and
let us make a new constitution with this in mind.
Dear and esteemed friends,
The representatives of all
entrepreneurs in Turkey are in this hall! We are a great family working day and
night to serve Turkey. We are tradesmen who start the day with a prayer and
finish it with gratitude. We are the tigers of Anatolia.
We are dedicated to this country,
working from Ardahan to Edirne, in pursuit of lawful gain. We are in 7 regions
and 81 provinces. We are of every color, view and creed. Our way is just, our
hearts are with god. Our cause, our love is singular. A developed, great and
rich Turkey. A globally admired leader with a strong economy and democracy.
That is our goal! That is the
side we are on! That is our policy! The dreams of those who think to hold
Turkey back will never come to fruition. Turkey will become one of the world’s
10 largest economies.
This will be accomplished by the
business community – traders and industrialists – which you represent. The more
you invest, produce, employ and export, the more Turkey will develop. Allah
willing, we will accomplish this together.
In the words of Necip Fazıl:
‘Don’t think that this wheel will be stuck on a bump; tomorrow is surely,
surely ours. The sun, risen and set; eternity is ours.’
We will reach our goals, we will,
all together, make our dreams into reality. ‘In order to reach our destination,
we will travel day and night.’ Tomorrow is ours. Tomorrow belongs to Turkey, to
this nation.
May Allah enrich our hearts,
render our labor and earnings prosperous and preserve the unity and solidarity
of our nation. Godspeed and may Allah aid us.”
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Prime Minister Erdoğan
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan extended his wishes for the TOBB General Assembly to be beneficent for
Turkey and its economy, expressing his gratitude for the contributions to the
Turkish economy.
Extending his condolences to the
families of those who lost their lives during the mining disaster which took
place in Soma and the nation as a whole, praying for the grace of Allah for
those martyred, Erdoğan thanked TOBB, President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and his
team for their Soma visit as well as the aid campaign they have started. Prime
Minister Erdoğan thanked all chambers, exchanges and unions as well as all
representatives of the real sector, employers, industrialists and artisans for
their material and spiritual support for Soma.
Touching on the extraordinary
display of solidarity by the Turkish nation following the disaster in Soma,
Erdoğan stated that the grief is shared by everyone.
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Working together
During his speech at TOBB’s 70th
General Assembly, Prime Minister Erdoğan stated that they are working with TOBB
towards shared goals and that they’ve grown Turkey’s economy to thrice its size
and extended his gratitude for TOBB’s contribution to the economy and putting
bread on not just their own table but those of thousands of people. Erdoğan
stated that in order to increase Turkey’s prestige during the EU process; to
have the crescent-star flag fly free and to promote the country further as well
spreading investments all over the world, they are working together with TOBB.
Erdoğan, stating that the events
between May 30, 2013 and March 30, 2014 are very significant, especially for
the business world, and reported that according to a survey conducted with the
attending TOBB delegates, 32% had seen increase in sales, 34% with decrease and
34% with no significant change.
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Work on the new constitution
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan stated that the Constitution Negotiation Commission has come to
agreement in regards to 60 clauses, “The Chairman [Kılıçdaroğlu] told us that
they were ready to bring the issue to resolution.” Stating that CHP did object
to signing off without the participation of the other two parties in parliament
– MHP and HDP – the Prime Minister stated that he is a man of his word and will
bring the issue to a resolution and that there is no need to wait for the last
2 parties.
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“He has successfully held office for the last 7 years despite obstacles”
Touched on the subject of
presidential elections, Prime Minister Erdoğan spoke in regards to CHP Chairman
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s “civilian president” quote and stressed the definition of
civilian, emphasizing that they represent national will and that it is
perfectly suitable for a political party leader or member to be a candidate,
“President Abdullah Gül, formerly the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has
successfully held office for the last 7 years despite obstacles.”
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CHP Chairman Kılıçdaroğlu
CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
called to mind CHP’s public awareness campaign with the motto: “If the citizens
are paying taxes, the government will be called to account.” Stating that the
State Court of Accounts keeps track of where taxes are spent on behalf of TBMM,
Kılıçdaroğlu reported that these reports never reach the TBMM.
CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
said, “The President of the Republic must be independent and impartial. The
President must ensure that all institutions of the government work together.
The President must be a part of the people. That is the President we want. We
are arguing over the wrong issues. We should first ascertain what we consider
to be the definition of President of the Republic.”
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“The President must be a part of the people”
Emphasizing that they want the
people to vote for their president, Kılıçdaroğlu said, “The President should
not be a shady person, should not invoke doubt. The president should not wield
anger as an art form. The President should embrace the people, should be
modest, should speak eloquently and treat everyone equally.”
- “A
lesson needs to be taught”
Reporting that Turkey is first in
regards to work accidents in Europe, third worldwide, Kılıçdaroğlu said:
“Who will supervise? The
government? Its bureaucrats? Will they go down the mineshaft? Why does nobody
ask who is responsible? A minister came forward, for which I thank him, and
said, ‘If there are this many people dead, there has to be some sort of
oversight.’ Now, I would request that the said minister hand in his resignation
if he has even the slimmest bit of respect for those who died. That is my
greatest wish. A lesson needs to be taught.”
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Constitution talks
Emphasizing that a new, modern
constitution is needed, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “A negotiation commission was
established with each political party having equal say. Was this government the
first to try something like this? No; the first architect of such a project was
the late Ecevit. This is because the constitution must only be altered through
social agreement. All political parties prepared a work procedure and signed
it. It was decided that if the clauses which were agreed upon were to be passed
on to the assembly, they would only be passed on through unanimous agreement of
all parties. Are we bound by this? We are. We are bound, in effect, to the AKP
representatives’ statements. Do you know what the fundamental problem is? It is
not the constitution. It is the coup legislation.”
Kılıçdaroğlu finished with a
quote from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, “Those societies which hope to live
comfortably without working, tiring and producing must first lose their
dignity, then their freedoms, followed by their liberty and future.”
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Deputy Prime Minister Babacan
Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan
stated that everything is facilitated in the country once trust and stability
are established, “Without trust, people don’t trade, banks don’t give out
credit.”
Stating that Turkey has been
undergoing an incredible transformation in the last 12 years, Babacan said that
the Turkey of 2002 completely different than that of today.
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Customs and Commerce Minister Yazıcı
Customs and Commerce Minister
Hayati Yazıcı stated that populism could not ever be adopted by them and said,
“We looked to the core of the nation. We set our priorities accordingly.”
Stating that they view law and
justice as the highest power in public administration, Minister Yazıcı said
that ruling the country with this perspective in mind, they are forming the
basis of social, economic and legislative security.
Following the speeches, January 1st
– December 31st 2013 budgetary term spending and audits as well as
the January 1st – December 31st 2015 term budgetary
proposals were ratified.