Yalçın made evaluations to the AA correspondent on the 46th anniversary of the military coup of September 12, 1980.
"If you try to write the political history of the Republic of Türkiye, a history of the republic can be written just through coup stories." Yalçın said that this is a very unpleasant reality for the country and the nation.
Explaining that at that time, the country began to be perceived as if "coups were a reality that should happen to the country every 10 years," Yalçın said that this was saddening for everyone.
Recalling what happened after the military coup of May 27, 1960, which was the first in the Republic of Turkey, Yalçın said, "The country has to face so many coups that a sufficient environment is never created for the development of democracy and human rights." he said.
"Governments had to work with the possibility of a coup like the sword of Damocles."
Stating that citizens voted against the injustices in the elections after the military coups, Yalçın said, "New governments come to power, but they always have to work with the possibility of a coup, a sword like the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. Unfortunately, democratic politics in Türkiye at that time was structured in such a way that the parties that came to power were actually the parties that were not able." shared his opinion.
Stating that democratic politics was designed in some way by overthrowing governments that were thought to be "derailed" with memorandums, Yalçın said, "Bureaucratic tutelage mechanisms, which think they control the center of the state, have unfortunately always kept the citizens, daily life, democracy, politics and human rights agendas under control through the fear they have created in the country. Therefore, unfortunately, a ground on which human rights can develop has never been formed." he said.
"Those who carried out the 1980 coup prepared such a constitution"
Pointing out that the military coup that took place on September 12, 1980 turned into a structure that increased tutelage and institutionalized it, Yalçın said, "If you pay attention, those who carried out the 1980 coup prepared such a constitution that they preferred to maintain their control over the state and to protect themselves from being prosecuted even if they moved away from power and the atmosphere of the coup left the country." he said.
Yalçın pointed out that the coup plotters were actually aware of the anti-democratic actions they committed and that this unlawfulness could one day be met with a response.
Stating that the 1980 coup actually established and institutionalized tutelage in Türkiye's general political memory, Yalçın said, "Then it built its own tutelage in such an institutional way that the restriction of politics and human rights in periods such as February 28 developed within the framework of the opportunities provided by the 1980 coup to the tutelaries. It was not easy to fight against these." made his assessment.
Yalçın said, "The 1980 coup took place on September 12, a tragedy took place there and it is not over. That tragedy created an atmosphere that prevented the development of the whole country, progress in terms of human rights, and democratic institutionalization." he said.
Pointing out that the coup plotters not only took over the state administration, but also tried to create mechanisms that would continue that administration for the future, Yalçın said, "In this sense, the 1980 coup became one of the main structures that prevented the spread of democracy and human rights in the country." he said.
"The tutelage mechanism is a mechanism that keeps the government in the country from being powerful."
"The tutelage mechanism is a mechanism that keeps the government in the country from being powerful." Yalçın said that this is why democracy and human rights could not develop in Türkiye for many years.
Pointing out the effects of coups in this sense, Yalçın said, "When democracy and human rights do not develop, the economic growth and development of the country becomes impossible and you begin to turn into a country that is constantly skating in a deadlock." he said.
Regarding the 1982 Constitution adopted after the coup, Yalçın said, "Those who framed the 1982 Constitution established this mechanism to strengthen the tutelage mechanism over the state. Although it seems as if issues such as human rights, democracy and social state rights are mentioned in the Constitution, a 'but' statement comes up every time, and then you are faced with limitations. In other words, the 1982 Constitution did not only limit the government and politics, but also collapsed on society like a specter." he said.
Explaining that the AK Party frequently encountered these tutelage centers after it came to power on its own, Yalçın said:
"In fact, the April 27 e-memorandum was a new type of memorandum given by the military to the elected government, but in the history of our republic, a memorandum given to the military by the military said, 'We do not surrender to this tutelage mechanism. We are the elected government of the country. As a soldier, you are obliged to work under an elected government.' "The AK Party government is the first political government that had the courage to say this."
"This happened as a result of our intense struggle."
Stating that the AK Party has waged this struggle for a long time to show that this state belongs to the nation itself, not to various tutelage centers, Yalçın said, "After the July 15 coup attempt, all citizens of the Republic of Turkey and the world public opinion saw this: Turkey is no longer a country that can be governed by coups and tutelage." he said.
Stating that the nation protects its state and government, Yalçın said, "This happened as a result of a long-lasting struggle, with a political power united with its nation marching towards the same goal. If we can come to terms with the coups today, if we can prevent the unelected from taking over the country from those who are not elected in our country, if a government that emerged from the ballot box has become able to construct the future of the country, its citizens and the nation, this has actually happened as a result of an intense struggle we have waged." expressed his opinion.
Pointing out that the AK Party government ensured that those who carried out the 1980 coup were held accountable in the courts of this country, Yalçın underlined that only at the end of these struggles was Türkiye able to achieve a normal basis of democracy and human rights.
"We believe that we can make a civil constitution suitable for the progress Türkiye has made."
Yalçın said, "One of the most important features of the AK Party is that it has succeeded in a struggle that ensures the embrace of the state and the nation and eliminates tutelage. If we can talk about a civilian constitution today, it is thanks to this struggle." made his assessment.
Hasan Basri Yalçın reminded that they took measures to increase and expand freedoms within the 1982 Constitution and said:
"But this problem still remains before us. Unfortunately, in terms of its spirit, its preamble and its essence, the constitution under which we are currently governed is still a constitution made by the coup plotters. Therefore, in order to show that we, as a government that has achieved so much development, deserve all the support that our citizens have given us in the fight against tutelage, we actually think that even after all the reforms made in this coup constitution, this constitution is still pro-coup in its essence, therefore it should be changed. That is why our President always says 'We owe something to our citizens. This country is truly liberal, We owe a constitution that will enlighten the future of the country.' We use the expression frequently and our work continues within this framework. A civil constitution, a more liberal constitution. "We have to put forward a constitution that is truly made by civilians."
Expressing that Türkiye managed to leave all these tutelage mechanisms and coup stories behind, Yalçın said, "This is a struggle that has been waged for many years under the leadership of our President. We won this struggle, that is, we disbanded and destroyed the tutelage that existed against us. We are really planning to provide this society with a civil constitution as soon as possible, which will guarantee their freedom and rights and ensure the further development of this society and this country." he said.
Yalçın said, "We believe that we can make a civil constitution suitable for the distance the Republic of Türkiye has come and covered." he said.
