hello and welcome this is radio jordan 96.3 fm broadcasting from amman as part of radio jordan's
coverage regarding the turkish presidential election today we have with us dr oktar
bobna to tell us in detail about the turkish presidential election first of all we would
like to know how well the role of the presidency change after the polls thank you very much for
having me my name is oktar bobna i'm a medical doctor from turkey and i represent mr adnan oktar
and our salam mr adnan oktar salam to our all our jordanian brothers and sisters as you know there
are elections tomorrow and these elections are particularly important because after tomorrow
completely new political system will be introduced to the country there are also important changes in
the election system this is a new presidential system for turkey it's there is no federation
but it's a peculiar presidential system for turkey there are also important changes in this election
system the most important one is that it allows parties to cooperate before elections and which
we see in many countries with some changes of course minor differences however it is a it is new for
turkey it will allow smaller parties in the alliance to enter the parliament this is crucial because
as there is a 10 percent election threshold for two in turkey and many people fear that the system
won't won't allow anyone and everyone to be represented in the parliament so this this with this alliance
system in this new election is new political election system there will not be such a problem even the
smaller parties will be able to enter parliament also the new system will not include prime ministry
the president will appoint the council of ministers including ministers and deputy ministers and
ministers will not be parliament members they will be from outside of the parliament and so they have
to resign first if they are a member of parliament they have to resign first in this system which is a type
of presidential system there will be no coalition governments because and since two times before 2002
turkey suffered from many times from the coalitions economically and and politically so the new system
promises to put an end to the instability that comes with the coalition governments so again this is a
complete a new system for turkey and how would the presidential candidate rajab tayyab
Erdogan cope if failed to secure a parliamentary majority in today's elections could we see a formation of a coalition for example
well after the elections there is a possibility of course that the party of the president and a majority party in the parliament will be different this is always possible if that happens the opposition might lock the system and trigger a new crisis this this might lead to a new crisis
however there are also ways to bypass such crisis if the president and the parliament fail to agree on a point and cannot work reasonably which is possible both the parliament and the president can call for snap elections but this can only happen for two times
two times the new system will also bring a plural democratic model which mechanisms in place to away the dictatorship to form for instance the system will be based on the principle of separation of powers and the terms of running the office will be limited and the president can be sued and brought to court
as i as i said the president will have only two rights to be in the office and if a snap election is called one right will be lost and this can happen only two times and because of this i don't think there will be any coalition because politically and logically if you look in the opposition and and the two alliances on two sides there won't be any coalition and which doesn't look like possible
sir if you will work in generalailleurs
muhram in jean Muharam India presidential candidate and one of the main position
as we know he said two days ago
he will remove the state of emergency
and send four million Syrians back to Syria with celebrations
over 50% of the votes?
First of all, according to the polls,
it doesn't look like he will secure
over 50% of the votes, Muharrem Ince.
And also, you talked about the state of emergency.
First of all, President Erdogan also announced
that after the elections,
the state of emergency would be lifted.
That is his statement, President Erdogan's statement.
The opposition also claims
that many of the AK Parti's projects
are unnecessary, even wasteful.
They claim that if they win the elections,
they will either stop or even destroy those projects.
But this generates, of course,
a reaction from the people.
They should come up with new projects,
but they say if they win,
they will either stop or destroy those projects.
And a CHP candidate,
Muharrem People's Public Party,
Muharrem Ince claims that if he wins the elections,
he will not use the presidential palace, for example.
He also doesn't approve of the new system
and promises to go back to the parliamentary system
if he is elected.
Well, opposition parties,
particularly CHP,
object to the privatization of public institutions
and promise to take measures
to make distribution of income more equitable.
But they also say,
the opposition,
that there will also be radical changes
to Turkish foreign policy.
As you mentioned,
for example,
they will say,
they will send back 3.5 million Syrian refugees.
But these people,
our brothers and sisters from Syria,
they came to Turkey,
they seek,
they refuge to Turkey
because there was an unstable
and the unstable environment in Syria,
as everybody knows,
and their lives were under threat.
And not to be murdered,
they came to Turkey.
So how can we possibly
send these people,
innocent people,
our brothers and sisters,
back to Syria?
Because that's not human,
that's immoral,
that's not Muslim.
This will not be Muslim
because these people,
if they go back,
they might get murdered,
their houses are destroyed,
they don't have any financial income,
they lost their jobs.
There is no way
for these people to live in Syria
unless, of course,
the security is provided
and the war is stopped.
But there is no situation right now.
So,
these are, of course,
reasons
that I briefly talked about
that make people wary
and anxious
of an opposition victory.
If they win,
people think
they are anxious
what's going to happen.
Well,
even with such difficulties,
Turkey is the most important
democracy in the region.
I am not,
we are not an AKP fan.
We are not a party fan.
But AKP,
of course,
we talk about
Mr. Erdogan's party
and there's also
Republican People's Party
and there are some other parties
in the alliances,
especially.
And,
of course,
there's also
Nationalist Movement Party
and the Great Unity Party.
So,
what,
the Turkish,
if there is,
there will be an instability
in Turkey
after these elections.
Of course,
this will not be good
for any country
in the region.
There is turmoil,
there is problems,
internal conflicts
in the Middle East.
Well,
Turkey is the most important
democracy in the region,
for sure.
No matter what the outcome is,
a stronger Turkey
will be in the best
interests of everyone.
So,
it is necessary
for everyone in Turkey
to be stable.
Should Turkey's democracy
and economy begin
to fail,
the troubles of the Middle East
will definitely only
get worse.
For this reason,
it is crucial
that a strong Turkey
is a result of this election.
At the end of the interview,
I would like to thank
Dr. Oktar Bubna
for his insights
regarding the Turkish
presidential election.
And thank you so much,
sir.
And thank you very much
for having me.
Thank you.