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hello and welcome this is radio jordan 96.3 fm broadcasting from amman as part of radio jordan's

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coverage regarding the turkish presidential election today we have with us dr oktar

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bobna to tell us in detail about the turkish presidential election first of all we would

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like to know how well the role of the presidency change after the polls thank you very much for

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having me my name is oktar bobna i'm a medical doctor from turkey and i represent mr adnan oktar

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and our salam mr adnan oktar salam to our all our jordanian brothers and sisters as you know there

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are elections tomorrow and these elections are particularly important because after tomorrow

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completely new political system will be introduced to the country there are also important changes in

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the election system this is a new presidential system for turkey it's there is no federation

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but it's a peculiar presidential system for turkey there are also important changes in this election

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system the most important one is that it allows parties to cooperate before elections and which

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we see in many countries with some changes of course minor differences however it is a it is new for

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turkey it will allow smaller parties in the alliance to enter the parliament this is crucial because

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as there is a 10 percent election threshold for two in turkey and many people fear that the system

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won't won't allow anyone and everyone to be represented in the parliament so this this with this alliance

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system in this new election is new political election system there will not be such a problem even the

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smaller parties will be able to enter parliament also the new system will not include prime ministry

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the president will appoint the council of ministers including ministers and deputy ministers and

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ministers will not be parliament members they will be from outside of the parliament and so they have

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to resign first if they are a member of parliament they have to resign first in this system which is a type

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of presidential system there will be no coalition governments because and since two times before 2002

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turkey suffered from many times from the coalitions economically and and politically so the new system

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promises to put an end to the instability that comes with the coalition governments so again this is a

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complete a new system for turkey and how would the presidential candidate rajab tayyab

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Erdogan cope if failed to secure a parliamentary majority in today's elections could we see a formation of a coalition for example

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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

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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

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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

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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

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sir if you will work in generalailleurs

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muhram in jean Muharam India presidential candidate and one of the main position

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as we know he said two days ago

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he will remove the state of emergency

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and send four million Syrians back to Syria with celebrations

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over 50% of the votes?

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First of all, according to the polls,

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it doesn't look like he will secure

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over 50% of the votes, Muharrem Ince.

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And also, you talked about the state of emergency.

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First of all, President Erdogan also announced

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that after the elections,

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the state of emergency would be lifted.

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That is his statement, President Erdogan's statement.

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The opposition also claims

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that many of the AK Parti's projects

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are unnecessary, even wasteful.

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They claim that if they win the elections,

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they will either stop or even destroy those projects.

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But this generates, of course,

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a reaction from the people.

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They should come up with new projects,

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but they say if they win,

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they will either stop or destroy those projects.

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And a CHP candidate,

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Muharrem People's Public Party,

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Muharrem Ince claims that if he wins the elections,

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he will not use the presidential palace, for example.

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He also doesn't approve of the new system

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and promises to go back to the parliamentary system

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if he is elected.

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Well, opposition parties,

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particularly CHP,

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object to the privatization of public institutions

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and promise to take measures

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to make distribution of income more equitable.

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But they also say,

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the opposition,

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that there will also be radical changes

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to Turkish foreign policy.

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As you mentioned,

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for example,

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they will say,

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they will send back 3.5 million Syrian refugees.

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But these people,

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our brothers and sisters from Syria,

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they came to Turkey,

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they seek,

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they refuge to Turkey

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because there was an unstable

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and the unstable environment in Syria,

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as everybody knows,

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and their lives were under threat.

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And not to be murdered,

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they came to Turkey.

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So how can we possibly

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send these people,

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innocent people,

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our brothers and sisters,

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back to Syria?

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Because that's not human,

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that's immoral,

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that's not Muslim.

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This will not be Muslim

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because these people,

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if they go back,

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they might get murdered,

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their houses are destroyed,

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they don't have any financial income,

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they lost their jobs.

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There is no way

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for these people to live in Syria

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unless, of course,

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the security is provided

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and the war is stopped.

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But there is no situation right now.

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these are, of course,

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reasons

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that I briefly talked about

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that make people wary

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and anxious

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of an opposition victory.

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If they win,

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people think

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they are anxious

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what's going to happen.

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even with such difficulties,

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Turkey is the most important

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democracy in the region.

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I am not,

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we are not an AKP fan.

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We are not a party fan.

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But AKP,

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of course,

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we talk about

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Mr. Erdogan's party

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and there's also

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Republican People's Party

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and there are some other parties

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in the alliances,

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especially.

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there's also

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Nationalist Movement Party

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and the Great Unity Party.

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So,

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what,

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the Turkish,

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if there is,

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there will be an instability

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in Turkey

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after these elections.

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this will not be good

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for any country

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in the region.

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There is turmoil,

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there is problems,

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internal conflicts

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in the Middle East.

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Well,

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Turkey is the most important

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democracy in the region,

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for sure.

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No matter what the outcome is,

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a stronger Turkey

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will be in the best

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interests of everyone.

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So,

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it is necessary

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for everyone in Turkey

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to be stable.

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Should Turkey's democracy

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and economy begin

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to fail,

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the troubles of the Middle East

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will definitely only

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get worse.

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For this reason,

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it is crucial

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that a strong Turkey

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is a result of this election.

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At the end of the interview,

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I would like to thank

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Dr. Oktar Bubna

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for his insights

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regarding the Turkish

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presidential election.

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And thank you so much,

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sir.

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And thank you very much

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for having me.

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Thank you.