Numan Kurtulmuş, who previously made controversial statements regarding the third item, spoke differently this time.

The statements made by the President of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, in his speech regarding the new constitution three days ago had drawn reactions. In that speech, Kurtulmuş stated: The main thing in the constitution is to express the needs of the nation. For example, the phrase 'The integrity of the state with its territory and nation is indivisible' in the constitution is correct; but from this perspective, it needs to be changed. Because the state does not have a territory, nor does it have a nation. This text should be expressed as 'The integrity of the nation with its state and territory is indivisible.' The new constitution should eliminate privileges and exceptions. Privileges and exceptions are the greatest enemies of democracies.

"COMPLETELY A PERCEPTION OPERATION"

Numan Kurtulmuş, who became the focus of reactions with his words regarding Article 3, clarified his statements. Kurtulmuş said: First of all, let me say once again that I have always hesitated to speak about the constitution until now. If there is a beautiful unity among the parties, what comes to our minds is that the constitution should pass in the Grand National Assembly with over 400 votes. Starting a debate about the first four articles would harm the process. To show that there is a debate regarding Article 3 is, at the very least, unfair; it is a perception operation.