Yapıcıoğlu responds to Erdoğan's statement: "There is no discussion regarding the first four articles of the Constitution."

While discussions about the constitutional amendment continue, HÜDA PAR Chairman Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu has taken the issue to another dimension. In a program he attended in recent weeks, Yapıcıoğlu stated, "We say that there should not be a fourth article in the constitution. The fourth article is to put a mortgage on the will of future generations." While Yapıcıoğlu became the focus of criticism, President Erdoğan stated, "There is no discussion regarding the first four articles of the constitution from our perspective. Especially, the People's Alliance does not have such a problem or concern. Our party's stance, attitude, and approach on this issue are quite clear." thus putting an end to the discussions.

YAPICIOĞLU: MANY CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYERS SAY THE SAME THING

In a live broadcast on Haberler.com during the opening of the new legislative year in the Parliament garden, HÜDA PAR Chairman Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu made a new statement. Yapıcıoğlu said: "After we said these things, almost in unison, all parties said we will not allow any changes to the fourth article. Because if the fourth article is removed, it paves the way for the removal of the other three articles. Since you, as parties representing 99% of the people, say that these articles should not be changed, why are you afraid? We say that having unchangeable articles in the constitution is to put a mortgage on the will of future generations. Many constitutional lawyers say the same thing.

"WE HAVE NO FIGHT WITH THE REPUBLIC"

We currently have no demand to change the location of the capital or to change the National Anthem. We are saying something simple. Theoretically, legally, and politically, having unchangeable articles in constitutions is not the right method.

We have no fight with the Republic. There may not be a need to change the first four articles today. But if there is a demand to change these articles years later, we say that we do not have the right to prevent them. They are slandering by saying that HÜDA PAR is hostile to the flag, the National Anthem, and the Republic."