Words from Hüseyin Çelik that will anger Erdoğan! 'This is why Turkey is not improving'
Stating that the Presidential Government System is not suitable for Turkey, Hüseyin Çelik said, "We have created our own militant judiciary. This is terrible. This is why Turkey is not improving."
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Former Minister of National Education Hüseyin Çelik, one of the founders of the AKP, has made striking statements.
Responding to questions from Armağan Çağlayan on Ekol TV, Çelik criticized the Presidential Government System, the judiciary, and the state of universities.
"There is no need for this many Imam Hatip schools," said Çelik, adding, "We abolished university tuition fees. We did the most wrong thing in the world."
Speaking about the Presidential Government System, Çelik used expressions that will anger AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
"In my opinion, the state has become dysfunctional at the moment," said Çelik, adding, "This Turkish-style Presidential System, the Presidential Government System, is not for us."
Highlights from Çelik's statement:
"THE PRESIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IS NOT FOR US"
"In my opinion, the state has become dysfunctional at the moment. This Turkish-style Presidential System, the Presidential Government System, is not for us. Remember before the election, wasn't the Table of Six talking about a 'Parliamentary System'? Mansur Yavaş made a dissenting statement. Other than that, are Mr. Özgür Özel or Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu talking about a parliamentary system? No. They are also dreaming of this: 'We will come to power, let us benefit from this a little too.'"
"THIS IS WHY TURKEY IS NOT IMPROVING"
"When we came to power, we should have done this: We should have established such a justice system that everyone would say, 'Well done, brother, this is what Islam is, this is what humanity is, and this is what justice is.' No, we also created our own militant judiciary. This is terrible; this is why Turkey is not improving."
"IF IT WERE UP TO ME, I WOULD IMPOSE TUITION FEES"
"We abolished university tuition fees. We did the most wrong thing in the world. If it were up to me, I would impose tuition fees for universities. I would collect from those who can afford it, and for those who cannot, I would provide loans and scholarships, and say, 'Pay your money.'"
"UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE NOT IN A VERY GOOD PLACE"
"Our universities are in a disgraceful state. There are currently 206 universities. We always have a mentality that sacrifices quality for quantity. The number has risen to 206, but when you compare it based on the quality of faculty members, the money we allocate for research, and our contribution to world science, unfortunately, we are not in a very good place."