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Founding AKP Figure Reacts to Davutoğlu Probe: ‘Democracy Is Strong Only as Long as We Preserve This Distinction’

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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  • Former Education Minister Hüseyin Çelik criticized an investigation into former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu over alleged insults against the president.
  • Çelik said democracy is strong only if society preserves the distinction between harsh political criticism and insult.

Former Education Minister Hüseyin Çelik, a founding figure of Turkey’s AKP, criticized an investigation launched against former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu over alleged “insults against the president” linked to past political assessments.

Çelik said he did not consider the investigation appropriate. He called for a careful distinction between harsh political criticism and insult, saying, “Democracy is strong only as long as we preserve this distinction.”

Democracy is strong only as long as we preserve this distinction.

· Hüseyin Çelik, former Minister of National EducationÇelik stressed the need to distinguish between harsh political criticism and insult while criticizing the investigation into Ahmet Davutoğlu.
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