That money belongs to the entire nation

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said he has been financing his election campaign activities, which are a violation of his oath of impartiality, with our money.

"I am here at town squares delivering speeches with the money of the state. This is my legal right. I am here as the head of the state, the people. I have received 52 percent of the votes and stepped up to this position," he said.

Yes, true, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an received 52 percent of the votes in the first round of elections and became the president. 

However, that does not give him the right to violate the constitution explicitly and de facto suspend the constitutional order. 

Fifty-two percent of the people voted for Erdo?an so that he would perform his duties within the framework of the current constitution and laws. They did not vote so that he can do whatever he wants with the rules he sets in his mind, so that he climbs above the constitution and laws.  

It may be true that the duties and powers the current constitution and laws attribute to the position of the president may not be adequate for him. 

But he should not forget that when he ran for this office, he knew what the constitutional order was. After he was elected he took an oath that he would comply with the constitution, be impartial and represent the unity and togetherness of the people.

Now, he says with pride that he is spending the "money of the state" but that money does not belong to only the 52 percent who voted for him.

That money constitutes the taxes collected from the entire nation. He does not have the right to insult and "bring into line" the other half of the nation with that money. 

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