A statement issued by the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (TUSIAD) on Sunday warned that the application by Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, the chief prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals, to have the party closed as it was a focus for anti-secular activities was undemocratic and potentially damaging to Turkey.
“Regardless of the votes they took in elections, requests to close political parties, which are indispensable elements of democratic life style, is unacceptable for Turkish democracy that has the experience of pluralist parliamentary regime for almost a century,” the TUSIAD statement said.
“Past experiences showed that closing political parties did not contribute to Turkey’s political, economic and social problems.”
TUSIAD said that it expected all political parties to take Turkey away from an atmosphere that triggers polarization into an atmosphere of politics that produces projects of compromise and prosperity.
