Presidential Legal Policies Board met at Çankaya Mansion

ANKARA (AA) – Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi said, “A security that is not based on law is not permanent and sustainable. For this reason, we continue to develop our security policies in the new period based on a citizen-oriented and law-based approach that protects rights and freedoms, is based on a preventive approach.” he said. Minister Çiftçi attended the Legal Policies Board Meeting chaired by Mehmet Uçum, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Legal Policies Board, at Çankaya Mansion.

Speaking here, Çiftçi stated that the state is a structure consisting of institutions and organizations, as well as a great civilization combination where justice, security, freedom and public order are kept alive together. Stating that in the historical context, powerful states gained legitimacy by basing power and justice on law, and survived by strengthening the sense of trust between them and their citizens, Çiftçi said, “In our state tradition, the understanding of ‘Let the people live so that the state lives’ prevails.

“The line extending from Nizam al-Mulk’s Politics to Ahmet Cevdet Pasha’s understanding of law, from the noble state experience of the Seljuks and the Ottomans to the legal order of our Republic, shows that justice and security are not alternatives to each other, but complementary.” he said. Çiftçi emphasized that each of the activities and studies carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the manifestation of the law on the field and said: “Each task we undertake, from public order to the fight against terrorism, from migration management to disaster management, from cyber security to traffic safety, from combating disasters to population services, directly serves to protect the legal order and secure the fundamental rights of our citizens.

For this reason, it is not possible to consider legal policies and internal security policies independently of each other.” – “Security not based on law is not permanent and sustainable” Stating that the Turkish Century, built under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was a period and a historical period in which breakthroughs were made in every field, from economy to development, from health to tourism, from defense industry to education, from law to security policies, Çiftçi said that freedoms are also guaranteed in an environment where security is ensured.

Minister Çiftçi pointed out that it is not possible to protect freedoms where there is no security and said, “A security that is not based on law is not permanent and sustainable. For this reason, we continue to develop our security policies in the new period based on a citizen-oriented and law-based approach that protects rights and freedoms, is based on a preventive approach.” he said. “As our esteemed President often emphasizes, in Turkey’s new century, law should be evaluated not only as a set of norms, but also as the institutional guarantee of national sovereignty, democratic legitimacy and the will of the nation.” Farmer also said that for a democracy without tutelage, it is necessary for national sovereignty to fully prevail.

Çiftçi stated that Turkey’s legal order has to develop based on its own historical accumulation, social reality and understanding of national sovereignty, and pointed out that the applicability of security policies in the public sphere will be stronger if security policies are powered by law and come to life on the basis of this perspective. – “We are obliged to align the state power with the will of the nation in the same direction” Çiftçi stated that he believes that the evaluations they will carry out with the Legal Policies Board will make significant contributions in areas such as developing the understanding of preventive security, combating new generation crimes, cyber security, migration management, disaster law, legal framework of social media and digital space, protection of children, and combating violence against women.

Pointing out that the world is going through a major transformation process, Çiftçi emphasized that artificial intelligence, digital platforms, cyber threats, international migration movements and hybrid security risks make it necessary to rethink classical understandings of law and security. Minister Çiftçi said: “There is a greater need for an understanding that foresees the risks of the future today, develops preventive measures and produces public policies that center people.

Therefore, the cooperation between our Presidential Legal Policies Board and our Ministry of Internal Affairs is of great importance at this point. In the Turkish Century, we are obliged to align security with freedom, authority with justice, and state power with the will of the nation.” – “Our Board is ready to provide intellectual support to all kinds of processes of the Ministry of Internal Affairs” Deputy Chairman of the Legal Policies Board, Uçum, stated that they are a very valuable stakeholder of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which has a great institutional structure and memory, undertakes important tasks with its central and provincial organizations and affiliated organizations throughout Turkey day and night for the peace, security and well-being of the public.

Stating that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has undertaken very comprehensive tasks that touch on every subject, from population and citizenship services to public order, disaster and emergency management, and migration management, Uçum said, “We have previously had many collaborations regarding these areas of duty within the Board’s work. Intellectual studies have been carried out in many areas such as children dragged into crime, the fight against violence against women and drugs, as well as immigration law and disaster law.

I would like to state that from now on, our Board is ready to provide intellectual support to all kinds of processes of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.” he said. – “We know that he is always ready for duty to strengthen brotherhood” Uçum pointed out that the “Transition to a Terror-free Turkey” process, which started with President Erdoğan’s opening speech of the Turkish Grand National Assembly on October 1, 2024, is a historical period for Turkey and said: “This process continues to be carried out determinedly as a state policy, taking into account the report of our Parliamentary National Solidarity, Fraternity and Democracy Commission, which is almost a road map on the subject.

In this context, we know that our Ministry of Internal Affairs is always ready to strengthen peace and strengthen brotherhood, especially in the process of integration with society, as it has been until today. Stating that they closely follow Minister Çiftçi’s statements regarding the personnel rights of law enforcement officers who selflessly take part in ensuring Turkey’s public order and fight against terrorism, Uçum said, “In this context, I would like to state that our Board will be pleased to provide all kinds of intellectual support to develop the legal policies needed to improve the personnel rights of our law enforcement officers, especially our police officers.” he said.

Stating that security policies are the guarantee of freedom, Uçum said: “Freedom and security are not opposites of each other and there is no dichotomy relationship between them. On the contrary, there is no freedom where there is no security. Where there is no security, there will be chaos. Freedoms only exist in environments where the state provides security. For this reason, the Republic of Turkey can never be expected to compromise on strong security policies developed to secure rights and freedoms.” After the speeches, the meeting continued closed to the press.