Women rights should be protected as constitutional rights

The president Gül speaking for the first time as the president at the opening of the national assembly gave the message of compromise on the issue of constitution.

The debates on the preparations of the new constitution made its mark on the opening of the new period of the national assembly. The president Gül speaking for the first time as the president at the opening of the national assembly drew the outline of the roadmap of his seven year presidency. Gül evaluated the debates on the agenda: " some fears and worries qualified as the remainders of the traumas and turbulences in the near past have come up on our agenda. What matters is that as a nation, we are able to deal with them and overcome them now."

Gül said: " Constitutional adjustments should confirm the democratic, secular and social rule of law. It is a constitutional duty to protect women rights and to enhance their roles in the society."