They have allowed an enormous concentration of power in the hands of one person and the parliamentary majority that he leads. Turkish policymakers must now guarantee the judiciary’s autonomy and political impartiality, restore freedom of expression for all citizens, and establish a system of checks and balances to replace the military as the guardian of secularism.
显然，土耳其的政治制度缺少充分的保卫。这使得大量权力集中在独夫之手及其所领导的议会多数。如今，土耳其决策者必须捍卫司法的自治地位和政治上的公正性，重塑全体公民所共有的言论自由，并建立政府机关的相互制衡以取代军队成为世俗主义的捍卫者。