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Politics & Policy
The Republic of Turkey is a democratic, secular and social
State governed by the rule of law; bearing in mind the concepts
of public peace, national solidarity and justice; respecting
human rights and loyal to the nationalism of Ataturk. The
Turkish State, with its territory and nation, is an indivisible
entity. The official language of the Turkish State is Turkish
and its capital is Ankara.
Sovereignty is vested in the nation without reservation
or condition and the nation exercises its sovereignty through
the authorized organs as prescribed by the principles laid
down in the Constitution. The right to exercise sovereignty
cannot be delegated to any individual, group or class. Everyone
possesses inherent fundamental rights and freedoms which
are inviolable and inalienable.
The fundamental aims and duties of the State are to safeguard
the independence and the integrity of the Turkish Nation,
the Republic and democracy; to ensure the welfare, peace
and happiness of the individual and society; to strive for
the removal of political, social and economic obstacles
which restrict the fundamental rights and freedoms of the
individual in a manner incompatible with the principles
of justice and of the social State governed by the rule
of law; and to provide the conditions required for the development
of the individual's material and spiritual existence.
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