A mayor asking the deputy prime minister to resign?

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has tried to silence the polemic between Bülent Ar?nç and Melih Gökçek by saying, ?They are both wrong.?

It is understandable for a party leader to silence such a polemic as general elections are approaching. However, it is not possible to understand his consideration of a cabinet minister as equal to an outsider.

We have a gentleman mayor in our biggest city, Istanbul. Have you heard him enter any political polemics? Is it the business of a mayor from the same party to demand the resignation of a deputy prime minister?

Prime Minister Davuto?lu should have stated that his cabinet minister Ar?nç?s fault was his manner of speaking, not the difference of his position. 

There is also a much more important dimension of the matter beyond the polemic between Ar?nç and Gökçek: The constitutional powers of the government and the president. When Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ar?nç said, ?Don?t let an image be formed of guardianship of the president over the government.

 Don?t forget that there is a government in this country, and I would defend my government against all kinds of dangers,? he was defending the Davuto?lu government. He was defending it against the eroding attitude of the president against the Davuto?lu government.

The prime minister, who said ?both of them are wrong? in the Ar?nç-Gökçek polemic, did not specifically reproach Ar?nç?s critical words against the president. Indeed, he could not have supported Ar?nç openly in this matter, but even his careful avoidance of saying that Ar?nç?s criticisms were wrong is important.
It is indeed true that a prime minister should defend the powers and reputation of his government.

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