Reactions from all segments of the society came to the ugly statement made by the Ankara Bar Association due to the statements of the President of Religious Affairs Prof. Dr. Ali Erbaş on Friday sermons. In addition, an investigation was launched against the Ankara Bar Association for insulting the religious values of the people.
After the President of Religious Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ali Erbaş, said that adultery and homosexuality, one of the most basic prohibitions of Islam, were cursed in the Qur'an of Ramadan, the alleged human rights association made a criminal complaint. The Ankara Bar Association made ugly statements about the sermon of Prof. Dr. Erbaş the other day. There was a reaction from the Ankara Bar Association to the statement made by the Ankara Bar after the statements of the President of the Religious Affairs, Prof. Dr. Ali Erbaş, which some circles wanted to put in the target because of revealing the truth of the Qur'an, and from the society to the Diyanet community, teachers and unions from every part of the society.
Reacting to the Ankara Bar Association, Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop said, “The right to criticism never gives anyone the right to distort and insult the values that our nation believes, even from its shallow lodge. We always take pride in having truths and values that go beyond the ages.”
SUPPORT FROM MINISTERS TO ERBAŞ
Minister of Industry and Technology, Mustafa Varank, shared his Twitter account with the label titled #AliErbaşyalnızdeğildir (Ali Erbaş is not alone) and said, “Our teacher, Ali Erbaş, who enlightened the ages, expressed the terms of Islam. Let this foot team, who tries to see his troubles with Islam through Mr. Ali Erbaş, know well, that you will not be able to judge unless the oppressors rest on our eternal homeland.”
PAKDEMİRLİ: I CONDEMN THE VILLAINOUS ATTACK
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli shared on his Twitter account with the label titled #AliErbaşyalnızdeğildir (Ali Erbaş is not alone) and said, “Our Head of Religious Affairs, Mr. Ali Erbaş is not alone. He will never be alone with the permission of Allah, explaining the commandments of Allah and their prohibitions. I condemn the low attacks on our teacher.”
MINISTER SELÇUK: WE ARE WITH OUR PRESIDENT
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services, said, “We are with our President of Religious Affairs, which reminds us of our religious values in order to protect our families and our generations during Ramadan. Every attempt to attack our national and spiritual values will find society again.”
MINISTER GÜL: THE FASCIST REFLEX HAS OCCURED AGAIN
Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül said, "The appeals of Ankara Bar Association regarding these statements do not match with the values and principles that hold us together. "This unfortunate explanation made by a professional organization that needs to know the meaning of the freedom of belief and thought against everyone has also exposed the fascist reflex in their minds once again."
AGD: ISTANBUL CONTRACT SHOULD BE DISCOVERED
Turkey's largest youth movement of the Anatolian Youth Association (AGD) Chairman Salih Turhan, "We support all the points stated by our President of Religious Affairs, Ali Erbaş," he said. Turhan, who also reacted to the Istanbul Convention with his statement, continued his words as follows:
However, it is not possible to solve these issues before the Istanbul Convention is torn and thrown, the trainings that legitimate gender equality are not eliminated, and the series that legitimize these immoralities on television have not ended.
INQUIRY ABOUT ANKARA BAR ASSOCIATION
Head of Religious Affairs of Ankara Bar Association, by Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Dr. Due to his statement to Ali Erbaş, it was announced that an investigation was initiated for the crime of “humiliating religious values adopted by a part of the public”.
In the written statement made by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the Ankara Bar Association due to the statement of the Ankara Bar dated 26 March 2020 and titled 'Press release about the speech of the President of Religious Affairs, Ali Erbaş, who hates humiliated people and targeted the masses', An investigation was initiated ex officio for the crime of “humiliating religious values adopted by a part of the people” within the scope of Article 216/3 of the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237.” the statement said.
Articles of the Istanbul Convention, on which the HRA and Ankara Bar Association rest their backs
Articles of Istanbul Convention
* Article 5 / a: To change the social and cultural behavior patterns of women and men in order to ensure that the prejudices, traditional and all other practices rooted in the idea of inferiority or superiority of either sex or the stereotyped roles of women and men…
* M. 4 / 1-3: Individuals' gender, gender, race, color, language, religion, political view or having different views, national or social origin, any ethnic minority, property, birth, sexual preference / orientation, Regardless of gender identity, age, health status, marital status, being a migrant or refugee, regardless of age or disability and any other status, the provisions of this contract are guaranteed to be implemented by the parties, especially measures to protect the rights of victims.
* Article 10 / c: “Encouraging the educational unity and other forms of education in order to remove stereotyped concepts related to the roles of women and men from all forms and levels of education and to achieve this goal, especially revising the textbooks and school programs and training and methods according to this purpose. regulation ”. (ETCEP is still in force)
* Article 12/1: The Parties take the necessary measures to change social and cultural behavior models for women and men in order to eliminate / root out prejudices, customs and traditions, traditions and all other practices based on the assertion of female inferiority or stereotypes for women and men. .
* Article 12/4: Parties; culture, tradition, custom, religion or so-called "honor" ensures that it does not justify any acts of violence covered by this contract.