ISTANBUL - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said on Saturday that the government has the pain of coming to power from opposition.
Responding to questions of journalists before the session on ''Results of Consequences of Economic Crisis in Turkey'' held within the scope of 27th Economists Week, Baykal said that the constitutional amendment law was not adopted for a certain person, adding that the amendments have general and objective character.
''I believe that Mr. President made a warning to politicians, but the regulation that is tried to be done is not a wrong regulation,'' Baykal said.
Commenting that there is coordination deficiency in the government, Baykal said that ''government officials issue statements which are sometimes contrary to each other... There is no consistent government table in Turkey, and I am worried about the consequences of this situation.''
When reminded about the claims published in one newspaper saying that the AKP government gave guarantee to the U.S. about use of bases in Turkey, Baykal said that such important decisions can't be given by hiding them from the public opinion. ''Making a preference on this issue behind the close doors has been very wrong. I don't say that the decision has been wrong, it can be right or wrong, but the government should not hide the decision it took from the society. This decision will directly affect the lives of 65 million people today,'' he said.
The government which came to power by putting forward big claims don't know what to do in these issues now, told Baykal in the session which was later held.
Noting that the economic crises in the country didn't only cause economic deformations, but also deformations in the social structure of the country, Baykal said that the government has not yet clarified its policies about economy.
Baykal criticized the government's decision to end financial zero year, adding that economy should be registered.
''It is seen that the government could not clarify the relation between politics and economy and between the ruling and opposition party. I suppose they don't know what they will do clearly. They don't have a political authority that will tell them what to do. Everybody says something, and they think as if everything is possible. They don't have an effective, consistent vision,'' Baykal commented.