Veto Tension at Summit Of State

Erdogan cancelled his regular meeting with Sezer, which was supposed to be held today, with a statement reading, “The meeting of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, which was announced to be held tomorrow (today), was cancelled because of the National Security Board (MGK) meeting, which will be held on Friday.”

After the Cabinet meeting, which was held in Sakarya, Erdogan had stated that the amendment would be passed from Parliament in its present form and sent back to Cankaya. Erdogan had said, “I do not understand why Mr. President vetoed the law.”