Discussion on National Security and Governance

Who did the Constitution delegate these duties to?

The Supreme National Security Council, the Supreme National Security Council.

Look at the entire composition of the councils in the Constitution.

The military is there, the politicians are there, domestic policy is there, foreign policy is there, the economists are there,

The person who controls the country's money and financial resources is there,

The security officials are also there. The council is envisioned in the Constitution.

It has specified such a composition, from the highest ranks of each.

It says they should make decisions in times of peace or war, or even after peace...

and war. Again, the entire Constitution...

is with the Leadership. Meaning all of this has been anticipated, the decision-

making is not like you and I saying, 'Well, maybe this will happen, maybe that will happen.'

If it happens this way,

There are no 'ifs'. They must calculate precisely in those Supreme Council meetings. Well, everyone from

their own perspective would speak precisely. One would say, 'What is my resilience in terms of providing for people's livelihoods?'

Another would say, 'What is my military resilience?'

As long as I can, I will fight, and when I can't, I will make a fuss. I used to say, let's assume

what our foreign policy is like, whether we are isolated now or not, whether we are making final decisions,

He would say everything, where our strength is, where our weakness is. Everyone spoke in that meeting, in that

particular final meeting, which started at 9:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m.

The one where, if you remember, the agreement with the Americans was approved.

In that last meeting, the very thing that is under question and after all, there is a lot of talk about it, then...

Those 13 people, 12 people voted. Was it the same number for the ceasefire?

The ceasefire was under

much harder security conditions. At that time, it wasn't possible to hold a Supreme Council meeting because

if we held a Supreme Council meeting and at that moment, for example, it got bombed, and the country is really at war...

Well, then on what basis was it approved for us to accept the ceasefire?

At that time, it was approved in smaller meetings, meaning in groups of four, or groups of three,

Then, in conclusion, were they all in agreement?

Well, naturally, at that time too, there were supporting and opposing views.

Of course, the conditions back then really couldn't be compared to the conditions after. You were under a war...

...where even for two people to meet was difficult.

But the meetings finally took place, and was everyone in agreement?

As I said, there were ultimately supporting and opposing views there too.

But ultimately, on the condition that if America...

...accepts that the ten-point proposal we gave is the basis for negotiation, the ceasefire can be accepted.

Was everyone in agreement on this too?

Well, shall we say the military was in agreement?

The military was key.

Let me put it this way.

Since the war is in their hands, if they aren't convinced, it won't work.