The head of the Islamic Saadet (Felicity) Party, Numan Kurtulmus, criticized the decision of the Council of State, the highest administrative court in Turkey, which decided to freeze the application of the new formula proposed by the Higher Education Council at the university entrance exams. The new formula in the coefficient rates would have allowed the graduates of vocational schools to enter the university departments that they chose almost like regular students.
Kurtulmus said that it was meaningless for the Council of State to insist on this subject and it only created an atmosphere of chaos and crisis. He emphasized that those who took such a decision should question their conscience before all things. He said that the decision on this issue should be decided by a public referendum which would save a big portion of the nation from being treated unjustly. Kurtulmus also stated that there was a need for a more democratic and civil constitution in Turkey.
Source: habervaktim (Turkey), February 10, 2010
