İncirli: Risks Must Be Identified Before Crimes Are Committed, Structural Changes Needed

The CTP held a press conference at the Republic’s Assembly under the “Public Security Action Plan” agenda to address growing security concerns in society.

Speaking at the meeting, CTP leader Sıla Usar İncirli stressed the importance of assessing security problems in the country and addressing existing shortcomings.

İncirli said security problems could not be resolved by ignoring or downplaying them, adding that security should not be treated solely as a judicial matter.

“SECURITY IS NOT A JUDICIAL BUT A POLITICAL ISSUE”

İncirli said security was also a political issue, noting that the current situation should be assessed not only in terms of population but also in terms of governance capacity and public security.

She said a decline in the overall number of crimes alone did not mean that society had become safer, stressing the need to focus on the nature and severity of crimes.

İncirli emphasised that the types of crimes that cause the greatest concern among the public and developments that increase security concerns should be addressed beyond the figures.

“WE ARE SEEING THE CULTURE OF VIOLENCE SPREADING”

İncirli drew attention to what she described as the spread of a culture of violence in society, saying that this should be treated as a serious problem even if it was not directly felt by people in their daily lives.

She said the CTP had called for an extraordinary session of the General Assembly to address these problems comprehensively, stressing that the party did not want to turn the issue into a political dispute by prolonging or diverting the debate.

İncirli said they had been waiting for the government, but the CTP had nevertheless been accused of “putting on a show”.

“We do not believe it is right for this problem to be postponed any further or for the necessary measures to be neglected any further,” she said.

“GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO ATTEND PARLIAMENT DOES NOT MAKE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR”

Addressing the absence of government MPs from the extraordinary session, İncirli said the government’s failure to attend Parliament did not eliminate the country’s security problems.

İncirli said the existing problems had to be confronted, adding, “We need to face all of these issues. If we do not confront them, we cannot solve them.”

“POPULATION HAS LONG BEEN MANAGED THROUGH ESTIMATES”

İncirli also addressed the issue of population, arguing that the population had long been managed through estimates and that the exact number of people living in the country was not known.

She said the issue had not been addressed through a comprehensive state policy, resulting in an area where institutions operated without sufficient coordination or oversight.

İncirli said the lack of accurate population data had directly become an issue of governance capacity and public security, stressing the need for a comprehensive approach.

“WE MUST KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE HERE AND UNDER WHAT STATUS”

İncirli said it was necessary to know not only how many people lived in the country, but also under what status, where and for what purpose they were residing.

She said the legal status of people living in the country should also be monitored to determine whether their permits and other legal statuses remained valid.

İncirli said the government’s lack of sufficient information on these issues constituted a significant problem in terms of governance capacity.

She stressed that accurately monitoring the population and population movements was necessary not only for statistical purposes, but also for planning public services and ensuring public security.

“RISKS MUST BE IDENTIFIED BEFORE CRIMES ARE COMMITTED”

İncirli said the police had been successful in apprehending perpetrators after crimes were committed.

However, she said security policy should not focus solely on apprehending perpetrators after crimes occur, stressing the need to identify risks before crimes are committed and implement preventive measures.

İncirli said structural changes were needed to achieve this, adding, “Risks must be identified before crimes are committed and prevented.”