Aktuelni predsjednik Ahmet Necdet Sezer, tvrdi sekularista koji se često sukobljavao s AKP-om, stavio je veto na taj zakon, ali ga je parlament ponovno odobrio.
Incumbent President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, a staunch secularist who has often clashed with the AKP, vetoed the legislation, but it was again approved by parliament.