Erdogan: We Are Protecting the Cheated Woman

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that 80% of the community supported their party in respect of "adultery crime" and stated that they were protecting the cheated woman. He asserted that inserting adultery as a crime to the Penal Code was a necessity "Of the respect we have for women."Erdogan added, "If the mother or the father cheats, in the case of a complaint by the cheated spouse, the judicial process will be launched concerning this issue. There is nothing other than this."The adultery issue will be discussed once more at the Central Administration Council of AKP today. Meanwhile, Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc announced that the Parliament would convene on September 14, to take up the Turkish Penal Code motion of AKP.Â