Gul receives supreme court of appeals chief justice

President Abdullah Gul yesterday received Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Hasan Gerceker. In a statement released before the meeting, Gul said that he had been closely following political and legal discussions that have intensified recently within the country. He said, "It is a duty for all individuals and agencies with a sense of responsibility to show the utmost care to prevent these arguments from reaching a level where they run the risk of damaging fundamental principles of our Constitution, our national interests and reputation, solidarity, unity and economic and political stability, and to assume the attitude, manner and sophistication the situation calls for." After the meeting, Gerceker said, "We reached a consensus to ease the tension as soon as possible and that this was important for future of the state." Gul said as it happens in all democracies it was natural and necessary that every segment of the society discuss directly every matter which concerns the nation and the world. "Common sense of public will finally determine the validity and rightfulness of the views in question," he said.