While this may seem contrary to democratic ideals, it was argued by military authorities and secularists as necessary in the light of Turkish history, ongoing efforts to maintain secular government, and the fact that the reforms were implemented at a time when the military occupied 16.9% of the professional job positions (the corresponding figure today is only 3%).
這也許看上去於民主理想相悖，但是軍事當局和世俗主義者認為這樣做的必要性基於三點：1）土耳其歷史背景，2）維持世俗政府的不斷努力，3）以及改革是在軍隊佔據全國16.9%專業崗位的時候進行的（現在軍隊只佔據3%專業崗位）。