The whole Syrian affair deserves to be defined as a “crime against humanity.” The “intervention in Iraq” was another one, even if the chief conspirators, George W. Bush and Tony Blair, were able to get away with it given that they were the leaders of two powerful countries.
I should be the last person to write on economic matters, since it is neither my profession nor my passion
The rift between Turkey and the European Union is not a temporary matter; on the contrary, it is time to think rationally and take it seriously.
“Que sera, sera” is how some of us are looking at current developments in Turkey: “What will be, will be.”
Many have argued the theoretical issue of whether a democracy can tolerate the discourses of anti-democracy.
It seems that my country has lost its way like never before
We supposedly celebrated the 93th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey on Oct. 23. In fact, it seemed rather like a funeral party for the old Republic.
Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz stated in a TV interview last week that “they want to raise a new generations who will go out onto the streets with flags, as in the case of the July 15 coup attempt.” It means that we will live under the permanent threat of a coup for many years, meaning that in 20 years’ time, we will need people to stop expected atrocities by rushing onto the street with flags. It means that we will live for decades with vigilance against “internal enemies.”
It was about midnight on Friday when I found myself unable to resist wondering what the latest news was and switched the TV on.
