The
darkness of middle ages is upon #Turkey. Whether it is about national security
or not, the bans have proven the lack of capability of managing a country. #AKP
has failed for countless times before, starting with the demolition of
historical #Emek theatre in May 2013. With #Gezi, its foundations were shaken
in an unseen manner, not like anything before it. The collective, creative, and
free soul of Gezi set quite remarkable dynamics on motion. In case you’re
wondering, #Gezi was also against #Cemaat. One of street slogans was “Goodbye
Tayyip, Go next to #Fetullah, to #Pennsylvania”.
A
confession of a #Gezi person here, I have always believed Fetullah’s
conservative community was the locomotive of AKP coalition (To be honest, it
still looks so). But the unexpected thing was that AKP’s determination to set
the ways apart. That was never calculated or seemed possible before AKP’s third
electoral win.
The
true nature of #Erdogan revealed itself after a bogus balcony speech which promised to be an inclusive administration to
all fragments to society ahead. None of the others bought it but it
remained as vague promise, somehow reassuring. Large fragment of society (from
nationalist to socialists & from liberals to capitalists), while being
cautious about the Islamic and conservative agenda, supported many actions,
from Kurdish resolution process, to an open society, less militarized more civilized
state, etc. Whatever the coalitions may be, one way or another AKP was capable
of building coalitions with every segment, not ubiquitously of course. On the
process though, people suffered from false evidences, long imprisonment
durations. It should be stated that there are only two segments AKP was never
able build a common ground; strictly #Kemalists and strictly #secular #liberals.
Currently
AKP is a party of Sunni Hanafi low income households which do not use internet
and excessively rich conformists. Both fragments are quite comfortable with AKP
politics unless they do not affect them. Both fragments are hoping somehow they
gain some kind of benefit from this corrupt state. These fragments together can
be called lumpen proletariat which seems to be Turkey’s most important
problem; a classless economical class
This
broken corrupt system devoured the rule of law, the concept of
separation of powers in the dirty hands of AKP officials. And it will
only keep worsening if AKP remains in power, Western hemisphere should be ready
to say GOOD BYE to an important ally and major contributor to the
modern world’s civilization. After #Syria experiences, #NATO should have
understood that movements Islamists are never a reliable ally (P.S. If someone
butchers a man believing it is within their religion, there has to be some
problem). This also applies to moderate or political Islam, or
whatever its name is. I’m not referring to conservative movements, but let’s be
realist democracy has never been AKP’s goal, it was just a tool to get where Turkey
is now.
The
upcoming elections will be Turkey’s litmus paper in the decision of
where it belongs. Turkey 2.0 was established with efforts of several coalitions
led by AKP, but the entire world will see whether it will be updated to AKP’s dark
V2.1 or in the completely opposite direction, in the direction of freedoms,
human rights, rule of law, humanism. I say be ready for land of hope, TURKEY
3.0.
- https://www.facebook.com/RevNews/photos/a.125035117650059.26795.124978350989069/300304606789775/?type=1&theater
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