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		<title>THE AKP IS A DISASTER – Series, Part 4</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Wed, June 17, 2026, 07:51:59 +0000</pubdate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There’s a Bigger Problem Than Inflation: Hopelessness If you want to understand a country’s true situation, sometimes you don’t need to look at statistics. It’s enough to look at its young people. Because young people are the mirror of the future. Their dreams, fears, and expectations reveal a country’s tomorrow. Today, one of the biggest problems facing Turkey may be high inflation. It may be unemployment. It may be the deterioration in income distribution. But greater than all of these […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The "AKP Is a Disaster" Series, Part 3</title>
		<link>https://halkweb.com.tr/en/the-akp-is-a-disaster-3/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Tue, June 16, 2026, 07:13:56 +0000</pubdate>
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					<description><![CDATA[  The Republic for Sale: Privatizations and Twenty-Three Lost Years How does a country become wealthy? By producing more. By exporting more. By developing more technology. By creating higher added value. By raising better-educated people. By building stronger institutions. In short, by investing in the future. So, can a country become wealthy by selling off its assets? In the short term, yes. […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>THE AKP IS A DISASTER  ARTICLE SERIES 2</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Mon, June 15, 2026 10:47:51 AM UTC</pubdate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What Does a Country Lose When Justice Is Lost? When does a country begin to grow poorer? Most answers to this question are economic in nature: high inflation, unemployment, debt, and low income. Yet the first thing that impoverishes a country is often not economic. It is justice. Because justice is not merely the name of the rulings handed down in courtrooms. Justice is the foundation of the trust people place in the future. When a citizen goes to court […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The AKP is a disaster</title>
		<link>https://halkweb.com.tr/en/the-akp-is-a-disaster-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Sun, June 14, 2026, 6:40:39 PM UTC</pubdate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ARTICLE SERIES 1: How Were the Institutions of the Republic Eroded? States are not merely made up of flags, buildings, and laws. The true force that sustains a state is its institutions. Because institutions outlive individuals. Governments come and go. Political parties rise and fall. Leaders enter and exit the stage of history. But the state’s memory lives on in its institutions. A country’s future also depends largely on these institutions […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>If There Are Institutions, Is There Also Democracy?</title>
		<link>https://halkweb.com.tr/en/if-there-are-institutions-is-there-democracy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Fri, June 12, 2026 11:36:47 +0000</pubdate>
				<category><![CDATA[Gündem]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Democracy is not measured solely by the existence of institutions; the real issue is the purpose for which those institutions operate and in whose interest they serve. A country may have a constitution, courts may appear to be functioning, newspapers may be published, parliament may convene, and elections may be held regularly. However, none of these things on their own signify freedom and democracy. Because sometimes institutions exist, yet their spirit has long since been drained.   Throughout history, many […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Damn you, Mümtaz!</title>
		<link>https://halkweb.com.tr/en/god-strike-me-down-mumtaz/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Wed, June 10, 2026 06:31:14 +0000</pubdate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Faith is a treasure, the devil is a thief, and reason is the guardian of the treasure. If the guardian leaves, the thief steals the treasure.” What a profound statement.  But I think it’s incomplete. Because in our country, sometimes the guardian doesn’t leave. The guardian stays inside. The key is in his pocket. The ledger is in front of him. The seal is in his hand. But reason has long since left the room. That’s when the thief doesn’t even need to break down the door. Looking at the political debates of recent days, one can’t help but […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Visa Empire: Who Is Behind the Appointment Crisis?</title>
		<link>https://halkweb.com.tr/en/who-is-behind-the-visa-empires-appointment-crisis/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Mon, June 8, 2026, 6:19:46 AM +0000</pubdate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Allegations of massive corruption, access barriers, and unanswered questions… In recent years in Turkey, the hardest part of traveling to Europe has not been obtaining a visa, but rather being able to apply for one. Processes that once took just a few weeks have now turned into waiting lists that stretch for months. Students are missing out on educational programs, businesspeople are unable to attend international meetings, academics cannot travel to conferences they’ve been invited to, and families on both sides of the border […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The AKP Is a Disaster</title>
		<link>https://halkweb.com.tr/en/the-akp-is-a-disaster/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Sat, June 6, 2026, 5:54:25 AM UTC</pubdate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some governments fail. Some make the wrong decisions. Others, however, squander not only the present but also a country’s future. Turkey’s last twenty-three years tell the story of just such a period. When the AKP came to power, it presented itself as a movement of hope. It promised democracy. It promised justice. It promised prosperity, freedom, and development. A weary nation listened to these words […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Understanding Who the Roadblock is for</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Thu, June 4, 2026, 8:09:50 AM UTC</pubdate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Doruk madencilik]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Is the state bigger, or is the conglomerate bigger? We’ll all see tomorrow.” This statement, made by a miner resisting in Beypazarı, is in fact a political diagnosis that sums up the last twenty years of the labor struggle in Turkey. Because today the issue is not merely the unpaid wages of Doruk Mining or Özşen Mining workers. The issue is who produces and who governs in this country. The issue is who controls the hundreds of meters […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>June: Month of the Unforgotten and the Indispensable</title>
		<link>https://halkweb.com.tr/en/june-is-the-month-of-the-unforgotten-and-the-unforgettable/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hakan Urun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubdate>Wed, June 3, 2026, 7:49:13 AM +0000</pubdate>
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		<guid ispermalink="false">https://halkweb.com.tr/?p=286424</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[  Some months hold meanings that go beyond being mere dates on a calendar. June is such a month for Turkey. It marks not only the beginning of summer but also serves as a reminder of the sorrows, struggles, and hopes etched into this country’s memory. When June arrives, we once again honor the great artists who became the voice of the people and the young people who lost their lives in the pursuit of a freer, more just country. Because […]]]></description>
		
		
		
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