Those who took sides in the first hours of the event, when it was not yet clear what had happened, saying “so-and-so is not alone”...
This reflex is no longer a habit, it has become a matter of mentality.
Because this is not about defending a person or reacting to an event;
It is the disease of taking a position based on belonging, without waiting for the truth.
If someone is jumping up and down, if someone takes sides in such a hurry, know that the issue is not the truth, but perception, manipulation, and sometimes even opportunism.
Those who pass judgment before the file is even opened...
Those who make sociological inferences based on the economic status of the perpetrator...
Those who draw ideological conclusions from their family's lifestyle...
They are all different faces of the same vicious circle.
So who is really carrying water for whose mill?
Who does this language that divides society, keeps anger alive and feeds on polarization serve?
And what's more painful: Do those who use this language realize this?
There is also another dimension:
The so-called commentators, screen faces, social media lawyers who came out “in the heat of the moment”...
Those who pass judgment before the facts are clear,
those who speak with certainty when nothing is yet known...
This haste does not produce knowledge; it only produces noise.
But the most basic need is this:
A little calm.
A little patience.
A little respect for the truth...
But unfortunately, sloganic approaches such as “it is ours” and “it is not alone” have taken the place of thinking.
The crowds speak but the mind is silent.
And this mistake is not one-sided.
The opposite reflex is exactly the same on the other side.
The same memorizations left and right, the same preconceptions, the same mental comfort zone...
Two approaches that look different but are essentially the same.
This shows that the problem is not ideological;
the problem is in the way you think.
I wish Allah Almighty's mercy to our precious teacher Ayla Hoca and our students who lost their lives in this tragic incident, and I wish our nation patience and peace.
There is one point that needs to be emphasized here:
Messages of sympathy and condolences from different segments of society for Ayla Hoca, a teacher who wore a headscarf...
This is a picture we have missed for a long time.
A partnership built not on pain, but on humanity.
Not to make the mistakes that some people have made in the past,
without marginalizing, without discriminating...
That is really admirable.
Because the truth is this:
Pain has no identity.
Victimization has no ideology.
If we cannot find a common conscience even in such incidents,
that's where our real loss begins.
Another important topic is the issue of responsibility.
In this country, even for minor incidents, institutional managers can be dismissed,
In such a major and shocking event, it is only natural that higher levels of responsibility should be discussed.
Let's go even further:
In such circumstances, the resignation of a minister is not a weakness for the health of the system; on the contrary, it is a sign of strength.
Because resignation,
“It is to be able to say, ”I take responsibility.".
But we have not seen this virtue for a long time.
Those who benefit do not resign,
It has become a reflex to cling to the seat.
But positions are for responsibility;
not a shelter.
Conclusion;
The greatest need of this country is to become a society that acts with reason, not with reflexes.
It is to be able to speak with common sense, not anger.
It is to take a position based on justice, not on belonging.
Because let us not forget:
The wrong that is silenced today will grow tomorrow.
And in the end...
We will be the victims again.