PALACES BUILT IN THE SHADE OF A CENTURY-OLD PLANE TREE

A CHP Reflection on Memory, Power, and Legitimacy Whose Party, Whose Future? THOSE WHO FIGHT AGAINST MEMORY One of the greatest paradoxes of politics is this: Those who seek power first seek to control memory. Because...

REPUBLICAN PEOPLE'S PARTY CHAIRMAN KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU ON THE OPERATION TARGETING THE SİLİVRİ MUNICIPALITY...

REPUBLICAN PEOPLE'S PARTY CHAIRMAN KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU APPOINTED A DELEGATION TO ADDRESS THE OPERATION TARGETING THE SILIVRI MUNICIPALITY Republican People's Party Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has appointed a delegation regarding the operation targeting the Silivri Municipality...

JERKS NEVER DIE

Lips That Don’t Know the March, Fists Ready to Strike The caricatures we once laughed at in the movies have now become the leading figures in politics. Characters change, settings are updated, technology leaps forward; but...

Humanity Is Growing—But Can Local Democracy Become More Human?

Throughout history, humanity has grown. It has expanded its cities, its nations, its economies, its armies, and its technology. It has gone underground, crossed the seas, soared into the sky, and reached outer space. It has multiplied knowledge,...

WE'VE FOUND THE GUILTY PARTY! The Collapse of Politics That Refuses to Look in the Mirror

Kılıçdaroğlu: A period marked by accusations against the AK Party and the judiciary; evasion of responsibility, a politics of victimhood, and fear of internal party confrontation In politics, defeat, failure, and scandal...

Loyalty or the Wind?

Just as in politics, difficult times in the art world reveal people’s true character. Those who compete to be in the spotlight when the applause is loudest disappear when the storm hits...

In politics, differences of opinion are temporary; friendships are lasting

In politics, personal relationships and political differences are often confused. Yet loving someone does not mean you have to agree with all of their political choices. I have known Veli Ağbaba for many years....

Creating a Counter-Public Sphere

Historically, the concepts of the public and the public sphere have taken on different meanings and connotations. The concept of the public, which can be identified with the state and the people, also plays a role in discussions of the public sphere...

Punishment and Reward Are Essential for Purification!

There are two common systems regarding party discipline. In countries where polarization is not severe, flexibility and avoiding strict party discipline serve as a balancing mechanism. Strict discipline, on the other hand...

BREAKING NEWS: The Purge Process Has Begun in the CHP

#SonDakika 🔴​Breaking news from the CHP! The names of those referred to the High Disciplinary Board (YDK) as part of internal disciplinary proceedings have been revealed.   📌​Here are the names referred to the YDK: ➖️​Ensar Aytekin ➖️​Ali Mahir...

We’re building hospitals—so why can’t we build people?

A joke sometimes reveals not just a person, but the mindset of an entire era. Sometimes a joke conveys in a few minutes what a book of hundreds of pages on politics, sociology, or history cannot...

IS IT THE TRANSFORMATION OF TURKEY’S DEMOCRACY CRISIS INTO A SECURITY CRISIS, OR IS IT A CRISIS OF LEGITIMACY FOR ÖZGÜR ÖZEL’S CHP?

At a time when debates over the party convention, criminal cases, rulings of absolute nullity, and questions of legitimacy have intensified within the CHP, Özgür Özel’s article in Newsweek, written for the international public, has drawn attention...

We Will Either Purify Ourselves or We Will Rot

It is easy to talk about purging a political party. The hard part is putting those words into action while being willing to pay the political price. One of Turkey’s biggest problems is...

IF THE CULTURE OF LYNCHING PREVAILS, WE ALL LOSE

The Rahmi Koç incident, which has been the subject of public debate in recent days, actually highlights an issue far more significant than a mere anecdote. For those curious about the details of the debate, regarding the matter...

No More Guardianship—Let’s Embrace Pluralism!

A "guardianship system" is dangerous for all civil and political organizations. If you see that "the drum is around one person's neck and the drumstick is in another's hand," it means something fishy is going on. Establishing this system within the CHP...

The Lost Years of Turkish History and Kurdistan

Someone who thinks deeply about the Kurdish issue, the peoples of the Middle East, human rights, and pressing social issues and problems; who is interested in science and philosophy; who loves humor and jokes...

PARALLEL LINES, PARALLEL STRUCTURES, AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

There is an issue that media outlets and hired pens praising Manisa MP Özgür Özel should take note of: Parallel; lines that are equidistant from one another along their entire length and...

The AKP Is a Disaster

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 have been precisely such a period...