I wanted to compare the defense of Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu, the 7th chairman of the CHP, with the defense of Socrates before his execution with hemlock poison.<\/p>\n
Even as centuries pass, the similar characteristics of historical events and heroes remain the same.
\nThe course of history changes, but the destiny of humanity never changes.
\nSomeone is fighting a moral battle for the future of humanity, and someone is fighting for the destruction of humanity and the domination of immoral life.
\nThe battle between good and evil has been going on for three million years.
\nThe greatest crime of the good is disorganization, and the greatest luck of the bad is organization.
\nLet us be honest, brave, conscientious and moral, first to Allah, then to history, then to society and to ourselves; this society could not digest K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu's Alevism and Kurdish identity at the expense of surrendering its future to darkness by not embracing Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu just because of his ethnicity, sect, courage and honorable personality.<\/p>\n
This polarized society loves money, power and thieves. Rightist\/leftist, religious and irreligious do not matter. It is the only unchanging characteristic of Middle Eastern societies.
\nHe makes money and power his god...<\/p>\n
As peace-loving as Socrates was, he was also the opinion leader of the Revolutionary Party, the source of the hated aristocratic philosophy, the seducer of young people whom he dumbed down through debate.<\/p>\n
That is why Anitos and Meletos, the leaders of the democrats, thought that Socrates should die and that it would be better that way.<\/p>\n
Similarly, K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu was the nightmare of Melih G\u00f6\u00e7ek and M. Mir Dengir F\u0131rat on live broadcasts. He was the only leader that Erdo\u011fan did not dare to confront.
\nThus, just as Socrates was the first martyr of philosophy and they decided that Socrates should die by drinking hemlock poison, they decided that K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu should be erased from the political scene at all costs.<\/p>\n
K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu in the face of judges in his defense:
\n\u201cI am here not to defend myself for a crime I have committed, but to record the crimes that have been committed, to hold them to account and to make a note in history.
\nHistory has given me the duty to tell the truth and has given you the opportunity to record it.
\nYour Honor, I stand before you because I called a thief a thief.
\nI say it again in the presence of you and my beloved nation and in front of history;
\n\u2018A man who says, \u2019Son, have you zeroed the money in the house' is a THIEF.
\n\u2018If the man who said \u2019I only have one ring, if I become rich, I know that I stole it' has become rich, Your Honor, I say again, he is a thief - a thief.
\nThose who cannot account for their assets due to theft and corruption are taken over by the ruling powers. And this ultimately opens the door to disasters for that country.\u201d.<\/p>\n
Because of these words and because of his brave and honorable personality, they had put him in the dock, but with one difference: he was judging justice, judges, the power that put him there and history.<\/p>\n
K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu's brilliant defense reminded me of the words of Socrates before his execution:<\/p>\n
What did Socrates say?
\n\u201cSocrates: Come on, let's listen to Kriton. If it is crushed, bring the poison, if not, crush it.\u201d.<\/p>\n
He owed a single rooster before he was executed. Socrates, the symbol of morality and justice, had not forgotten.
\nHe called out to his friend:
\n\u201cWe bought a cock for Asclepius, fulfill it, don't forget!...\u201d<\/p>\n
In his defense, K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu said:
\n\u201cWhat did Trump say to Erdogan?
\n\u2018I will investigate your assets.\u2019
\nWhat did the \u2018palace\u2019, which had been taken over and had all the powers in its hands, do? It immediately fulfilled what they wanted.
\nA head of state who is captured by sovereign powers cannot serve his country. This is another fact that history has put before us.
\nThose who rob the state know me best.
\nBecause they investigated my seven generations to silence me.
\nHe who takes money takes orders.
\n\u2018 If you don't have the money to pay, you will be forced to give the land you have,\u201d K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu said.<\/p>\n
So what did Socrates say about rulers in his defense?<\/p>\n
He was saying:
\n\u201cTrue rulers are those who know how to rule.
\nThose who sell themselves as knowledgeable are in reality the most ignorant.
\nThey were like priests and soothsayers who speak beautiful words but do not understand the meaning of what they say.
\nThe truth is, Athenians, God alone is wise.
\nI remained poor because of my devotion to God.
\nMeletos has sued me on behalf of the poets, Anytos on behalf of the professionals and politicians, and Lykon on behalf of the orators.
\nAs I said at the outset, it is impossible for me to clear myself of such a serious slander in an instant.
\nSo you are not accusing me of godlessness but of not believing in the gods recognized by the state.
\nBut judges, this man doesn't believe in the Sun and the Moon. He says the sun is stone and the moon is earth.
\nI am a horsefly created by God to plague the state.
\nI am God's gift to the city.\u201c.<\/p>\n
So what was Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu saying?
\n\u201cI am Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu!
\nI'm 75 years old. I've earned all my life by the sweat of my brow.
\nI raised my children with halal food.
\nI am Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu!
\nDon't I have mistakes, regrets and sorrows?
\nOf course there is.
\nYour Honor, during the presidential elections, those we knew as nationalists and patriots who said \u2018I entrust K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu to my family\u2019 as a will turned out to be collaborators, I made a mistake because I believed them.\u201d.<\/p>\n
In the same vein, what did Socrates say in his defense?
\n\u201cThe task of interrogating others has been given to me by God, and this path has been shown to me by prophecies, by apparitions, by all the means by which the will of God is revealed to men.
\nAthenians!
\nThis statement is true and not difficult to prove.
\nThe official duty of the judge is to judge by the measure of the rights of all; he is sworn to judge according to the law, not according to his own whim.
\nIt is injustice that scares, not death...
\nSo I would like to inform you, who have sentenced me to death, that as soon as I die, a much harsher punishment awaits you than the punishment you have given me.
\nIf you think killing me will save you from paying for your life, you are deluded.
\nBelieve me, it will be the opposite of what you think.
\nA divine spirit protected me!\u201d.<\/p>\n
In court, Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu said this to those who stabbed him in the back, those who pushed the future of the country and the people into darkness, those who gave him their word of honor and reneged on it, those who said they loved him like a father and then backstabbed him at the first opportunity, those who sold him out for money; in front of history and in the presence of judges, he said this to their faces:<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I was wrong. I didn't realize how bad they could be.
\nI regret it!
\nI could not better explain the established order and the danger the country is in. I could not convince our nation. I could not fight more against those who falsify fake videos.
\nThey say, \u2018A child who does not receive the love of the village and his family burns that village to keep warm.\u2019
\nYour Honor, if we don't win those children back, they will burn us. I want to testify in front of you and in front of history.
\nI am determined to fight!\u201d.<\/p>\n
In the same way, Socrates shouted in the face of the judges:
\n\u201cO my judges!
\nI would like to tell you about a really amazing incident. Until now, even in everyday work, when I was about to do something bad or wrong, a divine voice inside me would stop me.
\nBut I ask only one thing of you: if my children, when they grow up, strive more for riches or anything else than for virtue, deal with them as I have dealt with you, and punish them.
\nIf they give themselves a value that they don't deserve, if they don't care about what they should care about, if they think they are something when they are useless, treat them the same way I have treated you, the same way I have objected to you, the same way I have been angry with you and tried to stop you.
\nIf you do that, then you will be fair and just to me and to my sons.\u201d.<\/p>\n
As a nation, we have surrendered the future of ourselves and our children to darkness for the sake of our own ambition.<\/p>\n
It is not too late, we can stand up for a resurrection...<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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