{"id":282184,"date":"2026-01-31T06:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/?p=282184"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:46:29","slug":"murettebat-clapping-on-the-way-to-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/murettebat-clapping-on-the-way-to-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Crew applauding as they go down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A harsh accounting of how miscalculation, faulty strategy and seat ambition can lead a political movement to a dead end.<\/p>\n<h3>Captain Should Look in the Mirror if the Goods Have Shifted to the West<\/h3>\n<p>In the shipping literature <strong>\u201cgoods shifted to the west\u201d<\/strong> means that, as a result of improper loading, the ship tilts and the sinking process begins. After this point, it is often not possible to turn back. Sinking is a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly the situation of the main opposition today. The product has shifted to the west.<br \/>\nThe ship is lying down. The danger is clear. But the crew is only interested in sucking up to the captain. The ship is sinking, they don't care. So they've taken precautions.<\/p>\n<p>Because it is known: The rats leave the ship first.<\/p>\n<h3>Egocentric Captaincy and Blinded Management<\/h3>\n<p>It is easy to be a captain in calm seas. It is in the storm that true captaincy is revealed.<br \/>\nToday, the captain sails in the fog of his ego. There is a curtain drawn in front of the truth. Criticism is considered hostility, warning is considered betrayal.<\/p>\n<p>A captain who fills the ship with unnecessary cargo, who fails to clear the rubble, who fails to unload the problem passengers, will end up with his hands tied. Because those loads now belong to him.<br \/>\nThe psychology of \u201ca fish out of water\u201d is now dominant. The lure of the seat has taken precedence over responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>But it is not a matter of seats, it is a matter of the country.<\/p>\n<h3>Polls, Undecideds and the Big Misunderstanding<\/h3>\n<p>The polls are clear. It is clear that an early or timely presidential election cannot be won. The components of the People's Alliance have already exceeded the 50 percent mark. Despite this, they are gambling on the unknown with the hope of \u201cswing voters\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are no swing voters in Turkey. Undecided voters are only undecided on the survey.<br \/>\nWhen it comes to the ballot box, everyone is determined. This is a fact that has not changed for years.<br \/>\nThis is the main reason why the polling companies are always wrong. They are wrong from election to election, but they do not pay the price. They come out on top like olive oil.<\/p>\n<p>There are exceptions, of course. But this is the general picture.<\/p>\n<h3>How Does the Voter Think?<\/h3>\n<p>The voter does not think, \u201cWho should I vote for?\u201d.<br \/>\nThe question is this:<br \/>\n<strong><em>\u201cWho not to vote for?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the electoral psychology in Turkey. Analyses made in ivory towers are far from the reality of the people eating at the ground table. Most of the so-called swing voters are right-wing voters. And the candidate in their hearts is most of the time the candidate of the People's Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Those who do not want to see this will face reality on election night.<\/p>\n<h3>CHP Reality and Missed Opportunity<\/h3>\n<p>If for more than two decades the people have been showing favoritism towards the same leader and party, there is a reason for this. There is a reason <strong>\u201csheep\u201d, \u201cpasta maker\u201d<\/strong> is an excuse for failure.<\/p>\n<p>Today, when the opportunity to power is closer to the CHP than ever before, different voices have been suppressed, the unity within the party has been damaged, experienced names have been excluded, and the ready-made table (Halil \u0130brahim Table) has been distributed. Those who were full at the table set by the predecessor dispersed the table.<\/p>\n<p>That's no way to captain.<\/p>\n<h3>False Candidacy Calculations<\/h3>\n<p>The recent portrayal of President Erdo\u011fan as a rival is also a strategic mistake. It is not clear whether he will run or not. The constitutional process and sanction are clear, but the possibility of being a candidate is possible under one condition (\u2157 MP proposal).<\/p>\n<p>What happens if there is another candidate? Is there a plan for that? There isn't. Everything is vague. Everything is disorganized. Because there is a \u201cbrain trauma\u201d in the administration.<\/p>\n<h3>Titanic Syndrome<\/h3>\n<p>You strike while the iron is hot. If the temper has run away, patience is required. Haste makes haste.<br \/>\nBut what is being done today is the opposite. Captains who do not calculate the iceberg in front of them go down in history by saying \u201cThis ship will not sink\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable. It sank on its maiden voyage.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: We Have to Face Reality<\/h3>\n<p>The hunter who lurks in the wrong place becomes prey. The lion who is king in the field becomes a laughingstock in the circus.<br \/>\nThis is where we are today. A government that does not face the facts walks to the inevitable end. It should not be forgotten, \u201cThe enemy has no friends!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>And on a sinking ship, the greatest courage is to look in the mirror first.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a sinking ship, the greatest courage is to look in the mirror first.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":282185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[286],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-282184","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-yazarlar"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282184"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282186,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282184\/revisions\/282186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}