As we passed through Taksim Square last night, we witnessed an atmosphere in which the Republic Monument gained meaning through the words of Atakan S\u00f6nmez and Pera Palas through the assessments of Ali Turan.<\/p>\n
Mr. Atakan presented a very principled and valuable perspective on how \u201cwinning\u201d oriented, result-oriented politics produces decay in the long run. Those who understood understood; those who didn't didn't understand again.<\/p>\n
Because in our country, issues are often discussed in terms of the perpetrator, not the act. The approach that focuses on the person obscures the essence of the issue and renders the truth invisible.<\/p>\n
One of the most recent examples of this is the debate over the possible defection of Mesut \u00d6zarslan, the mayor of Ke\u00e7i\u00f6ren, to the AKP. The issue is not only \u201che already had right-wing roots\u201d, \u201che was from the IYI Party\u201d, \u201che was Meral Ak\u015fener's companion\u201d<\/strong> to superficial justifications, such as the \"\"no\" of the \"no\", is a serious weakness of analysis.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, this disease is still alive in the left jargon: The inability to get rid of this simplicity is itself a problem of mentality. This observation is both historically and currently very true.<\/p>\n Even the late Ya\u015far Nuri \u00d6zt\u00fcrk could not survive within the CHP. He was an original theologian who did not compromise on his ideas despite being lynched by conservative circles. Today, names like \u0130hsan Elia\u00e7\u0131k, Cemil K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7 and myself are also in the party most of the time. \u201csecondary\u201d<\/strong> is subjected to such treatment. I beg your pardon: \u201cStinging tail\u201d<\/strong> we can't get away from being treated like this.<\/p>\n On the one hand \u201cright-wing origin\u201d<\/strong> and on the other hand, the expectation of votes from that group...<\/p>\n This contradiction feeds public opinion: Today, if a name like Mansur Yava\u015f, who resonates with right-wing voters, is still not fully embraced in the party layers, how will the CHP claim the votes of these voters?<\/p>\n More importantly: If the elections are won, the possibility that these names will be purged at the first opportunity does not reassure anyone. One does not stay where one does not feel belonging.<\/p>\n In the high-dose and fanfare atmosphere of the program, these vital observations of Atakan S\u00f6nmez were not visible enough. However, the moral decay produced by pragmatic, win-oriented politics is one of Turkey's most fundamental problems.<\/p>\n The existence of a CHP member who switches to the People's Alliance is of course a problem. But when that person passes \u201ceverything has been cleaned\u201d<\/strong> is a bigger problem.<\/p>\n When a few drops of dirt get into a glass of water, it cannot be drunk. Adding Zamzam to it does not purify the water. Zamzam is not to cover the filth, but to add blessings to what is clean.<\/p>\n There is a subtle decorum in Anatolian wisdom: Some people who cannot stop drinking do not drink Zamzam, so as not to be disrespectful. This is a sign of morality.<\/p>\n Today \u201cbear-like\u201d<\/strong> by the virtue of people who are scorned, \u201cmuttaki\u201d<\/strong> the difference between the hypocrisy of those who appear to be. Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu's vote was the highest in CHP history after 1950. Nevertheless, the abuse meted out to him did not go unrequited in the eyes of the nation.<\/p>\n A government that openly drinks raki and fish during Ramadan and drinks at the graveside is not allowed to \u201cprinciple\u201d<\/strong> to give a lecture.<\/p>\n It is not possible for those who read Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk only in the way that suits them and those who are uncomfortable with his world of beliefs to get votes from the right-wing base.<\/p>\n Today, Ecevit and K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu \u201cthief\u201d<\/strong> who says, \"I am a man of honor\"? People will give an honorable man his due, but it is important to appeal to the soul.<\/p>\n Vefa is the name of a neighborhood in Istanbul. Unfortunately, it is like a patched fabric in the CHP. A solid dress cannot come out of this fabric.<\/p>\n If the tailor tears the fabric even more with his scissors instead of smoothing it, there will be no customers in that shop.<\/p>\n The shepherd who fails to protect the flock invites the wolf. Is there a memory of a society that today calls Ecevit and K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu \u201cthieves\u201d? 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\n\u201cThey've been milked for all they're worth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIn Ali Turan's words, the issue is precisely this:
\n\u201cThe body won't accept it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe CHP will not accept it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPoliticians who fail the sincerity test are punished by the electorate. The example of Muharrem \u0130nce is the clearest indication of this.<\/p>\n
\nThis impasse cannot be overcome without a change in mentality, without sincerity, without creating belonging.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"