{"id":283491,"date":"2026-03-09T07:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/?p=283491"},"modified":"2026-03-09T07:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:25:36","slug":"the-bigger-the-radish-and-the-roles-of-actors-in-the-theater-of-normalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/the-bigger-the-radish-and-the-roles-of-actors-in-the-theater-of-normalization\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Roles of Actors in the Theater of \u2019The Bigger Turnip\u2018 and \u2019Normalization'"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>November 5, 2023:<\/p>\n<p>Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr became a shady chairman<\/p>\n<p>5 Months later<\/p>\n<p>March 31, 2024:<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after the local elections, \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey called for normalization.<\/p>\n<p>2 months later<\/p>\n<p>May 2, 2024:<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey met with Erdo\u011fan for the first time at the AKP headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>1 month later<\/p>\n<p>June 11, 2024:<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan visited \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey at the CHP headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>4 months later<\/p>\n<p>October 30, 2024:<\/p>\n<p>Ahmet \u00d6zer was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>2 months later<\/p>\n<p>January 17, 2025:<\/p>\n<p>On the day of R\u0131za Akpolat's arrest, Erdo\u011fan said at the 8th Ordinary Provincial Congress in Konya: \u201cThe biggest radishes are still in the saddlebags, they will not be able to face the nation.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>15 days later<\/p>\n<p>February 1, 2025:<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan first used the term \u201cshady congress\u201d in his speech at the AK Party's 8th Ordinary Provincial Congress in Manisa.<\/p>\n<p>1.5 months later.<\/p>\n<p>February 15, 2025:<\/p>\n<p>A case of absolute nullity was filed.<\/p>\n<p>1 month later.<\/p>\n<p>March 19, 2025:<\/p>\n<p>Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested. .<\/p>\n<p>1 week later<\/p>\n<p>March 26, 2025:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big radishes in the saddlebags have not yet been revealed, when the big radishes in the saddlebags are revealed, they will not even have the face to look at the faces of their own relatives, let alone the nation,\u201d Erdo\u011fan said in his group speech.<\/p>\n<p>According to this chronology; ;<\/p>\n<p>1) \u201cNormalization\u201d ,<\/p>\n<p>2) \u201cThe shadow\u201d, ,<\/p>\n<p>3) \u201cAbsolute nullity\u201d<\/p>\n<p>4) \u201cRadish\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to say that it has developed in the form of politics. .<\/p>\n<p>These are the headlines of the first 18 months (1.5 years) of Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr's relationship with Erdo\u011fan, who has completed 28 months (2.5 years) as the shady General Chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Not only Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr and his team, but also Mr. Ekrem and his team's (1.5-year) relationship with Erdo\u011fan has seen these stages.<\/p>\n<p>1.5 years before and 1 year after Ekrem Bey's arrest on March 19, 2025. In order to understand what is happening in politics at the moment, it is necessary to analyze the period of 2.5 years well. Of course, the period that preceded and deposed Mr. Kemal KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU from the Presidency and the period from the Presidential election to the 38th Shady Congress should never be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>The chapter up to this point is objectively obvious. Then we can begin to interpret this process through the prosecutor's indictments, court minutes and Erdo\u011fan's statements.<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey took the first step towards normalization as soon as he became the President. So what happened was that the normalization relationship between Erdo\u011fan and \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel was suddenly rewound and the power \/ opposition fight was re-established. Or it would be more accurate to say that it was decided to follow an image politics as if it was a fight.<\/p>\n<p>If we answer one question, we can better interpret and clarify this process. Just one question. The question is this:<\/p>\n<p>From the Erdo\u011fan front:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it possible that Erdogan, who has dominated the last quarter century (25 years) of the Republic, does not know what is going on in the CHP, does not know what is going on inside the CHP?\u201c And \u201cIs it possible that Erdogan does not use many powers at his disposal, such as National Intelligence, Police \/ Gendarmerie Intelligence and Judiciary power, in matters related to the CHP?\u201d In other words, is it possible that Erdogan, thanks to the power at his disposal, does not know what is going on inside the CHP down to the finest detail? No! It is not even a possibility. .<\/p>\n<p>In that case, we can conclude that Erdo\u011fan knew about the \u201ccorruption, theft and looting\u201d scheme, which is mentioned in the indictments today and which is on the lips of the media, much before the shady congress process of November 4-5, 2023, and that he was archiving this information \/ documents to use them when the time and place came.<\/p>\n<p>This is how some of what is happening in the CHP from Erdo\u011fan's side should be seen.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, Erdogan had actually arrested Mr. Ekrem in his mind for justifiable reasons long before March 19, 2025, and even long before the Shady Assembly of November 4-5, 2023, and he had finished that job. All he had to do was to hand over the evidence reflected in the indictment today to the judiciary. But he did not do that to design his political future. Today, he is handing over what he has to the judiciary little by little, as needed.<\/p>\n<p>From Mr. Ozgur and Mr. Ekrem's side; ;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr and Mr. Ekrem also knew that Erdo\u011fan was aware of the shameful matters in the indictment and court minutes. Therefore, it was necessary to seize the CHP shield as soon as possible and use the CHP flag to cover up these filth. In fact, they succeeded in capturing the CHP. But in the end these facts did not change. The alleged theft, corruption, looting scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan knew about these illegal matters, which are allegations for us at this stage, but it seems that for Erdogan they are much more than allegations and have material evidence. .<\/p>\n<p>For now, we do not know whether Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr was involved in a crime before the shady congress of November 4-5, 2023, and if so, how much he was involved in which crime. But just as Mr. Ekrem was arrested in Erdo\u011fan's mind long before March 19, 2025, Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr was arrested in Erdo\u011fan's mind on the day of the shady congress on November 4-5, 2023. It would not be an exaggeration to say that \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey did not become the General President on November 5, 2023, but was captured by Erdo\u011fan. Now, in order to save his skin, he had to either do what Erdogan told him to do or pack his suitcase to go inside. He chose the first way.<\/p>\n<p>From the Erdo\u011fan Front ;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was at this point, at the point where Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr was almost taken prisoner, that Erdo\u011fan's \u201csly and cunning mind\u201d came into play. Normalization.<\/p>\n<p>It is necessary to make an inference based on what is written in the indictment, what is talked about in the media, court minutes and confession statements. Erdogan started the period of giving instructions to Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr under the name of normalization in order to turn this chaos in his favor and to gain political benefit, rather than giving the judiciary the documents that would directly imprison all members of the organization, especially Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr and Mr. Ekrem. .<\/p>\n<p>From Mr. Ozgur's side; ;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr, anxious to curry favor with Erdo\u011fan, started to take rapid steps under the guise of \u201cnormalization\u201d. .<\/p>\n<p>She gelled her hair, took off her glasses, put on a plaid jacket and ran to the AKP headquarters to join Erdo\u011fan. Then she couldn't even make a sound when Erdo\u011fan - as if he had conquered a castle - came to the CHP headquarters and erected the presidential forseat and greeted him standing at the door. Not only at the CHP headquarters. It was also him and his team who welcomed him standing in the parliament. They flew to Cyprus together on the same plane and praised Erdo\u011fan from America in front of the Turkish House. In short, it was very clear that he was trying to curry favor with Erdo\u011fan.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey had found a method to divert the attention of his own base. The target was KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU, the enemy was created. He was doing all kinds of perception with the media for his trolls and his base to attack Mr. KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU. For this, he did not even put water in front of him in Hac\u0131 Bekta\u015f, even when Mr. KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU had an accident, he did not send a get well soon tweet, moreover, he cut the food of Mr. KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU's bodyguards. In other words, the base was withdrawn from Erdo\u011fan's hostility and directed towards Mr. KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU. Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr was almost under Erdo\u011fan's command.<\/p>\n<p>From the Erdo\u011fan front;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why did Erdo\u011fan choose a theater under the name of \u201cnormalization\u201d? If he wanted, he could have locked up Mr. Ekrem and Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr with the documents he had in his hands, and hundreds of members of the organization involved in crimes who were their sidekicks, in 24 hours. Moreover, he could have locked the door of the CHP. In other words, he could have completely eliminated the opposition problem. But he didn't. Why did he become a player in the normalization theater? There are many reasons for this, but the main 3 reasons are; ;<\/p>\n<p>1) Controlled opposition party:<\/p>\n<p>There is an average of % 30 people who have an oppositional identity in society. Instead of dealing with the reaction of these people, \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel has reached the opportunity to restrain these people and even put this mass to sleep. In other words, he had the opportunity to manage the % 30 section as he wanted. Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr was going to make hollow but exciting statements as part of the game. He would have avoided going inside, but he would not have avoided looking Erdo\u011fan in the eye and taking orders.<\/p>\n<p>2) Dissident society under control:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2) If Erdogan suddenly jailed the CHP leadership and these people involved in crimes and maybe even shut down the CHP, it would cause different reactions in the society and he would have to deal with the social reaction. Why should he spend time collecting reactions when there is an easy way to keep the society under control. It would be pointless to provoke the opposition even more.<\/p>\n<p>3) To avoid being called a dictator;<\/p>\n<p>If Erdogan completely eliminated the opposition and there was no opposition to his rule, even if it was controlled, then Erdogan would be called a dictator. Instead it was much more efficient to pretend that there was democracy. So the controlled opposition would have made his job easier anyway. Why should he prepare the ground for being called a dictator for no reason. It is much more rational to pretend that there is democracy, to take the ballot box to the people once in a while and fool the people with the lies of democracy. .<\/p>\n<p>From Mr. Ekrem's side; ;<\/p>\n<p>While we have clarified the position of Erdo\u011fan and \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey in the equation of Erdo\u011fan, \u00d6zel and \u0130mamo\u011flu, we should also look at the person who is the cause of these results, namely \u0130mamo\u011flu. .<\/p>\n<p>It seems that Mr. Ekrem had darkened his eyes too much. According to the allegations, Erdo\u011fan's statements and confession statements reflected in the court records, situations such as theft, corruption, bribery, extortion, collapse and blackmail had become a way of life for Ekrem Bey. Starting from the Beylikd\u00fcz\u00fc period until now, he has been continuing his way by buying people with the power of money. Just like a gang leader. Since the judicial equivalent of so many crimes was never getting out of jail, he wanted to cover up these crimes with political power. Perhaps the only way to cover up so many crimes and overcome the fear of being locked up at any moment was to become President. That is why he took over the CHP and struggled to become a presidential candidate. The phrase \"drowning in the sea as he struggled\" was almost as if it was said for Mr. Ekrem. The reason why he was so eager to run for the presidency in the 2023 elections is more clearly understood today. .<\/p>\n<p>Of course, while making these evaluations, we know that Mr. Ekrem has not yet been sentenced for these crimes. But it is also important to note that the trial is ongoing. Moreover, I would like to emphasize that he has not yet been exonerated. Moreover, while the evidence against Mr. Ekrem and his friends is so strong, I hope that he can come out clean and avoid being sentenced to 2350 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr has already chosen his side. He seems to have sided with Erdo\u011fan. And he is using Ekrem Bey as a foil. \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey is both trying to keep himself under guarantee by standing on the side of power and trying to get rid of Ekrem Bey. It is an impasse for him. How sustainable this situation is will be determined by the TURP politician.<\/p>\n<p>When was the normalization theater canceled?<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although this game continued for a full year, the normalization discourse caused discomfort not only in the AKP base but also in the CHP base. It is difficult to consolidate an uncomfortable mass. For this reason, a new process has begun to appease the bases of both sides. And even though Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey continues to pledge allegiance to Erdo\u011fan, it is enough for Erdo\u011fan to call Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u2018\u015eaibe, Turp, ....\u201c once in a while and Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey gets the message. The more he gets the message, the more he tries to pretend to be opposition-MIS. While pretending to be an opposition-MIS, he often puts himself in very funny and embarrassing situations. .<\/p>\n<p>From the red card to the lights switching on and off, there is no end to the disgrace. Every statement and every move he makes is shameful in itself. In other words, the CHP's shady figure is deliberately and willingly discrediting himself. The reason is obvious. .<\/p>\n<p>There is a TURP in the saddlebag, this is true. Erdo\u011fan, Ekrem Bey and \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey know very well what this TURB is. .<\/p>\n<p>The owner of the saddlebag is clear, Erdo\u011fan. But he is not the one who will take the peat out of the saddlebag and give it to justice. That person is either Mr. Ekrem or Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr. In the current situation, \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey does not seem like he will mention the name of the peat, in fact he is trying to stay as far away as possible. But after a certain period of time Ekrem Bey may make a reservation for \u00d6zg\u00fcr Bey in his ward by saying that he is more TURP than Erdo\u011fan. Who knows. .<\/p>\n<p>It seems that in the first election, Erdo\u011fan will not even need to remind Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr about the radish issue, Mr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr will do his duty. But I don't know what Mr. Ekrem will do in this position. \u201cWill he explain the bigger radish?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From the front of Mr. Kemal KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU;<\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows Mr. KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU's honesty and statesmanship, and his character that does not reach out to extortion. For this reason, Mr. KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU was perhaps the only person who had nothing to do with these issues and behind whose back something was done.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU does not want to allow those who want to use the 103-year-old party as a shield for personal crimes. He does not want the party flag to be used as a cover for any crime. .<\/p>\n<p>And Mr. KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU has nothing to do with radishes. He can't.<\/p>\n<p>If there are 3 issues that Mr. Kemal KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU is interested in, they are clear:<\/p>\n<p>Justice, morality, honesty.<\/p>\n<p>And Mr. KILI\u00c7DARO\u011eLU seems to have gathered these 3 concepts and many similar correct concepts under one title:<\/p>\n<p>PURIFICATION<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why did Erdo\u011fan choose a theater under the name of \u201cnormalization\u201d?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":283493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[286],"tags":[289],"class_list":{"0":"post-283491","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-yazarlar","8":"tag-manset"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283491","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\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283491"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283494,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283491\/revisions\/283494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}