Today, the Republican People's Party is not only facing a political crisis; it is also confronting its historical identity. Because the issue is no longer an ordinary internal party debate. The issue is the political line to which the founding party of the Republic has been dragged.<\/p>\n
The CHP, which once represented the seriousness of the state, public morality, merit and Republican decency, is today increasingly being sucked into the disease of post-modern politics. Politics is no longer based on ideas, principles and popular struggle, but on perception operations, media management, social media engineering and municipality-based power centers.<\/p>\n
The greatest danger surrounding the party today is not attacks from outside, but the normalization of internal decay.<\/p>\n
Because society is no longer only watching the mistakes of the government. They also carefully observe what the opposition has become. People are questioning why a party that for years has been making the rhetoric of \u201cclean politics\u201d, \u201ctransparency\u201d and \u201caccountability\u201d constantly develops a protective reflex in the face of the ethical debates around it.<\/p>\n
Why are criticisms not investigated?
\nWhy is every objection seen as \u201cbetrayal\u201d?
\nWhy are different voices within the party suppressed?
\nWhy are municipality-based power centers becoming untouchable?<\/p>\n
This is where public anger grows.<\/p>\n
Because the millions of people who vote for the CHP do not see this party merely as an opposition organization. They want to see in the CHP the political backbone of the Republic, the state mind and its moral claim.<\/p>\n
And today that trust is seriously eroding.<\/p>\n
THE ORDER OF UNTOUCHABLE NAMES AND THE CRISIS OF MORAL SUPERIORITY IN CHP<\/strong><\/p>\n The party structure under \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zel is now producing a serious crisis of confidence. Because for a long time now, the CHP leadership has been using a political language that targets critics instead of managing criticism.<\/p>\n The intensely personalized political language around Ekrem \u0130mamo\u011flu, the municipality-centered consolidation of power and the ever-growing PR politics push the party's institutional identity into the background.<\/p>\n The harsh polarizing language used by names such as Veli A\u011fbaba and Ali Mahir Ba\u015far\u0131r further exacerbates the tension within the party. The CHP is now dominated by a culture of partisanship rather than a debate of ideas.<\/p>\n When there is an ethical debate about a municipality, the facts are not investigated first; When an allegation is raised, transparency is not ensured first; When someone from within the party speaks, there is no accounting first; This understanding increases public concern that the CHP is beginning to resemble the political culture it has criticized for years.<\/p>\n Today people are asking:<\/p>\n Does the CHP really want to change the system?, Because the public now sees the new political aristocracy forming in municipal circles. And most importantly: However, the idea of the Republic is based on a culture of criticism, not obedience. PURIFICATION OR COLLAPSE: THE HISTORICAL RECKONING FOR THE CHP<\/strong><\/p>\n For the CHP today, the issue is not just about winning elections. The real issue is whether the founding party of the Republic can preserve its historical legitimacy.<\/p>\n Because political movements collapse not by losing elections, but by losing the moral high ground.<\/p>\n Today, a real political confrontation is needed within the CHP, not just photos of unity that have been made up.<\/p>\n Anyone about whom there is an ethical debate; The immunity of MPs with criminal proceedings must be lifted.<\/p>\n Party memberships of names that have been implicated should be suspended until they are cleared.<\/p>\n Municipalities should be opened to independent audit.<\/p>\n Criticism within the party should not be suppressed, but made part of institutional accounting.<\/p>\n Because true loyalty is not to individuals, but to the Republic.<\/p>\n There are two paths for the CHP today:<\/p>\n Either it will return to the publicist, populist, merit-based, state-serious Republican line...<\/p>\n Or it will become commonplace in municipality-centered power struggles, PR politics and interest relations.<\/p>\n And it should not be forgotten:<\/p>\n If the CHP becomes mediocre, not only one party is weakened. That's why today it's not about the seat; YELLOWING SYNDROME IN THE PARTY OF THE REPUBLIC<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the biggest criticisms of the government in Turkey for many years was this: The growth of the authorities For years, the CHP criticized this very order.<\/p>\n So why has society today started to ask the same questions to the CHP?<\/p>\n Because there is an image that cannot be denied: On the one hand, millions struggling to make ends meet, On the one hand, the discourse of \u201cpopulism\u201d, And most importantly: The biggest break the CHP is experiencing today is not ideological, but moral.<\/p>\n Because society now thinks that:<\/p>\n \u201cIs the power poisoning once criticized now being reproduced in other hands?\u201d<\/p>\n This question is devastating for the CHP.<\/p>\n Because the CHP's raison d'\u00eatre is not only to be an alternative to the government. But today's picture points to the opposite.<\/p>\n Politics is increasingly turning into a municipality-centered career field. And in the process, it is the hardest hit; Because the real power of the CHP has never been social media. Today instead: But the truth is this:<\/p>\n No PR work, No slogan, No media operation, Today, the CHP leadership is still trying to read the issue only as an \u201cattack on the government\u201d. \u201cWe are no longer just about power, This is the real alarm.<\/p>\n Because for the first time in many years, people in Turkey feel the fear that the opposition might also be corrupt so strongly.<\/p>\n And as this fear grows, Because people do not only expect the CHP to win elections. But the image that emerged today; And the biggest collapse for all founding movements throughout history, This is the biggest danger facing the CHP today:<\/p>\n The party of the Republic, FROM INTRA-PARTY DEMOCRACY TO INTRA-PARTY FEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n The most fundamental feature of the idea of a republic is this: That is why the true Republican is in the political culture; But today, a different climate is gradually emerging within the Republican People's Party.<\/p>\n People are now afraid to speak their minds openly.<\/p>\n Because everyone sees the same thing:<\/p>\n Those who think differently within the party are quickly isolated. And this creates not only a political but also a psychological break for the CHP.<\/p>\n Because a culture of fear rots a party from within.<\/p>\n This is one of the biggest disturbances in the CHP base today: There used to be discussions in neighborhood organizations. There was a time when internal party opposition was part of the Republican dynamism. There was a time when political struggle in the CHP was conducted on ideological grounds. This is the real unraveling of the CHP.<\/p>\n Because when politics shifts from the ground of principle to the ground of interest, Today many people in the party are asking the same question:<\/p>\n \u201cHas there really been a Republican renewal, And even the emergence of this problem is a big alarm for the CHP.<\/p>\n Because of the historical power of the Republican People's Party; But today the party is increasingly dependent on individuals.<\/p>\n Names are growing, PR is growing, The showcase is growing, And the most dangerous: However, in the true CHP tradition, no one is exempt from criticism.<\/p>\n Neither the president... The essence of republican politics is accountability.<\/p>\n That's why the challenge today is not to come up with new slogans. Because when a political movement starts to fear criticism, Any structure that breaks away from the truth will soon believe its own propaganda.<\/p>\n And history shows; MORAL CRISIS AND HISTORICAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE PARTY OF THE REPUBLIC<\/strong><\/p>\n Politics in Turkey has been experiencing a major erosion of trust for many years. People are now skeptical not only of the government but also of the entire political system. Because in the eyes of the public, politics has gradually transformed from a struggle for principles into an organization of power, career and interest.<\/p>\n This is precisely why the Republican People's Party cannot behave like an ordinary party.<\/p>\n Because the CHP's historical burden is different from other parties.<\/p>\n This party is not just an election machine. And it is precisely for this reason that every moral breakdown in the CHP produces a far greater destruction of trust in society than a normal party crisis.<\/p>\n The basic fear in the minds of millions of people in Turkey today is this:<\/p>\n \u201cIf even the political tradition that founded the Republic becomes corrupt, This is precisely the historical burden on the CHP's shoulders.<\/p>\n But the image that emerged today, Because society is no longer just opposition around the CHP; The language of arrogance that was once criticized... And this is not only political for the CHP, Because Republican politics is not just about winning elections. A MOMENT OF CONFRONTATION IN CHP: SILENCE OR REPUBLICAN RESISTANCE?<\/strong><\/p>\n At certain moments in history, political movements have to confront not only their opponents but also their own conscience.<\/p>\n Today, the Republican People's Party is on such a threshold.<\/p>\n Because it is no longer just about municipalities. Issue; And the biggest danger at this point is not external pressures, Getting used to the shadows The biggest collapse for a political movement, Today many people within the CHP are disturbed. Because people are no longer just about political opponents, This is extremely dangerous for Republican politics.<\/p>\n Because the idea of the Republic, Today, this is what the CHP needs to get back on its feet, People within the party should now be able to say clearly:<\/p>\n \u201cYes, let it be investigated if it is wrong.\u201d This is the true Republican reflex.<\/p>\n But today, on the contrary, another reflex is growing:<\/p>\n \u201cLet's not talk now.\u201d Yet all the great decays throughout history have grown up with these very sentences.<\/p>\n Because silence turns into moral paralysis over time.<\/p>\n And political movements suffering from moral paralysis, The fundamental question facing the CHP today is this:<\/p>\n Will this party become a Republican grassroots movement again?, This is precisely the historical reckoning.<\/p>\n Because the CHP is not just a party that gets votes. When people look at the CHP; But the picture that emerged today undermines this expectation.<\/p>\n And this is the gravest danger:<\/p>\n The erosion of public faith in Republican politics.<\/p>\n Because when people start to lose hope, That is why what the CHP needs today is not new showcases.<\/p>\n Nor are they new slogans.<\/p>\n What is needed; Because it is not only elections that keep the Republic alive, And when conscience is lost, THE LAST ACT: THE PARTY OF THE REPUBLIC WILL EITHER CLEANSE ITSELF OR BE CRUSHED UNDER THE BURDEN OF HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n Today, there is a reality that no political makeup can cover up:<\/p>\n The Republican People's Party is in the midst of a severe identity crisis.<\/p>\n And this crisis is not only administrative. Because CHP has not only been the name of the opposition in Turkey for many years. People did not just vote for this party. This is precisely why today's unraveling cannot be seen as an ordinary party crisis.<\/p>\n Because it is not about a few municipalities. Issue; And a significant part of the society now carries a very heavy suspicion:<\/p>\n \u201cDoes the CHP really promise a Republican transformation?, That is the question, Because politics is not just the art of winning elections. And it is not only political disagreement that is at the root of public anger against the CHP today. People are tired of this image:<\/p>\n On the one hand, the constant discourse of morality... On the one hand, the emphasis on populism... On the one hand, the rhetoric of accountability... This is the real crisis the CHP is facing today: And history shows; What needs to be done today is very clear:<\/p>\n A real confrontation must be initiated within the party.<\/p>\n One should not be afraid to speak out. Because Republican politics is not their personality, If the CHP really wants to rebuild trust; Municipalities should be independently audited. And most importantly:<\/p>\n CHP has to become a party of ideas again.<\/p>\n Because that is the biggest danger today; Yet this is what has historically made the CHP great; Not social media, Not personal careers, And if that spirit is lost today, The social memory of the Republic is also wounded.<\/p>\n So it is no longer just about politics.<\/p>\n Issue; And history, For the first time in many years, people in Turkey feel the fear that the opposition might also be corrupt.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":285924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[286],"tags":[289],"class_list":{"0":"post-285922","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\/285922","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\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285922"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285925,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285922\/revisions\/285925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nfirst the defense line is being set up.<\/p>\n
\nfirst they say \u201cthere is an operation\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nbefore the silencing mechanism kicks in.<\/p>\n
\nor does he just want to be the new ruler of the order?<\/p>\n
\nHe sees the comfort of office.
\nHe sees the relationships of the immediate environment.
\nHe sees the distance between PR politics and truth.<\/p>\n
\nHe sees the climate of fear within the party.<\/p>\n
\nThe true CHP tradition is the tradition of loyalty to principles, not to individuals.<\/p>\n
\nno matter which municipality he works in,
\nno matter which headquarters he is close to,
\nwhatever media support it has must be held to account.<\/p>\n
\nThe political memory of the Republic is wounded.<\/p>\n
\nthis is about the future of the Republic.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDetachment from the people.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe upscaleization of politics
\nArmies of bodyguards
\nThe VIP scheme
\nTender circles
\nPolitical elites who see themselves as superior to the people...<\/p>\n
\nA new municipality-based political class is emerging.<\/p>\n
\non the other side the ever-growing political showcases...<\/p>\n
\non the other hand, a ruling profile that is increasingly detached from the people...<\/p>\n
\nNew political figures who have become uncritical...<\/p>\n
\nThe historical meaning of the CHP;
\nIt is to represent the republican state ethos.<\/p>\n
\nOrganizations are becoming increasingly ineffective.
\nParty workers are increasingly devalued.
\nThose who show loyalty, not ideas, rise.<\/p>\n
\nIt is a republican political culture.<\/p>\n
\nReal power;
\nwas the memory of the organization,
\nideological depth,
\nit was state seriousness,
\nwas a claim to public morality.<\/p>\n
\nPR meetings,
\ncontrolled media language,
\nperception management
\nand it's all showcase politics.<\/p>\n
\ncannot hide moral erosion.<\/p>\n
\ncannot cover the loss of trust in society.<\/p>\n
\ncan't silence the rupture of conscience in the party base.<\/p>\n
\nHowever, a significant part of society says something else:<\/p>\n
\nWe are also disturbed by the transformation of the opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe CHP is not only losing political support;
\nit is also losing its historical credibility.<\/p>\n
\nHe expects the Republic to carry its weight.<\/p>\n
\nNot republican dignity,
\nis an increasingly fierce power struggle.<\/p>\n
\nhave become commonplace in their own right.<\/p>\n
\nthat at the end of the day it becomes just another power organization.<\/p>\n
\nIt grows institutions, not individuals.<\/p>\n
\ncriticism is not hostility,
\nis an indicator of organizational health.<\/p>\n
\nCritics are either silenced under the label of \u201cbetrayal\u201d or politically purged.
\nInstead of the natural reflex of organizations, the reflex of fear is growing.<\/p>\n
\nIt gives the impression that the party is gradually transforming from a structure that produces common sense into a closed order that acts within the boundaries drawn by certain power centers.<\/p>\n
\nToday, people are hesitant to talk even in WhatsApp groups.<\/p>\n
\nToday, those who criticize are accused of \u201cserving the other side\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nToday it is an issue in many places;
\nmunicipal power,
\nnomination calculations,
\nclose environmental relations
\nand media support.<\/p>\n
\nparties gradually lose their ideological identity.<\/p>\n
\nor is it just a new power group?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nnot their personal charisma,
\nfrom its institutional memory.<\/p>\n
\nthe institution is shrinking.<\/p>\n
\nideology is shrinking.<\/p>\n
\nthe organization is shrinking.<\/p>\n
\nLoyalty is no longer to the principles of the Republic,
\nare starting to be measured by individuals.<\/p>\n
\nNeither the mayor...
\nNeither MP
\nNo politician with media power...<\/p>\n
\nThe real need;
\nis to re-establish a culture of free debate within the party.<\/p>\n
\nhe starts to lose touch with reality.<\/p>\n
\nmovements that start to believe their own propaganda,
\nare movements in the process of collapse.<\/p>\n
\nThis party;
\nIt is the political memory of the Republic,
\nis the bearer of the state mind,
\nis representative of the claim to public morality.<\/p>\n
\nwho will defend political morality in this country?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nseriously contradicts this historical weight.<\/p>\n
\nbut also sees a new political elitism.<\/p>\n
\nThe feeling of immunity, which was criticized for a while...
\nPower-centered politics, which was once criticized...
\nToday, it is being discussed again with other actors.<\/p>\n
\nis a break in the level of civilization.<\/p>\n
\nRepublican politics;
\nis the responsibility to produce moral exemplars.<\/p>\n
\nIt is not only about internal party debates.<\/p>\n
\nThe founding party of the Republic,
\nwhether it can preserve its own historical character.<\/p>\n
\nis a state of acclimatization inside.<\/p>\n
\nGetting used to ethical debates...
\nGetting used to power centers...
\nGetting used to the climate of fear...
\nGetting used to the suppression of criticism.<\/p>\n
\nnot his defense of wrong;
\nis to get used to wrong.<\/p>\n
\nBut at the same time many people are silent.<\/p>\n
\nHe is also wary of the balance of power within his own party.<\/p>\n
\nnot obey,
\nis the idea of the objecting citizen.<\/p>\n
\nnot controlled slogans;
\nmoral courage.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, if there is an ethical crisis, don't cover it up.\u201d
\n\u201cYes, whoever the name is, let him be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDon't let the party suffer.\u201d
\n\u201cSilence is more useful.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nafter a while it loses its own reality.<\/p>\n
\nor will it evolve into an ordinary political structure ruled by municipality-based power organizations?<\/p>\n
\nThis party is also the Republic's psychological defense line.<\/p>\n
\nwants to see the seriousness of the state,
\nwants to see public morality,
\nwants to see commitment to merit,
\nloyalty to principles, not to individuals.<\/p>\n
\npolitics does not only harden;
\nit also rots.<\/p>\n
\nis to reproduce a moral backbone.<\/p>\n
\nit is the conscience of people who believe in the Republic.<\/p>\n
\nonly the struggle for power remains.<\/p>\n
\nThis crisis is also a moral, cultural and historical crisis.<\/p>\n
\nAt the same time, he became the political carrier of the idea of the Republic.<\/p>\n
\nHe gave it a meaning.
\nHe uploaded a date.
\nHe imposed a conscience.<\/p>\n
\nIt is not about a few politicians.<\/p>\n
\nThe founding party of the Republic,
\nwhether it has lost its soul in post-modern power relations.<\/p>\n
\nor are only the new rulers of the existing order being prepared?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nis the biggest historical question facing the party today.<\/p>\n
\nPolitics is also a matter of moral representation.<\/p>\n
\nThe real issue is the breakdown of trust.<\/p>\n
\nOn the other side, reflexive defense against ethical debates...<\/p>\n
\nOn the other side, political elitism distancing itself from the people...<\/p>\n
\nOn the other side, a culture of fear that suppresses criticism...<\/p>\n
\nThe gap between rhetoric and image.<\/p>\n
\nwhen the distance between discourse and reality grows,
\npolitical movements first build social trust,
\nthen it loses its historical weight.<\/p>\n
\nEthical debate should not be suppressed.
\nCriticism should not be seen as hostility.
\nThe culture of untouchable politicians must end.<\/p>\n
\ngrows institutions.<\/p>\n
\nmust first come to terms with the power relations within itself.<\/p>\n
\nPeople with criminal records should not hide behind political armor of protection.
\nThe order of fear within the party must be dismantled.
\nThe organization must be given a voice again.<\/p>\n
\nThe party of the Republic,
\nis gradually turning into a showcase party.<\/p>\n
\nnot media power,
\nintellectual depth.<\/p>\n
\norganizational culture.<\/p>\n
\nIt was his commitment to the Republican ideal.<\/p>\n
\nonly a political movement is not weakened.<\/p>\n
\nThe future of the Republic,
\non which moral ground it will rise.<\/p>\n
\nand those who see the rot in themselves and remain silent,
\njudges as harshly as those who grow that rot.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"