"Efendiler, milli egemenlik öyle bir nurdur ki, onun karşısında zincirler erir, taç ve tahtlar yanar, mahvolur. Milletlerin esirliği üzerine kurulmuş müesseseler her tarafta yıkılmaya mahkumdurlar."(M. Kemal Atatürk, 30 Ağustos 1924)
Preliminary but fairly clear results from the runoff of the Turkish elections show that President Erdogan will have a historic third term. This has implications for democracy and the economy.
"....İşte bu ahval ve şerait içinde dahi vazifen Türk istiklâl ve cumhuriyetini kurtarmaktır..."
Atatürk'ün izinden gitmek, her ne olursa olsun umudu canlı tutmayı gerektirir. Bunun için doğru düşünmek, sürekli çalışmak, hatalardan ders alarak mücadeleye devam etmek gerekir.
Time and again, Erdogan had the opportunity to use his wins to become a unifying rather than polarizing leader. Each time he chose the divisive route. That’s because his politics rests on stoking fear and resentment rather than pluralism and inclusion.
Re Turkish elections: Despite the political repression, despite government’s control over the media and judiciary, we thought the opposition had a chance this time around. We must give Kılıçdaroğlu credit for giving us hope.
Gmorning to the distance between you and okay
The logistics of your morning
The call you have to make
The work to be done
The coffee
There are things to be learned while you navigate the distance
It’ll be okay
You’ll get to okay
Like any other dictatorship disguised as democracy, Sultan Erdogan tries to convince the world that #Turkey is a democracy thanks to "free" elections, where opposition members are in jail and press freedom is suppressed. Turkey democracy is a joke. A bad taste joke!
#Seçim2018