@itstaylorsmith9@ozukanbelit < “Democracy is not an ideal, it’s a tool. Democracy is like a tram. You ride it until you arrive at your destination, then you step off.”
Brutally honest, isn’t it?
@itstaylorsmith9@ozukanbelit < Those are his words. That’s where democracy officially died in Türkiye.
Oh, and you may not know this, but there is one more thing Erdogan said in 1996, 6 years before he founded his political party: >
Sevgili @LivaneliZulfu'nün 1987 tarihli albümündeki 'Durup Dururken' şarkısını dinliyordum. Yine içime bir şey oturdu...
"Durup dururken, bir sabah erken, bir kıyamet kopar durup dururken,
Şafak sökerken alırlar seni, voltadasındır durup dururken."
Dayan Ekrem Başkan... Dayan.