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@NidaNoren @HamsterCircle @ZohranKMamdani I often see this, even when interacting with people who call themselves Kemalists or Atatürkists. Even the smallest criticism triggers extremely racist reactions, which is why many people call it a cult.

samiix09's tweet photo. @NidaNoren @HamsterCircle @ZohranKMamdani I often see this, even when interacting with people who call themselves Kemalists or Atatürkists. Even the smallest criticism triggers extremely racist reactions, which is why many people call it a cult. https://t.co/KYEogtknjf

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S. @samiix09

7 months ago

@NidaNoren @HamsterCircle @ZohranKMamdani That’s why Zohran said what he said. Criticizing Atatürk isn’t allowed in turkey and many Turks want to return to his era, which is questionable, like with Erdoğan today. The Turkish left is very nationalist and don’t like minorities, similar to the Western right-wing.

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S. @samiix09

7 months ago

@NidaNoren @HamsterCircle @ZohranKMamdani For many Kemalists that I have met preserving western secular-life style, matters more than democracy itself. In that sense, Erdoğan and Atatürk are two sides of the same coin. They are different in values, but similar in their pursuit of power and control.

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S. @samiix09

7 months ago

@NidaNoren @HamsterCircle @ZohranKMamdani I recognize Atatürk’s key role in founding modern Turkey after WWI, however he was not democratically elected and led a single-party state. He preached democracy and equality but did not fully practice them, limiting political opposition, Kurdish identity and religious expression

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