In Turkey, we are showing the world how to challenge a callous, authoritarian leader | Ece Temelkuran
AA 22 -year -old period of seizure of power, seizure of all state institutions and extreme persecution that aims to restructure Turkish citizens to Islamic dependencies, Turkey is returning against the ugly President Tayeb Erdogan’s authoritarian. In cities all over the country, including regime strongholds, The protests were continuing Last week.
Istanbul mayor Ikrim Eamoglu Decides on false corruption fees This week, people motivated. Within a few days, protests have evolved into something greater – national riots that require democracy, dignity and freedom. I mentioned many protests Gezi uprising 2013However, this time young people who believed that they had lost all hope in the future during the era of Erdogan, and during the severe economic crisis they moved to the streets, and they risked the violence of the police who have no boundaries by attending the public gatherings that were now banned.
One of the slogans that decorate the signs of feelings is perfectly: “If we are burning, you will burn with us.” While the protests were widespread in political humor, everyone knows that what is happening is not a joke: the country stands at the point of political return. He dies throwing. Either Erdogan will retreat, otherwise. What could be this “last” is a hard possibility. However, the design of people to break the wall of fear is unprecedented, and this time, unlike the Gezi uprising, the main opposition party is “hosting” political action – or at least an attempt.
̇Mamoğlu is not only the mayor of the largest city in turkey But also, with his wide popular popularity, Erdogan’s only trusted competitor. Immediately before he was detained on the claimed allegations offered by the regime – financial corruption, being the leader of a criminal organization and cooperation with terrorist organizations – Emamoglu was about to announce his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections.
Several opinion polls indicated that his support will exceed Erdogan in those elections, to be held in 2028. According to sources close to Erdogan, the plan was to arrest and establish the reputation of Emamoglu and appoint a government secretary to the main opposition party. This was the way Erdogan made for years. Several mayors of opposition parties – both social democrats and the Kurdish party – were held, and Emamoglu was expected to be arrested. In the last video clip before his arrest, while wearing his clothes, Emamoglu quietly said he would “determine” the people of Türkiye.
He took his words as a call to work, hundreds of thousands have filled the city’s squares from the first night. When watching the scope of protests, the main opposition party turned the preliminary elections for presidential nomination into a collective political action, and called on all citizens to make their votes to support Emamoglu to show him the regime that supports him beyond the party’s policy. Nearly 15 million people Voice in favor of ̇mamoğluSecuring his position as the official opposition candidate.
The characteristics of this story may be confusing. It may be difficult to follow the limits of lies and tricks used by an authoritarian leader. But what is happening in Türkiye has important lessons for democrats all over the world.
Over the past decade, as we have seen in many European countries and the United States, the reservation was not effective with central political parties, and Street policy similarAlthough it may be, it does not contradict the high tide. “Try again, failed again” has exhausted strategies in recent years, and the last example is the United States. It is clear that the traditional political parties – Democrats in the United States and Social Democrats in Europe – have failed to harness the political and moral anger of the masses, which are urged by leaders such as Erdogan or Donald Trump. Political energy that flows from street policy that cannot be predicted by traditional political parties-and the masses, cannot be predicted by the young enthusiasm, hesitates in compliance with worn political institutions. So what is the solution?
The old opposition parties of the old school resemble the wreckage of the ships-the structures that are degraded. They have lost everything that has been vital over the past five decades after compatible with Neoliberalism Hegemony, which cut its organic relations with the progressive sectors of society. They are very bureaucrats, and as a result, paralysis giants who were unable to keep pace with the light of the new short oath. What is happening in Türkiye at the present time is to teach youth energy and wander around this wreckage, and life breathes by converting debris into coral reefs. For several days so far, young leaders delivered speeches in major party meetings, where they are constantly negotiating the guidelines of cooperative work. Whenever possible, they guarantee that their anger extends beyond the arrest of Imamoglu. Their existence does not irreversibly change the spirit of the political movement and pushes the Social Democratic Party forward towards life. During this process, young people learn to move in the slow giant while the giant adapts to smart and brave enough to counter the harsh tactics of the regime.
Not only for Turkey but also soon to Europe After that, the main question of saving democracy from the rise of tyranny is: Will the young energy be allowed to the masses to enter the debris to turn it into a living being? One is strong enough to challenge the bending towards the tide towards tyranny? Türkiye, in the coming days, will answer this question.
