Since the stated goal is now an inclusive republic, it becomes necessary to reinvent a past that supports it.

Emre Öngün writes about the revolt in Turkey, the “peace process” with Öcalan and the Kurds, the growing youth movement, and the resurgence of Kemalism.

  • CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.inMEnglish
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    16 days ago

    The person writing the article really dislikes the idea of Turkish nationalism to the point of calling any nationalist voice as supremacists, which is a dumb take when both parties mentioned (IYI and ZP) follow Ataturk’s nationalism idea. (Your ethnicity does not matter, being able to say you’re a Turk is important)

    Nationalist views do not weaken CHP, they improve its strength to attract voters. There’s a reason why on all polls Mansur Yavas overtakes even Ekrem Imamoglu’s votes against Erdogan, even though he announced he was not planning to be a candidate.