Domestic and National

“Those who have hope have no fear.”

In the geography of our country, the term ‘domestic’ is given to all products grown, harvested in villages and farms, from A to Z. The name ‘national’ is given to products processed in industrial facilities, containing the labor of workers, engineers, and chemists. However, in today’s context, or rather in the 21 years that the AKP government has chewed on like gum, the definition of “Domestic and National” has been completely emptied. Restrictions have been imposed on a significant portion of the products we bring to the market as domestic production. A part of the income that the farmer would earn from his titled field is paid by the state, provided that certain crops (such as tobacco, sugar beets, etc.) are not planted!

From Asia to Africa and then to South America, walnuts, olives, cherries, watermelons, tropical fruits are imported into our country. All products derived from live animals as well…

Almost all small and large industrial establishments owned by Turkish Republic citizens were sold to international cartels under the name of “privatization.” In short, the country has been plundered since 1946 by politicians who claim to be devout, praying, fasting, and shouting at every opportunity that they are Muslims! The main reason for this plunder is the ignorant, uneducated masses (who did not participate in the War of Independence and sided with the enemy, making up 46%), disturbed by the existence of a contemporary, secular, democratic, legal state. They want to be ruled not as free citizens but as servants. Those who support these desires, individuals with dark origins, who have never been enrolled in the educational institutions they claim to have attended, and people capable of devilish tricks that could teach tightrope walking, called out through their parties to the supposedly believing masses via religious congregations and sects: “The call to prayer cannot be silenced, the flag cannot be lowered, and the headscarf is our honor, no one can touch it!”

They also applauded this incessant call, forming lines in front of the election box… They always won! They invented a concept called “New Turkey.” They called themselves the “New Ottomans,” but this vaccine didn’t work either! Now, both those who voted and those who didn’t are living on the poverty line! Those who voted for this structure continue to thank and show allegiance because they formed its foundation. Their goal is not for the world we live in; since their hands, eyes, and ears are in the other world, external forces are the dominant players in every negativity according to them! Municipal elections are ahead of us. We will either perish with those so-called indigenous Islamists who align with imperialism or, rooted in indigenous nationalists, we will struggle to elevate the Republic of Turkey, as outlined by Atatürk’s foresight, to live freely while preserving the country’s honor. Let’s be ready to embark on a journey of hope, so that our national identity is not further eroded.

Anıl Güven Athens