Look at those who oppose the referendum
All the opposition players and parties that are harshly rejecting the April referendum, claiming that it will bring dictatorship to Turkey, ironically, come either from an authoritarian background or a one-man-based administration
We are heading toward a historical referendum in which the public will directly decide the outcome. The bureaucratic tutelary structures led by the Republican People's Party (CHP) in Turkey have always feared this and have so far appealed to the Constitutional Court instead of the public.
For the first time, the CHP has acted differently, and it has, surprisingly, this time decided not to appeal the referendum decision to the Constitutional Court. This is the beginning of a change. In other words, the members of the CHP that oppose appealing to the Constitutional Court won for the first time. The reason for their surprising opposition is that some of them wanted to avoid judgments, such as "The CHP fears the public," while others say, "We cannot step back any longer."
This change in the CHP is only one of the handicaps in the "no bloc." However, they will have the main handicap when they meet the public in referendum rallies. This is because all political parties and players in the no bloc have an authoritarian background, are administrated by a single man or defend proletarian dictatorship as a political objective. Of course, some overtly defend violence and terror. The media and academic circles of this bloc are not at all different. Imagine all these structures standing side by side. The CHP, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the Democratic Left Party (DSP), the PKK, the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) and the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ). They all say "no" to the referendum, arguing that it will bring dictatorship.
The CHP becomes angry when it is mentioned side by side with terror organizations. Unfortunately, however, this is the reality in the street, and this picture will naturally emerge.
The PKK has already begun a propaganda campaign saying that the presidential system will bring a dictatorship by forming a common platform with many other terror organizations. What will the HDP do? It will go to the streets and follow in the PKK's footsteps. Some leftist segments will also say the same thing.
Well, what is the situation with them? Which one has a democratic structure? Which one proposes a democratic society project? None... There is the authority of a leader in all of them, and the leaders do not change in natural processes.
Look at the HDP, which received a considerable vote turnout in the June 7 elections. Apart from its co-chairs, even its deputies were not determined by the party base or the administration, but by the PKK's jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan or the PKK leadership in the Qandil Mountains in the recent period.
The situation with FETÖ is also grave. There is not even a number-two man in this despotic structure.
Now all of them will take to the streets and propagate, saying, "Dictatorship is coming."
Who believes this? They cannot convince people, while there is Erdoğan, who is more convincing, who has made Turkey one of the top 20 countries in the world with major reforms over the past 14 years, who has enriched Turkey with big investments, who has come under the spotlight with his leadership in the world and who assures society with his vision of the future. Also, there is the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the liberal democrat segments.
The best thing about this referendum in April is that it will change not only the political system, but also the politics that pins hope on the bureaucracy.
For the first time, the CHP has acted differently, and it has, surprisingly, this time decided not to appeal the referendum decision to the Constitutional Court. This is the beginning of a change. In other words, the members of the CHP that oppose appealing to the Constitutional Court won for the first time. The reason for their surprising opposition is that some of them wanted to avoid judgments, such as "The CHP fears the public," while others say, "We cannot step back any longer."
This change in the CHP is only one of the handicaps in the "no bloc." However, they will have the main handicap when they meet the public in referendum rallies. This is because all political parties and players in the no bloc have an authoritarian background, are administrated by a single man or defend proletarian dictatorship as a political objective. Of course, some overtly defend violence and terror. The media and academic circles of this bloc are not at all different. Imagine all these structures standing side by side. The CHP, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the Democratic Left Party (DSP), the PKK, the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) and the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ). They all say "no" to the referendum, arguing that it will bring dictatorship.
The CHP becomes angry when it is mentioned side by side with terror organizations. Unfortunately, however, this is the reality in the street, and this picture will naturally emerge.
The PKK has already begun a propaganda campaign saying that the presidential system will bring a dictatorship by forming a common platform with many other terror organizations. What will the HDP do? It will go to the streets and follow in the PKK's footsteps. Some leftist segments will also say the same thing.
Well, what is the situation with them? Which one has a democratic structure? Which one proposes a democratic society project? None... There is the authority of a leader in all of them, and the leaders do not change in natural processes.
Look at the HDP, which received a considerable vote turnout in the June 7 elections. Apart from its co-chairs, even its deputies were not determined by the party base or the administration, but by the PKK's jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan or the PKK leadership in the Qandil Mountains in the recent period.
The situation with FETÖ is also grave. There is not even a number-two man in this despotic structure.
Now all of them will take to the streets and propagate, saying, "Dictatorship is coming."
Who believes this? They cannot convince people, while there is Erdoğan, who is more convincing, who has made Turkey one of the top 20 countries in the world with major reforms over the past 14 years, who has enriched Turkey with big investments, who has come under the spotlight with his leadership in the world and who assures society with his vision of the future. Also, there is the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the liberal democrat segments.
The best thing about this referendum in April is that it will change not only the political system, but also the politics that pins hope on the bureaucracy.