'Yes' camp vows to end tutelage system
A man casting his ballot for the referendum on the Turkish constitutional change in Fuerth, southern Germany, March 27.

The triumph of the 'yes' vote in the next referendum will simply end the tutelage system in Turkish politics that has been blocking the country's development for years



The proposal for political system change is nothing new in the history of the Republic of Turkey; to the contrary, it has been the topic of discussion for the last 40 years, but this is the first time, next April, it has become a real possibility. Here is the vital point of the much-debated process.We owe this years-long expected transition to the great and significant public resistance against the coup plotters of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) on July 15. Please, pay attention: That is the reason some unimaginable efforts have been made to ignore and stultify the greatest public resistance of the 21st century. Some figures both outside and inside, who are against the democratic resistance of July 15, have tried hard to smear it.Remember how the U.S. and EU administrations were silent about the deadly coup attempt, not condemning it and some even expressing their sadness for its failure. Still, there are some figures keeping the same perspective alive, such as the German intelligence chief. As referendum day approaches, they are becoming more and more reckless: While some EU countries wink at the shameful placards of terrorist groups, such as the recent one that pictured President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with a gun pointed at his head, reading "Kill Erdoğan," during a pro-PKK rally in the Swiss city of Bern, others openly show their hostility against Turkey or support the "no" campaign, like the German newspaper Bild did by invoking Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. (Bild published a controversial article with the headline in German and Turkish, translated as: Referendum in Turkey: Atatürk would say 'no'). The European Parliament, which is the symbol of "holy" European values, has also joined the anti-Turkey club by unreasonably banning the distribution of Daily Sabah in the institution.Well, are their goals really in the name of democracy or human rights as they claim? We know the answer is no just by looking at speeches made by the representatives of democratic tradition in the EP. Likewise, their bad records in recent years are very apparent.The entire world has seen how the U.S. and the EU have ignored their red lines, have stayed silent about massacres in Iraq and Syria and have acted inhumanely toward refugees. Is it possible for those who welcomed an Egyptian putschist like Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi with a red carpet to have sensibility for human rights? They have one single goal: stopping Turkey, which speaks up for justice in the world and seeks equal relations. That's why they are scared of a victory for the "yes" camp in the upcoming referendum. Since the referendum will remove the presence of the undemocratic tutelage system that facilitates weak governments and bends to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Additionally, it will bring a brand new system where the people will have a say. What's better, the people will do it themselves with their democratic votes.Yes, this is the first time we have grasped the chance to change the tutelage system that has been blocking our country's development. We should know this value of this chance and not miss the boat.Put aside the crocodile tears of tutelage lovers, we have experienced bad things for years due to this horrible system.Isn't it the tutelage system that caused the people to experience coups, coup attempts, chaos, unidentified murders, poverty and discrimination?Isn't this the system that ignored and otherized conservative religious communities, Kurds and Alevis?The new system will simply end the undemocratic era of coups and memorandums and will prevent hidden figures from intervening in or shaping Turkish politics. What's best, this historical turning point is coming not with the force of tanks or weapons but with democratic votes. Isn't that enough to describe it as a revolution?