Ending polarization won’t be easy


It is mainly the responsibility of Tayyip Erdoğan, the current prime minister who will probably be the next president, to end the polarization in Turkey.Of course, it is not easy to carry out its requirements since the "White Turks," a chronic political minority that forms the source of the polarization, are not content with the situation. Their discontent, which stems from the fact that they failed in each election, leads them to aggressive and noncompliant behavior.Insults, provoking street protests, producing distorted perceptions and other such anomalous behaviors are part and parcel of their daily agenda.It is not easy for Prime Minister Erdoğan, who has the public's support and democratic legitimacy, to understand and tolerate the anomalous behavior and discontent of the White Turks. How is it possible for him to say, "Put aside the bigotry, and let's build a new Turkey together," instead of harshly responding to the assaults directed at him? The Puppets of Bureaucracy Analysis is required as why the White Turks, who regard themselves as the elites of the Republican ideology, have so far been the puppets of a bureaucratic oligarchy with regard to the public and realities as a privilege.Some foreign forces also encourage this discontent group of the new Turkey. In an article recently published on the daily Yeni Şafak, Markar Esayan successfully analyzed this situation: "If the West and Israel would support Morsi instead of Sisi, a feeling of security would prevail in the region for the first time in hundreds of years... A social group based on privileges and modern lifestyle dictatorship attempted to overthrow Erdoğan just like Morsi." "It is not possible to sustain the current system in Turkey, as seen in the Middle East. If they could face this fact, it could be understood that equal rights and opportunities also would favor the totalitarian strata of the society; so these strata could also join the founding negotiations of the new Turkey. "By constantly terrorizing Erdoğan, they can make him give harsh speeches, wrong deeds, and deal with crucial matters. Through this, some myths and fears that keep the seculars alive could be produced. However, it means for 'the sophisticated elites' attributing their own depression to these groups instead of sharing the pride of building this country together," Esayan wrote. Erdoğan has a tough job Turkish democracy needs a study into the sociology of discontent. But we'd do well to remember that in cases where only the memory is in function, it is not possible to be content. It would not be easy to acknowledge the moods of those sabotaging democracy without truly understanding the past and future. Prime Minister Erdoğan certainly has a challenging time ahead.