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Daily political commentary and critical views on current events.

20th-21st Term Kırıkkale Member of Parliament Kemal Albayrak: “Crises Make People Search For A ‘Door'”
20th-21st Term Kırıkkale Member of Parliament Kemal Albayrak: “Crises Make People Search For A ‘Door'”
11.06.2026
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TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “Society Has Lost Faith in the Future”
TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “Society Has Lost Faith in the Future”
19.06.2026
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TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: What is the Virtue and Balance Between Excess and Deficiency?
TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: What is the Virtue and Balance Between Excess and Deficiency?
01.06.2026
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Former TRT Anchor Sırrı Er’s Conquest of Istanbul Message: “When Justice Dies, the State Dies Too”
Former TRT Anchor Sırrı Er’s Conquest of Istanbul Message: “When Justice Dies, the State Dies Too”
30.05.2026
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The Silent Power Shifting Global Geopolitics: Neodymium and Turkey’s Strategic Horizon
The Silent Power Shifting Global Geopolitics: Neodymium and Turkey’s Strategic Horizon
19.06.2026
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TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “Society Has Lost Faith in the Future”
TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “Society Has Lost Faith in the Future”
19.06.2026
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Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er: “Should we stop honoring the truth simply because few people stand by it?”
Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er: “Should we stop honoring the truth simply because few people stand by it?”
15.06.2026
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TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “The Price of Silence is Heavy!”
TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “The Price of Silence is Heavy!”
14.06.2026
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20th-21st Term Kırıkkale Member of Parliament Kemal Albayrak: “Crises Make People Search For A ‘Door'”
20th-21st Term Kırıkkale Member of Parliament Kemal Albayrak: “Crises Make People Search For A ‘Door'”
11.06.2026
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Former Member of Parliament for Kırıkkale (20th–21st Term) Kemal Albayrak: “Peace and Security Cannot Exist Without Justice”
Former Member of Parliament for Kırıkkale (20th–21st Term) Kemal Albayrak: “Peace and Security Cannot Exist Without Justice”
03.06.2026
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Former TRT Presenter Sırrı Er Criticizes “A Broken System”: “The Country Keeps Losing Time in the Same Debates”
Former TRT Presenter Sırrı Er Criticizes “A Broken System”: “The Country Keeps Losing Time in the Same Debates”
02.06.2026
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TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “None of them”
TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “None of them”
The question is simple: “Which party do you think can solve this country’s problems?” And a striking answer is rising: “None!” This is not just a reaction to political parties. It reflects an erosion of trust in the system’s capacity to produce solutions. Economic contraction is deepening. Income inequality is...
06.05.2026
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TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “The Donkey’s Shadow”
TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “The Donkey’s Shadow”
Once upon a time, a traveler rents a donkey to go from Athens to Megara. The owner of the donkey joins them on foot. Halfway through the journey, a scorching heat sets in and they want to rest; however, there is neither a tree nor any shade around. The traveler...
05.05.2026
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Deputy of the 20th–21st Kırıkkale Term Kemal Albayrak: “The Solution is the Rule of Law, the Way Out is a Change of Power”
Deputy of the 20th–21st Kırıkkale Term Kemal Albayrak: “The Solution is the Rule of Law, the Way Out is a Change of Power”
Kemal Albayrak, the former Member of Parliament for Kırıkkale in the 20th and 21st terms, harshly criticized the government, citing institutional collapse, injustice, and economic difficulties, and called for a return to the rule of law and a change in power.
04.05.2026
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Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er Highlights the “Three Giants”: Injustice, Fear, and Ignorance
Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er Highlights the “Three Giants”: Injustice, Fear, and Ignorance
I addressed you through tales, examples, parables, poems, anecdotes, and the words of thinkers; this time I wanted my voice to be heard from within black and white, from a frame of a film. Miguel de Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote, published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, is considered...
03.05.2026
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Former Kırıkkale MP (20th–21st Terms) Kemal Albayrak: “PROTECTING THE MIND, BEING PROTECTED”
Former Kırıkkale MP (20th–21st Terms) Kemal Albayrak: “PROTECTING THE MIND, BEING PROTECTED”
To protect means to safeguard an object, a person, or a situation from external influences, deterioration, and dangers; to keep it away from harmful effects. While meeting with two journalist friends I hadn’t seen for a long time, we reminisced about people we once knew. As we reflected on those...
02.05.2026
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Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er: “Excessive humility is listening to advice from mediocrity.”
Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er: “Excessive humility is listening to advice from mediocrity.”
“Excessive humility is listening to advice from mediocrity.” Humility that goes beyond the limit is bowing to the guidance of an unworthy person. This humility ceases to be a “virtue” and becomes a participation in weakness and foolishness.Moderation is essential in everything. True maturity is being able to discern whose...
28.04.2026
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Former TRT Presenter Sırrı Er: “Hope Always Blossoms Again”
Former TRT Presenter Sırrı Er: “Hope Always Blossoms Again”
Spring is a hope rising from the soil, a rebirth blooming on its branch. Even if the harsh winter lasts long, spring always comes.No matter how difficult life becomes, there is always a new beginning within it.Look at nature…Trees wait for months as if they were dried out, but when...
26.04.2026
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Former Kırıkkale Member of Parliament (20th–21st Terms) Kemal Albayrak: WHAT IS HAPPENING?
Former Kırıkkale Member of Parliament (20th–21st Terms) Kemal Albayrak: WHAT IS HAPPENING?
The attack on a school in Urfa and the killing of nine people in a school in Maraş—did these events cause any moral discomfort among the perpetrators or the bystanders? So much lawlessness, arbitrariness, hostility, and hatred have been produced in this country that the so-called “regime cowards” in politics...
23.04.2026
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TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “April 23: A Holiday or a Matter of Conscience”
TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “April 23: A Holiday or a Matter of Conscience”
I am speaking to you with the sorrow of not being able to experience the holiday as a true celebration, friends. April 23… National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. A day that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk dedicated to children, a day that should be remembered with hope… Not every child grows up…...
23.04.2026
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Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er: “Orphaned Justice”
Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er: “Orphaned Justice”
I would like to share two striking historical examples that make us question why justice has been left “orphaned.” In 399 BC, in Athens—the heart of democracy—there was a thinker named Socrates. This man, who elevated questioning, reason, and curiosity, was accused of “corrupting the youth” and was executed by...
22.04.2026
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Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er Warns: “Moral and Character Erosion Deepening in Society”
Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er Warns: “Moral and Character Erosion Deepening in Society”
Former TRT Announcer Sırrı Er Many of the tensions we experience today cannot be explained merely by “stress,” “economic hardship,” or “shifting agendas.” At a deeper level, there is a noticeable hardening in people’s reactions to events, a serious decline in tolerance in relationships, and a growing normalization of indifference....
20.04.2026
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