Abdulkadir Özkan: "The ruling party wants an opposition that does not criticize"

Abdulkadir Özkan: "The ruling party wants an opposition that does not criticize"
Date: 1.8.2022 13:30

Milli Gazete columnist Abdulkadir Özkan writes on Turkey's politics. Here is the full article.

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It was also possible to throw the title as the government has no tolerance for opposition. In fact, for more than 20 years, there has been a government in which there is no question of a decision that it wanted to make or could not do, or that it wanted to take but could not take. In short, although there is opposition, there is no obstacle for the government to do what they want to do under the current conditions. As such, despite these conditions, the government constantly criticizes the opposition, and we can even say that the AK Party has had a thornless rose garden for more than 20 years. Despite this, the point the country has reached makes people nervous.
 
It would not be wrong to say that despite the rosy pictures drawn, the government became frustrated with this scene as the negativities emerged. As a result of this, the dose of attacks against the opposition is getting harder every day. In particular, the dosage of the statements made by the ruling wing is getting harsher.
 
However, society needs calm rather than hardening of the style. Because on the one hand, the worsening economic conditions make people unhappy, and on the other hand, heavy criticism from the spokespersons of the government, as if the opposition were responsible for the negative conditions of the country, inevitably not only does not solve the problems, but also aggravates the problems.
 
It would not be wrong to say that the spokespersons of the government especially prefer the harsh style. Because it seems that the government is in a hurry to attract the attention of the society to unnecessary discussions and to try to hide the problems from the eyes. The efforts of the rulers to put the responsibility for the negativities in the country on the opposition parties show that the spear does not fit in the sack anymore.
 
The fact that many decisions made with great promises soon proved to yield negative results, I think, shows that there is not much the government can do to solve the country's problems. The steps taken to cover up rather than find solutions to problems with some imaginary stories inevitably lead a large part of the society to despair.
 
Because, on the one hand, the spokespersons of the government, who frequently make statements against interest, have made the country crushed under domestic and foreign debt interests, according to economists' statements. Some investments are making the problems unsolvable rather than being a solution to the country's problems. For example, the opposition is accused of opposing the investments, although the opposition parties insist that the country needs production-enhancing investments.
 
While it is a self-sufficient country especially in the field of agriculture, at the point we have reached, production in the country decreases in almost every field, including the agricultural field. For example, it is stated that the record is broken with the increasing export figures every month, while the increase in imports is tried not to be announced to the public. In other words, while the foreign trade figures are increasing rapidly, the government is increasing production in every field, and the society is almost anesthetized with the claims that the country is among the 10 developed countries.
 
Of course, this could be a tactic. However, when it is used all the time, it loses its credibility. It is not known whether the government is aware of this, but it shows that its credibility is gradually disappearing. This, on the other hand, makes the spokespersons of power even tougher and more offensive in terms of style. As a result, my country, which can be an environment of peace and tranquility, is gradually being dragged into a country dominated by strife.
 
Despite this, the rulers seem to be trying to shift the responsibility of the country's political scene to the opposition. In short, the approach of the government to see a country without opposition inevitably hardens the style in politics. It is not possible to discuss the problems of the country in this environment.

YEREL HABERLER

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