Washington Post’da 11 mart 2018 tarihli “Editorial Board” imzalı ve “Erdogan is transforming Turkey into a totalitarian prison” başlıklı, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’in Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan üzerinden hedef alan bir makale yayınlandı. Makale, kendi içinde çok sayıda çelişki içerdiği gibi, gerçeklerle de çelişmektedir. Bundan başka, gerek makalenin yayınlandığı ülkenin, gerekse dünyanın bir çok “demokratik” olarak adlandırılan çağdaş ülke uygulamalarını göz ardı eden ve çelişen yönleri bulunmaktadır.
IN TURKEY under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the tweet has been turned into a crime, and a troubled democracy is being turned into a dictatorship. Gradually but inexorably, a nation that once aspired to be an exemplar of enlightened moderation is being transformed by Mr. Erdogan into a dreary totalitarian prison. In the latest setback, last week, 23 journalists were sentenced to prison for between two and seven years on patently ridiculous charges that they were members of a terrorist organization and had tweeted about it. Two others were convicted on lesser charges of supporting a terrorist organization.
WP, twitter gibi sosyal medya araçlarının silah gibi kullanıldığını görmemiş sanırım. Özellikle 2013 silahlı Gezi kargaşasında, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’ni yönlendirmeye, mevcut hükümeti zora sokarak devirmeye araç olduğunu, devletin milyarlarca dolar zarara girdiğiniz görmezden, bilerek gelmektedir. WP, Gezi olaylarının içinde olmasa da, kimlerin olayı tetiklediğini biliyor olmalıdır.
Twitter paylaşımları, dünyanın bir çok ülkesinde yasal delil olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu deliller üzerinden mahkeme kararları verilmektedir. Söz gelişi, Stephen Fry, twitter üzerinden yaptığı bir paylaşımından dolayı, İngiltere’de ceza ödemeye mahkum edilmiştir. Basit bir şaka cezaya sebep olabiliyorken, kim tarafından yapılırsa yapılsın, devleti yıkmaya yönelik açıklamalar, suikast teşvikleri, yakma yıkma yönlendirmeleri, masum sivil halkın malına canına ırzına sebep olacak teşvikler suç olmasın mı? Terör örgütlerine destek, masum mudur? Twitter gibi sosyal medya hesabının muhatabı olan kişi, devlet başkanı ise, bu suç olmamalı mıdır?. Suçu işleyen kişi gazeteci ise, bu suç demek değil midir? Yüzlerce örnek bulunabilir.
Mr. Erdogan, the target of a failed coup attempt in July 2016, has embarked on a campaign of repression against perceived enemies in the press, government, academia and law enforcement, among other pillars of Turkish society. More than 60,000 people have been arrested and 150,000 forced from their jobs. Mr. Erdogan’s prime targets are the perceived followers of the opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, who now lives in Pennsylvania. Mr. Erdogan claims Mr. Gulen — once his ally in Turkish politics — had incited the coup attempt, hence the charge of a “terrorist organization.” Mr. Gulen denies it.
Bir darbe nasıl hazırlanır? Akşam düşünülüp, sabah uygulanan darbe var mıdır? Igor Markov’dan öğrenelim:
First of all, be very clear on what you want to accomplish in the shot term and in the long term, and which rules you are going to follow. A classic coup d’état assumes a significant degree of civility, minimal bloodshed, and the preservation of the core political system, while replacing one or a handful of leaders and, perhaps, some institutions that appear to be broken (such as the judiciary). A coup also assumes being firmly in control of what’s going on. Breaking these conditions leads to a failed coup.
Anyway, here are the key points
Make sure that you are or can be, in principle, supported by a large fraction of the population and political elites.
Establish a network of high-placed co-conspirators that would share the same goals and trust each other, while evading state security. Without such participants, this would not be a coup.
Obtain covert control over elite military units and, ideally, police and state security (so that they are ready to follow your orders when necessary). If the military simply stays neutral, this is not a military coup.
Get foreign support, or at least make sure you will not be attacked by the world powers. Getting explicit foreign support, especially weapons and large amounts of money, can be risky as this would put your motives in doubt and undermine your standing in the country.
Identify your main political opponents and their support networks. Figure out how they can be neutralized.
Obtain control over some mass media, ideally in advance, to ensure reasonable coverage of your actions. Prepare to counter aggressive propaganda. Don’t put much faith in your own aggressive propaganda – this often backfires.
Identify your weak points and protect them. Family and friends. Personal security. Skeletons in your closet. If you lose support of the people (say, due to brutality of your action), your chances of staying in power are low. Other weak points may include your finances, foreign trade sanctions, aggression by neighboring countries, economic instability, etc.
Manage perceptions. For example, if the country is falling apart and few people understand this, grabbing power at this point will leave the impression that you destroyed the country.
Have a political program with a plan for power sharing and, ideally, a transition to democracy. Not only this would be the right thing to do, but otherwise you’d be putting yourself at too much risk.
The execution of the coup must be carefully planned and usually consists of taking physical control of key locations and people, including residences and offices of key opponents, military/police barracks and HQs, transportation hubs (airports, train stations), mass media, power stations, and communication nodes.
Overall, military coups are largely a thing of the past because it is more difficult to manipulate information and people today (the world is much more interconnected and people often self-organize). The few military coups that were successful in recent times (say, in Egypt) only look like military coups on the surface and have political, geopolitical, and religious dimensions.
WP, bu darbe aşamalarında rol oynayan aktörleri aklamak mı istemektedir? Eğer WP darbenin kimler tarafından gerçekleştirilmeye çalıştığı hakkında bilgi sahibi olmak istiyor ve bulamamışsa, bu linkte, bağımsız yerli ve yabancı gazetecilerin makalalerini bulabilir.
Turkey once had a robust, independent press, but Mr. Erdogan has waged a multifront campaign: closing media outlets, forcing others into new ownership, and using friendly judges and prosecutors. In the latest cases, some reporters and editors were convicted for what they said on Twitter. A lawyer representing two journalists, Baris Topuk, said at an earlier hearing: “In our opinion, the name of the organization in which the defendants are accused of being members should be TTO: Tweetist Terrorist Organization. There are no weapons or bombs in the case, only news articles and tweets.” Ali Akkus, who was news editor of the now-defunct Zaman daily, had said on Twitter, “No dictator can silence the press.” The use of the word “dictator” was singled out by a prosecutor in the charges against him. Mr. Akkus received a sentence of seven years and six months in prison.
Darbe planladıkları, uyguladıkları, darbe aşamaların yer aldıkları kesinleşmiş olanların, gerekli ceza verilmesinin, neresi yanlıştır?
Devlet başkanına Diktatör diyerek, darbe suçundan kaçmak mümkün değildir.
Cuma Ulus, the editor of the daily Millet, got the same sentence and declared earlier during the proceedings: “I have been a journalist for 21 years. I stood against terrorism and violence, [and] defended expression of freedom during all my life.” In the indictment, prosecutors cited three tweets and 22 retweets, accusing him of stirring up frenzy against the government.
Hiç kimse ömrünün her safhasında suç işlemediği gibi, her zaman masumiyetini de koruyamamaktadır. Suç ve suçluyu ayırt etmek, mahkemelerin işdir. WP’un bu tarz yayınları, mahkemelerin işini zorlaştırmaktan başka işe yaramayacaktır. Şu anda cezaevinde bulunan kişiler, yargı tarafından hapsedilmiş ve yine onlar tarafından içeride tutulmaktadır. SAdaletin kararına göre de özgür olacaklardır.
Separately, 17 current and former writers, cartoonists and executives from the Cumhuriyet newspaper are also on trial. Mr. Erdogan is reportedly planning an assault on Internet broadcasting and free expression online, as well.
Darbeyi yapan FETO Cult’u, devlet içinde zannedildiğinden yaygın yapılanmışlardır. Cumhuriyet Gazetesi avukatları, kendi binalarını bombaladığı kesin olan, suçları kesinleşmiş kişilere mahkemede soru bile sormamıştır. Bunun gazete tarafından açıklanması gerekir. Atılan ses bombası da olsa, davanın takipçisi olması gereken gazetedir.
The show trials underscore how far Turkey has fallen from Western norms of democracy, human rights and rule of law. Mr. Erdogan is happily marching alongside Russia, China, Egypt, Cuba and others where legitimacy to rule rests on coercion and thought control. Mr. Erdogan’s dictatorship must be called out for what it is. Even if he covers his ears, the United States and other nations must protest, and loudly.
İleri demokrasi ülkesi olarak gösterilen ABD’de, yılın daha 2 ayında 200 kişi polis tarafından öldürülmüştür. WP haberine göre 2017’de 987 sivil, polis tarafından katledilmiştir.
İleri demokrasi ülkesi Fransa’da sivil ölümü dahil olmak üzere her yıl yüzlerce olay yaşanmaktadır.
Almanya, İngiltere, İtalya, İspanya ve diğer demokrasi şampiyonu ülkelerinde durum aynıdır.
WP, içlerinde gazetecilerin de olduğu darbe oyuncularını aklamaya çalışmak için FETO_Cult üyeleri ile işbirliği yapmak yerine, Dünya’yı kan gölüne çeviren kendi ülkesinin suçları ile ilgilenmelidir.
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