Almost Half Of The Turkish Population Believes

Isn't Connecting People To Distant Lands And Culture One Of The Strengths Of Good Literature?

I Would Like The Refugee Crisis To Become A New Beginning In The Turkish-european Relationship. But It Would Be Very Problematic If, During This Process, Human Rights Were Forgotten. Democracy Needs To Be The Priority.

Even A Speck Of Love Should Not Go Unappreciated, Because, As Rumi Said, Love Is The Water Of Life.

Words Are Heavy In Turkey, And Every Writer, Every Poet And Every Journalist Knows That, Because Of A Word, Because Of A Sentence, Because Of A Tweet Or Even A Retweet, You Can Be Sued, You Can Be Demonized By The Media And You Can Even Land In Prison.

Obviously, Turkey Is Not A Typical Authoritarian Regime, And Obviously It's Very Important That There Are Free Elections. But It's Also Obvious That This Is Not A Liberal, Mature Democracy. This Is Why I Call Turkey A Wobbly Democracy. At Any Time, It Can Tip Over And Fall Down.