Circa un mese fa, appena arrivati nella moderna e liberale Gaziantep (dopo una disavventura in area curda con dei loschi tipacci, forse al soldo del governo, che ci shanno "gentilmente" dissuaso dal ficcare il naso nelle faccende curde) ci siamo imbattuti in un comizio del presidente Erdogan: parlava a favore del SI nel referendum costituzinale promosso dal suo partito.
Il referendum si è svolto domenica scorsa, e ha registrato una netta vittoria del SI. Questo dovrebbe portare a un ridimensionamento del potere dei militari e della magistratura, ed evitare gli abusi a cui il paese è abituato da una cinquantina d'anni. Oltre ad avvicinare ulteriormente la Turchia all'Europa, come hanno subito specificato il Premier e il Presidente turchi. Ho chiesto a un amico turco (che ha chiesto di restare anonimo) cosa pensasse di questo risultato. Il suo pensiero apre a riflessioni interessanti.
"Well, Carlo, if a person believes in democracy, he principally should respect the results of any referendum, because it is direct representation of public will.
Our new constitution brings a more civilian state system and more social liberties. The key question is: “Can the democracy and free elections be a tool to eliminate the democracy itself?” It happened several times in other countries, such as Germany, in the past. But the world has changed a lot since those days. So, only time will show the answer to this question in Turkey...
Semitic religions (islam, jewish and christianity) have a very social character. Their rituals (fasting, praying, visiting temples) are usually practiced as a group of people unlike eastern religions such as buddhism and konfucianism, which are very individual. When religion practices are for the society, not for individuals, life might become difficult for the individuals, who do not practice religion. For example, a person not visiting church on Sunday morning in a very religious christian society... Secular Turks are worrying about this.
But I want to be optimistic and positive about things. I want to believe that Turkish nation is mature enough to live with more civilian government and liberties. We will see together what the new constitution will bring to our lives and what it will take away."
Our new constitution brings a more civilian state system and more social liberties. The key question is: “Can the democracy and free elections be a tool to eliminate the democracy itself?” It happened several times in other countries, such as Germany, in the past. But the world has changed a lot since those days. So, only time will show the answer to this question in Turkey...
Semitic religions (islam, jewish and christianity) have a very social character. Their rituals (fasting, praying, visiting temples) are usually practiced as a group of people unlike eastern religions such as buddhism and konfucianism, which are very individual. When religion practices are for the society, not for individuals, life might become difficult for the individuals, who do not practice religion. For example, a person not visiting church on Sunday morning in a very religious christian society... Secular Turks are worrying about this.
But I want to be optimistic and positive about things. I want to believe that Turkish nation is mature enough to live with more civilian government and liberties. We will see together what the new constitution will bring to our lives and what it will take away."
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