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merdogan, who has ruled Turkey for almost eighteen years, is one of the most influential people in our political history. Turkey has not had another government since the 2002 elections. No other politician has been in power alone for so long during Turkey’s 74-year multi-party system. The young men coming of age these days don’t know any other rulers. Erdogan and his AKP, like other political movements, strove to consolidate their central electorate and make future generations their voters. With their religious and nationalist speeches, as well as evoking an external threat and heightened fears due to rigid security policies, they were quite successful. However, it can hardly be said that this rhetoric would have worked with the children of his constituents.
In the Turkish version of the column
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Two studies, the results of which have already been published, reveal surprising results in relation to generations raised under the permanent rule of the ACP. According to the latest UNICEF report on the situation of children in OECD countries, the most unhappy children live in Turkey: only 53 percent of 15-year-olds are satisfied with their lives. Turkey ranks second behind Mexico in terms of infant mortality rates. A study from a Turkish university also asked Turkish youth: “How happy or unhappy are you when you look at your life as a whole?” 50.5 percent answered: “I am not happy” or “I am not happy at all”. Only 26 percent said they were a little or very happy.
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The study also shows that young Turks no longer see their future in their homeland. 76 percent of those surveyed said they wanted to go abroad for training or work. 64 percent want to leave Turkey permanently. When asked where they wanted to go, mainly European countries were mentioned. Young people moving abroad were asked: “Why do you want to live in another country?” The answers show what is missing in Turkey. 59 percent said “for a better future”, 14.6 percent “for a life with more well-being” and six percent moved for the sake of justice and equality.
They do not want to live in a country where one in three young citizens is unemployed, the gross domestic product falls by the day, and all kinds of freedoms are restricted. Despite all the censorship measures and attempts at disability, thanks to digital media they know what life is like in other parts of the world. They see that a different life is possible and they experience anew each day how dark is the atmosphere in which they live. You can see Erdogan celebrating festivals in his winter palace, but celebrating national holidays is not allowed due to the corona pandemic. That journalists who ask Erdogan questions from a long distance and the employees of his 1,000-room palace are screened daily, but have to queue for their parents to examine their parents. That Erdogan’s son holds an archery festival, but they are not allowed to attend concerts. They experience that in a country where mafia bosses are released from jail by amnesty, anyone who posts a critical tweet is arrested.
