McCarthyist oligarchy

The courts in Turkey have argued that headscarved university students are not sincere and wear the headscarf not for religious but for political purposes; their aim being sinisterly disestablishing the republic and founding a totalitarian Shariah regime. So far, not even one person could be brought before a court on these grounds, let alone be convicted. But we read false stories and news about this imaginary regime threat every day in the oligarchy's media. It is because of this imaginary regime threat that the Constitutional Court annulled the constitutional change that would allow everyone to enter universities regardless of their dress. The ban, opposed by 80 percent of the population, does not exist anywhere else in the world. But still many in the media, army and business elite aired their views of the ban. They are not even afraid of breaking the law.

Courts in Turkey exist to mete out "justice" to ordinary citizens but not to the members of the oligarchy. If these grass roots become organized and establish civil society organizations, the oligarchy is quick to "McCarthy-ize" these otherwise innocent people and constantly claim that these people are dangerous and even a threat to national security. They have evicted many military officers on suspicion of being Islamist gang members but have never allowed these people to challenge these decisions in court.

Nowadays, our McCarthyist oligarchy has turned its wrath to police officers, who have been nothing but very successful. Even fake lists of these so-called "enemy" police officers have been prepared and printed in the media. The oligarchy never bothers to substantiate its claims and in many cases, it turns out that rank rivalry or personal hostility play a part in an officer accusing another. A common label to accuse someone is to call him a follower of Fethullah Gülen, a prominent Islamic scholar, even though neither the man nor any of his so-called followers have been convicted by any court.