“Our economy is Turkish style, our liberalism is Turkish-style, our capital is delicate, and our businessmen are tender. We engage in free-market practices in economy, Greco-Roman wrestling in politics. But we always end up pinned to the ground. We owe to the flying bird, and we hold a grudge against those who can't fly… Revolution is prohibited, evolution is risky, and opportunism is useful in our underdeveloped democracy.

They say, 'We laugh at our own sorry state'; I wanted to laugh a bit at our sorry state too. What can I do! Until now, I wrote with anger, but they didn't understand. Now I'm writing with a smile; maybe they will understand!...”

-Uğur Mumcu

Uğur MUMCU