“It wasn't enough that they exploited nationalism and Ataturkism, now they have started 'flag politics.' As if the Turkish flag is their private property!...

In which honourable fight did they raise the Turkish flag to its sublime peaks? ...İs it Demirel that will take care of the flag that Mustafa Kemal waved during the War of Independence while he’s the one who distributed photos of himself arm in arm with Johnson in front of the American flag with its many stars on the political stage?... Can you hoist your flag at the American bases in Turkey; tell us about that!"

(Cumhuriyet, 28 May 1978, Flag Trade...)

-Uğur Mumcu