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WHO IS ALIYE OZTURK?
CollectifVAN.org, France
July 9 2007
One of Us...
Aliye Ozturk, born in 1966 in Uskudar, Istanbul, depicts with her
personality and interesting life-story the very rich cultural
differences characterizing Turkey. Her grandfather, a Kurdish
Naksi sheikh from Urfa, reached to martyrdom at the Battle of
Dardanelles. Her father was born in Istanbul and he married the
daughter of an Alevi Turkish family that migrated from Salonika to
Sivas during the Balkan Wars. Aliye Ozturk traveled all over Turkey
with her teacher parents, attending public primary and middle schools
in various cities of Turkey. When her father was dismissed from his
post after the September 12 military coup d'etat, Ozturk completed her
high school education in Istanbul. During a recent search about her
family genealogy, she found out that her maternal grandmother was an
Armenian orphan adopted by a family in Trabzon. As such Aliye Ozturk's
life-story is in fact the story of Turkey. Ozturk graduated in 1988
from Middle Eastern Technical University's Political Science and Public
Administration Department as the valedictorian of her class. She
received her M.A. from Columbia University with a thesis titled
"Presidential Elections in Turkey" and her Ph.D. from Leiden University
with a thesis titled "Official Ideology and Civillian-ization: Coup
D'etats in Turkey". In the aftermath of the February 28th coup d'etat,
Aliye Ozturk was removed from her position at the university because
of her headscarf. She however found part-time teaching positions at
Leiden University in Netherlands, Columbia University in the United
States, Al-Azhar University in Egypt, Muin University in Iran and
Tubingen University in Germany.
Aliye Ozturk managed the UNICEF projects in South Africa and was
granted by Nelson Mandela a distinguished service medal for her
contribution to the eradication of the racist remnants of the
Apartheid regime.
Currently Aliye Ozturk is actively involved in various local and
international NGOs such as Young Civilians (Genc Siviller), Political
Horizon Movement (Siyasi Ufuk Hareketi), Encounters Forum (Bulu?ma
Forumu), Amnesty International and Greenpeace. She is married and a
mother of four kids. Ozturk speaks Kurdish, Zazaki, English, German,
Arabic and Persian. She has published in different languages various
articles and twenty books, including a poetry book titled "Innocence"
(Masumiyet). All of these publications dwell upon political and social
problems. In addition to being interested in various sports such as
football, equestrianism, track and ice-skating, Ozturk is an avid
movie-buff and also an music enthusiast who takes a strong interest
in Turkey's traditional stringed instruments, particularly kanun and
baglama, as well as reed flute.
ALIYE OZTURK'S PROMISES ABOUT....
Democratization: I will not let through the gates of Cankaya Residence
anyone who has in his/her life engaged in any sort of coup d'etat
attempt and supported in any way one of the four military coup
d'etats. To find out such individuals, I will despatch Nazl? Il?cak
to the gates as a special envoy.
I will fight against the habit of keeping files about one's fellow
citizens, a habit that the people of beautiful country are being
hooked onto at schools. I will disband all sorts of filing, whether it
takes the form of a reading card, police intelligence file, or sales
receipt. Only electric jacks will remain. With Allah's blessing, we
will find a new name for it, eliminating its linguistic references
to files and filing.
I will put together a gang to fight the counter-guerilla and the
mafia. Soon I will need another gang to eliminate the first one,
and will seek help from another gang to eliminate the second one,
and then another one to ...
I will not look for "the deep state" in the depths far away. I will
always keep in mind that the members of the deep state may be very
close to me, even on the other side of the phone line or in the garden
of my residence. If necessary, I will have special forces with K-9s
search every inch of the state for the members of the deep state.
I will put an end to the commemorations held in stadiums on May 19th
and April 23rd, commemorations that one can nowadays only find in
underdeveloped Third World countries. Doing as such, I will save the
sanity of my country's children and youth and also myself who will
be forced to stand up throughout the commemoration.
Secularism: When I move to the Presidential Residence, I will put
an end to the habit of saying "have a secular day" instead of "have
a good day" and also "secular evening" instead of "good evening". I
will economize the usage of the word secularism.
I will tell Mr. and Mrs. Sezer to take their public sphere and leave.
In every sphere, whether it is a public sphere or not, I will sing
along Emel Say?n's "what an ordeal, my love, what an ordeal" and then
cry out "Allah" with everyone present there.
In my public messages about the Eid, I will not warn about the threats
to secularism and thereby disturb anyone's comfort and serenity
of mind.
Foreign Policy: I will not be one of those Turkish Presidents tha
equate Turkey with Cankaya and Turkey's neighbors with Kecioren
and Mamak.
I will not reprimand my country's ministers when meeting with the
leaders of other countries. Even though I do not like pursuing the
state business with a dead solemn face, I will not slacken off as such.
I will not feel the need to consult with Do?u Perincek before signing
the UN treaties on international human rights.
When Palestinians are in such a dire situation, I will not go to
Israel, singing "we are the blossoms of the same rose sapling".
After being elected as the President, I will spit on Bush's face at
our first encounter. To prevent a consequent crisis between the two
countries, I will pretend as if I sneeze.
I will invite Talabani and Barzani to Ankara. During the reception
organized in their honor, lahmacuns from Tatlises Restaurants will
be served and music will be performed by Aynur Dogan and Rojin.
When I go to Iran, I will take off my headscarf to protest the
obligatory veiling in that country. As a person of responsibility,
I will try to conceal my resentment against Angela Merkel, despatching
Nur Yerlita to take care of her terrifyingly miserable attire and also
recommending her to talk to Ender Sarac especially about losing her
love handles. I will give a CD of Janissary marches to the European
leaders that are against Turkey's accession to European Union.
Appointments and Patronage Politics: I will try my best to pursue
the principles of patronage politics in appointing new officials. In
making bureaucratic appointments, I will not consult to the files kept
in secret vaults but to the star maps used in fortune-telling. If the
astrological sign of the minister supervising the state institution
with the vacant position is congruent with the astrological sign of
the nominee, I will sign the decree of appointment.
I will commission the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund to liquidate the
Turkish Council of Higher Education. Until the council is liquidated,
I will appoint Serif Mardin as its chairperson. I will also appoint
well-known personas, such Murat Belge, Mehmet Altan, Ahmet Insel, and
Huseyin Hatemi, as council members. I will appoint Perihan Ma?den as
the Chairperson of Radio and Television Supreme Council and Arma?an
Caylayan as the Director of Turkish State Radio and Television.
I will appoint Mustafa Erdo?an as the Chairperson of the Constitutional
Court and ?anar Yurdatapan ve Abdurrahman Dilipak as the members of
the Constitutional Court.
Social Relations in a Civilized Manner: I will be a modern, civilized
President who communicates with all segments of the society. I will not
forget that I am a human being, I will not behave as a space alien,
and I will not think that I am a feudal lord just because I live at
the palace-like Residence.
When I speak on TV, I will not put on the face of someone that suffers
from hemorrhoid. I will always smile. At the end of my speech, I will
either tell a joke or read a poem about the issue under discussion. I
will request Cem Y?lmaz to perform at the Residence in order to help
politicians as well as the military and civil bureaucrats enhance
their sense of humor. Again, to help politicians as well as the
military and civil bureaucrats, this time to soften their hearts,
I will organize a special screening of "My Father and My Son" (Babam
ve O?lum). I will give a minus grade to those who do not cry.
As a democrat, I will respect the Chairperson of the Turkish Grand
National Assembly, regardless of his/her party affiliation and
political views. Like any civilized person, I will not grimace while
shaking his/her hand.
I will grant the state medal Ya?ar Kemal, Sezai Karakoc and Fikret
Ba?kaya of Turkey, as well as Noam Chomsky and Cindy Sheehan.
I will invite Orhan Pamuk to the Residence, congratulate him on his
Nobel Award even though it is too late, and give a feast in his
honor. To this feast I will invite only the members of the state
protocol that have read his books.
I will participate in the commencements and inaugural ceremonies
organized only by the Fishery Faculties. I will not participate
in any other ceremonies organized by the military schools and the
universities affiliated with the Turkish Council of Higher Education.
I will not wait in line at the supermarket. I will find out how much a
kilo of tomatoes cost at the farmer's market. I will quarrel with any
seller that will not allow me to select before buying his/her product.
The Cankaya Residence and Receptions: First off, I will clean and
wipe every corner of the Cankaya Residence three times.
I will change today's prevalent perception that "the citizens
inundated the Residence so much so that the populace cannot get in
Cankaya". To this end, I will open up the Cankaya Residence to the
populace. On the last day of each work-week, I will give a tea party
for citizens in groups of 15 as selected by Turkish National Lottery
Administration. Depending on the state of the national economy,
we may also organize gold- or dollar- days.
Once during my tenure, my husband and I will stop doing our own work
for a day and work over-time to determine male parliamentarians whose
wives are not covered. We will then send them "invitations with no
company" so that they can empathize with their peers whose wives
are covered.
I will eliminate at the Residence the concept of working hours. I
will sign the documents that arrive after 5:30 pm. I will not
tell my Minister of Foreign Affairs that "I cannot do it today,
come tomorrow". On Azure Day, I will cook a boiler of a?ure and
distribute it to all my neighbors. During the month of Muharrem,
I will organize cem sessions at the Residence.
At the Residence there will be Friday Prayers that only women may
attend. I will not kill time from my presidential tenure by gluing
myself and my husband to the TV and watching the boring debates on
Kanalturk. If I have time, we may watch, just like all my normal
citizens, TV series such as "The European Coast" (Avrupa Yakas?) or
"Remember My Darling" (Hat?rla Sevgili)
I will make Ataturk's documents public, the documents that are kept
under lock in the Museum of Cankaya Residence. I will organize a
gathering to commemorate the memory of Latife Han?m, the first First
Lady of the Residence.
In the Residence's garden, I will practice "throwing the Constitution
like a dart". I will undertake extensive endeavors to have this
eminent sport to be included in the Olympic Games. I will preach
about throwing the Constitution further away and also about adding
many new articles in order to case the utmost suffering to the rivals.
www.aliyeozturk.com
watch Utube http://www.collectifvan.org/article.php?r=0&id =11231
CollectifVAN.org, France
July 9 2007
One of Us...
Aliye Ozturk, born in 1966 in Uskudar, Istanbul, depicts with her
personality and interesting life-story the very rich cultural
differences characterizing Turkey. Her grandfather, a Kurdish
Naksi sheikh from Urfa, reached to martyrdom at the Battle of
Dardanelles. Her father was born in Istanbul and he married the
daughter of an Alevi Turkish family that migrated from Salonika to
Sivas during the Balkan Wars. Aliye Ozturk traveled all over Turkey
with her teacher parents, attending public primary and middle schools
in various cities of Turkey. When her father was dismissed from his
post after the September 12 military coup d'etat, Ozturk completed her
high school education in Istanbul. During a recent search about her
family genealogy, she found out that her maternal grandmother was an
Armenian orphan adopted by a family in Trabzon. As such Aliye Ozturk's
life-story is in fact the story of Turkey. Ozturk graduated in 1988
from Middle Eastern Technical University's Political Science and Public
Administration Department as the valedictorian of her class. She
received her M.A. from Columbia University with a thesis titled
"Presidential Elections in Turkey" and her Ph.D. from Leiden University
with a thesis titled "Official Ideology and Civillian-ization: Coup
D'etats in Turkey". In the aftermath of the February 28th coup d'etat,
Aliye Ozturk was removed from her position at the university because
of her headscarf. She however found part-time teaching positions at
Leiden University in Netherlands, Columbia University in the United
States, Al-Azhar University in Egypt, Muin University in Iran and
Tubingen University in Germany.
Aliye Ozturk managed the UNICEF projects in South Africa and was
granted by Nelson Mandela a distinguished service medal for her
contribution to the eradication of the racist remnants of the
Apartheid regime.
Currently Aliye Ozturk is actively involved in various local and
international NGOs such as Young Civilians (Genc Siviller), Political
Horizon Movement (Siyasi Ufuk Hareketi), Encounters Forum (Bulu?ma
Forumu), Amnesty International and Greenpeace. She is married and a
mother of four kids. Ozturk speaks Kurdish, Zazaki, English, German,
Arabic and Persian. She has published in different languages various
articles and twenty books, including a poetry book titled "Innocence"
(Masumiyet). All of these publications dwell upon political and social
problems. In addition to being interested in various sports such as
football, equestrianism, track and ice-skating, Ozturk is an avid
movie-buff and also an music enthusiast who takes a strong interest
in Turkey's traditional stringed instruments, particularly kanun and
baglama, as well as reed flute.
ALIYE OZTURK'S PROMISES ABOUT....
Democratization: I will not let through the gates of Cankaya Residence
anyone who has in his/her life engaged in any sort of coup d'etat
attempt and supported in any way one of the four military coup
d'etats. To find out such individuals, I will despatch Nazl? Il?cak
to the gates as a special envoy.
I will fight against the habit of keeping files about one's fellow
citizens, a habit that the people of beautiful country are being
hooked onto at schools. I will disband all sorts of filing, whether it
takes the form of a reading card, police intelligence file, or sales
receipt. Only electric jacks will remain. With Allah's blessing, we
will find a new name for it, eliminating its linguistic references
to files and filing.
I will put together a gang to fight the counter-guerilla and the
mafia. Soon I will need another gang to eliminate the first one,
and will seek help from another gang to eliminate the second one,
and then another one to ...
I will not look for "the deep state" in the depths far away. I will
always keep in mind that the members of the deep state may be very
close to me, even on the other side of the phone line or in the garden
of my residence. If necessary, I will have special forces with K-9s
search every inch of the state for the members of the deep state.
I will put an end to the commemorations held in stadiums on May 19th
and April 23rd, commemorations that one can nowadays only find in
underdeveloped Third World countries. Doing as such, I will save the
sanity of my country's children and youth and also myself who will
be forced to stand up throughout the commemoration.
Secularism: When I move to the Presidential Residence, I will put
an end to the habit of saying "have a secular day" instead of "have
a good day" and also "secular evening" instead of "good evening". I
will economize the usage of the word secularism.
I will tell Mr. and Mrs. Sezer to take their public sphere and leave.
In every sphere, whether it is a public sphere or not, I will sing
along Emel Say?n's "what an ordeal, my love, what an ordeal" and then
cry out "Allah" with everyone present there.
In my public messages about the Eid, I will not warn about the threats
to secularism and thereby disturb anyone's comfort and serenity
of mind.
Foreign Policy: I will not be one of those Turkish Presidents tha
equate Turkey with Cankaya and Turkey's neighbors with Kecioren
and Mamak.
I will not reprimand my country's ministers when meeting with the
leaders of other countries. Even though I do not like pursuing the
state business with a dead solemn face, I will not slacken off as such.
I will not feel the need to consult with Do?u Perincek before signing
the UN treaties on international human rights.
When Palestinians are in such a dire situation, I will not go to
Israel, singing "we are the blossoms of the same rose sapling".
After being elected as the President, I will spit on Bush's face at
our first encounter. To prevent a consequent crisis between the two
countries, I will pretend as if I sneeze.
I will invite Talabani and Barzani to Ankara. During the reception
organized in their honor, lahmacuns from Tatlises Restaurants will
be served and music will be performed by Aynur Dogan and Rojin.
When I go to Iran, I will take off my headscarf to protest the
obligatory veiling in that country. As a person of responsibility,
I will try to conceal my resentment against Angela Merkel, despatching
Nur Yerlita to take care of her terrifyingly miserable attire and also
recommending her to talk to Ender Sarac especially about losing her
love handles. I will give a CD of Janissary marches to the European
leaders that are against Turkey's accession to European Union.
Appointments and Patronage Politics: I will try my best to pursue
the principles of patronage politics in appointing new officials. In
making bureaucratic appointments, I will not consult to the files kept
in secret vaults but to the star maps used in fortune-telling. If the
astrological sign of the minister supervising the state institution
with the vacant position is congruent with the astrological sign of
the nominee, I will sign the decree of appointment.
I will commission the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund to liquidate the
Turkish Council of Higher Education. Until the council is liquidated,
I will appoint Serif Mardin as its chairperson. I will also appoint
well-known personas, such Murat Belge, Mehmet Altan, Ahmet Insel, and
Huseyin Hatemi, as council members. I will appoint Perihan Ma?den as
the Chairperson of Radio and Television Supreme Council and Arma?an
Caylayan as the Director of Turkish State Radio and Television.
I will appoint Mustafa Erdo?an as the Chairperson of the Constitutional
Court and ?anar Yurdatapan ve Abdurrahman Dilipak as the members of
the Constitutional Court.
Social Relations in a Civilized Manner: I will be a modern, civilized
President who communicates with all segments of the society. I will not
forget that I am a human being, I will not behave as a space alien,
and I will not think that I am a feudal lord just because I live at
the palace-like Residence.
When I speak on TV, I will not put on the face of someone that suffers
from hemorrhoid. I will always smile. At the end of my speech, I will
either tell a joke or read a poem about the issue under discussion. I
will request Cem Y?lmaz to perform at the Residence in order to help
politicians as well as the military and civil bureaucrats enhance
their sense of humor. Again, to help politicians as well as the
military and civil bureaucrats, this time to soften their hearts,
I will organize a special screening of "My Father and My Son" (Babam
ve O?lum). I will give a minus grade to those who do not cry.
As a democrat, I will respect the Chairperson of the Turkish Grand
National Assembly, regardless of his/her party affiliation and
political views. Like any civilized person, I will not grimace while
shaking his/her hand.
I will grant the state medal Ya?ar Kemal, Sezai Karakoc and Fikret
Ba?kaya of Turkey, as well as Noam Chomsky and Cindy Sheehan.
I will invite Orhan Pamuk to the Residence, congratulate him on his
Nobel Award even though it is too late, and give a feast in his
honor. To this feast I will invite only the members of the state
protocol that have read his books.
I will participate in the commencements and inaugural ceremonies
organized only by the Fishery Faculties. I will not participate
in any other ceremonies organized by the military schools and the
universities affiliated with the Turkish Council of Higher Education.
I will not wait in line at the supermarket. I will find out how much a
kilo of tomatoes cost at the farmer's market. I will quarrel with any
seller that will not allow me to select before buying his/her product.
The Cankaya Residence and Receptions: First off, I will clean and
wipe every corner of the Cankaya Residence three times.
I will change today's prevalent perception that "the citizens
inundated the Residence so much so that the populace cannot get in
Cankaya". To this end, I will open up the Cankaya Residence to the
populace. On the last day of each work-week, I will give a tea party
for citizens in groups of 15 as selected by Turkish National Lottery
Administration. Depending on the state of the national economy,
we may also organize gold- or dollar- days.
Once during my tenure, my husband and I will stop doing our own work
for a day and work over-time to determine male parliamentarians whose
wives are not covered. We will then send them "invitations with no
company" so that they can empathize with their peers whose wives
are covered.
I will eliminate at the Residence the concept of working hours. I
will sign the documents that arrive after 5:30 pm. I will not
tell my Minister of Foreign Affairs that "I cannot do it today,
come tomorrow". On Azure Day, I will cook a boiler of a?ure and
distribute it to all my neighbors. During the month of Muharrem,
I will organize cem sessions at the Residence.
At the Residence there will be Friday Prayers that only women may
attend. I will not kill time from my presidential tenure by gluing
myself and my husband to the TV and watching the boring debates on
Kanalturk. If I have time, we may watch, just like all my normal
citizens, TV series such as "The European Coast" (Avrupa Yakas?) or
"Remember My Darling" (Hat?rla Sevgili)
I will make Ataturk's documents public, the documents that are kept
under lock in the Museum of Cankaya Residence. I will organize a
gathering to commemorate the memory of Latife Han?m, the first First
Lady of the Residence.
In the Residence's garden, I will practice "throwing the Constitution
like a dart". I will undertake extensive endeavors to have this
eminent sport to be included in the Olympic Games. I will preach
about throwing the Constitution further away and also about adding
many new articles in order to case the utmost suffering to the rivals.
www.aliyeozturk.com
watch Utube http://www.collectifvan.org/article.php?r=0&id =11231