Dağarcık Türkiye

Dağarcık Türkiye meets its readers with its May 2025 issue, featuring in-depth content at the intersection of politics, culture, and art. This month's issue includes a wide range of articles, from analyses shedding light on Turkey's recent history to current political developments and cultural values.

• In his 159th analysis piece, Enis Musluoğlu reiterates his thesis that "there is no geopolitical survival problem in our country, but there is an economic survival problem," and adds: "The joint administration of the People's Alliance, through public tenders, incentives, tax amnesties, public-private partnership projects, ostentatious spending, and cronyism, is worsening economic and political problems by also distorting income and asset distribution in the economy. We are moving step by step toward stagflation, that is, toward an economy in collapse."

• "US Imperialism, the Middle East, and Israel": Barış Doster examines US policies in the Middle East and its relations with Israel. Painting a more realistic picture instead of an image of an all-powerful US, Doster says: "The US also knows this: Iran, no matter how much it is pressured, burdened, or weakened, is not like Iraq, Libya, or Syria, even with Israel by its side. Even if there is serious anti-regime opposition inside, when it comes to foreign intervention in Iran, the regime strengthens. The overwhelming majority of dissidents are against foreign intervention and defend their country. For this reason, among options such as striking Iran's nuclear facilities, forcing a regime change in Iran, partitioning Iran, weakening Iran, or cutting off the aid it provides to proxy forces in the region, the US appears to be leaning toward the last option."

• "On Living Beings and Vitality": Ceyhun Balcı discusses the work of Turkish scientist Canan Dağdeviren at MIT regarding women's health. While respectfully commemorating Dağdeviren's dedication of her work to Atatürk and the Republic, he concludes his words as follows: "For humans to be healthy, their food, and therefore plants and other living beings, must be healthy. In an environment where non-human living beings are not healthy, human health and even survival cannot go beyond a dream. It is possible to adapt this understanding to all living beings and vitality. It would be appropriate to end with a current slogan! 'Either all together, or none of us!'"

• "Filiz Akın's Other Life": Hüseyin Vodinalı lifts the veil of mystery before our eyes. He addresses Filiz Akın's intelligence work during her adventure-filled life: "She was not just a cinema artist, but also a patriot in the service of the Turkish state. Her life was spent as an intelligence officer under the guise of a famous film actress, and she even entered into a marriage for this very purpose (though she did not have children). We, as the public, will remember her elegant, noble, and beautiful face in Yeşilçam films with nostalgia. The Turkish State, however, with gratitude... May her soul rest in peace."

• Admiral Cem Gürdeniz contributes to the May issue with two articles: "Turkish Unity and the TRNC" and "The New Target of Trump's Trade War: The Chinese Merchant Marine Fleet and Shipyards." In his article emphasizing the maritime program of Turkish Unity, Gürdeniz brings the importance of the TRNC and the Blue Homeland, as well as the relationship between the TRNC and the Organization of Turkic States, to life at both conceptual and factual levels. Admiral Cem Gürdeniz underscores that the Trade War will have consequences not only on the economic plane but also in the struggle for Sea Power, which is an element of dominance over the seas and global trade.

• "Is There Such a Thing as Soft Power? The New 'Soft Power'!": Cenk Özdağ writes the following with the hope that the US-China conflict might evolve into a struggle between two different understandings of rights in the "soft power" dimension: "The age we live in requires masses that resist being numbed, drugged, and passivized, and that are organized and capable of acting together for the common good. Otherwise, we cannot take precautions against hunger, lack of nutrition, lack of energy, disinformation, pandemics, and disasters. As the dominant paradigm collapses economically and humanly, if we do not produce discourse, politics, and types of organization suitable for the needs of the new era, we may be forced to accept solutions that lag behind the dominant paradigm."

• "From Monophony to Polyphony (2) (Musika-i Humayun)": Oğuz Elbaş presents a study on the Ottoman music tradition.

• "The Leader of the Revolution, Cemal Ağa, and My Father Were 'Namesakes'": A personal narrative by Yaşar Aksoy about the political atmosphere in İzmir after the 1960 coup and Cemal Gürsel's visit to İzmir.

• "Losing the Republic While Trying to Become a Democracy": Ahmet Müfit Bayram questions the relationship between the concepts of democracy and republic.

• "In Search of a Foreign Policy Beyond Clichés: A New Roadmap is Needed": Hande Orhon Özdağ calls for shedding clichés in the field of international relations.

• "Contrary Approaches to the Climate Law Draft": Mustafa Kaymakçı highlights the need for a more inclusive understanding that guides all components, noting that the Climate Law Draft excludes relevant stakeholders. With his second article titled "On the Root Causes of Unbearable Food Prices," Mustafa Kaymakçı reveals the reasons behind food inflation.

• "Humanity Lives with Its Diseases!": Alp Hamuroğlu depicts the state of humanity, which cannot protect its concepts, by mentioning how concepts are played with according to political interests and how events are legitimized by looking at their results.

• "Changing Dynamics in the Western Alliance and NATO-EU Cooperation": Doruk Erkuş examines the current transformation of the Western alliance and the cooperation between NATO and the EU.

• "Educational Experiences – The Earthquake and Us": Hale Dere shares her educational experiences after the earthquake and what was experienced during this process.

• "Attention! You Might Be Registered with the AKP!": Suat Çağlayan draws attention to the membership processes of political parties and potential grievances.

• "Violence as a Public Health Problem": Pınar Gül evaluates the effects of violence on public health.

• "Logbook 1: The Question of Whether Humans are 'Natural' and Intelligence is 'Artificial' Through the Lens of the Anatolian Neolithic": Zeynep Nisan sets sail in the waters of anthropology, artificial intelligence, archaeology, and philosophy. She examines the human relationship with the environment through new archaeological findings in Turkey and the place humans have placed themselves in the universe through artificial intelligence.

• "April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day": Hilmi Özden brings to readers his article that focuses on the historical events forgotten or made to be forgotten while April 23 celebrations are held, the establishment of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), and the true meaning of April 23, 1920: the will to establish National Sovereignty.

• "Atatürk's Understanding of Populism and Democracy": Betül Ernas, at a time when we commemorate April 23, addresses Atatürk's understanding of populism and democracy with academic rigor, demonstrating, based on Atatürk, that the principle of democracy is represented in populism and the republic.

• "From Inside, From Outside...": Serdar Kızık discusses the reactions and support of the US regarding the operations against the CHP and Ekrem İmamoğlu.

• "'Two Legs of False Consciousness' in the Palestine Issue: 'Hegira' and 'Betrayal'": Ali İhsan presents the false dilemma regarding positioning on the Palestine issue in clear and plain language. He calls for addressing the Palestine issue with a humanitarian and reason-based understanding.

• "The Story of Humanity's Understanding of the Dance of the Stars – III: The Pythagorean School": Okan Atiker recounts the historical development of humanity's interest in astronomy.

• "OECD Economic Surveys: Turkey 2025": Atakan Kaymakçı conveys the OECD's latest Turkey report to the Turkish reader in understandable language.

• "Colombia – Medellin": Ayşe Nalan Avcı shares her impressions of the city of Medellin, Colombia.

The May 2025 issue of Dağarcık Türkiye offers rich content for readers who closely follow the agenda of Turkey and the world. You can access the entire content of the magazine at dagarcikturkiye.com.