Italy: A country for sale by owner

Italy has been a country that we have all followed with interest and affection, and even envied, throughout its recent history.

Although Benito Mussolini had his own son-in-law, Count Galeazzo Ciano, executed for dissent and defeatism, this event is not widely known, so it does not cause much of an issue.

Even though the former Italian Foreign Minister, son-in-law Ciano, was executed by firing squad on January 11, 1944, the institution of being a son-in-law remains acceptable and in demand.

We, for our part, were never those kinds of sons-in-law.

Anyway, let us write about the good things.

We are obsessed with Italian brands.

Italy, which produces legendary car brands like Ferrari, Pagani, Maserati, and Lamborghini, did not forget the poor like us and released the Fiat cars that looked like the Doğan-modified Şahin.

While we are at it, let us also mention the 'tutti frutti' shows that our generation, which grew up in the sad, impoverished atmosphere of the Cold War, will remember very well, as well as the king of television and legendary Inter president Berlusconi—may he rest in peace.

When we enter the fields of art and sports, there are so many names and events to write about that if we were to conduct an academic study on them, we would struggle to find the bottom of it.

Paolo Maldini, Roberto Baggio, Francesco Totti, Andrea Pirlo, and Gianluigi Buffon are just a few of the celebrities from the football community.

Sophia Loren, Monica Bellucci, and Gina Lollobrigida are also among the celebrities of the art world.

Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Christopher Columbus, and Giuseppe Garibaldi are some of the countless important figures who have shaped world history in the fields of Italian art, science, philosophy, and state administration.

Now, let us come to the crux of the matter.

My friends around me have started looking for houses in Italy.

It is possible to buy an average house by a river, where you can tie a small boat in front, for very cheap money.

The Italian government is trying to fill its empty lecture halls with foreign university students by providing non-refundable scholarships from its own treasury.

When there is no young and dynamic population, there is no demand, and no rent is generated.

If things continue this way, Italy will change hands for peanuts.

Other European countries are experiencing similar problems.

Turkey is following in their footsteps as well.