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TRT has overstepped its bounds!

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"Who are you to make this decision?"

"Aren't you the ones who had people belly dancing on a folk music program on TRT? We know your true goal"..." />

TRT has postponed the events to be held specifically for the 100th anniversary of the Republic to a later date.

In a statement made by the institution, it was stated that, "TRT has postponed the concerts and shows it was going to organize within the framework of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Republic to a later date due to the worrying humanitarian tragedy in Gaza."

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For God's sake, gentlemen, give it a rest... Who do you think you are kidding?

Has the state declared a national day of mourning?

Have those who govern the country made a decision not to hold entertainment events due to this war?

No...

Then; who are you to try to manage a "public institution" as if it were your father's farm?

If you are so sensitive about the people killed in Gaza, then why have you been broadcasting music and entertainment programs on your institution's radio and television channels for over a week?

Didn't people belly dance on your folk music competition broadcast on TRT-1 just three days ago?

Turn on TRT Müzik and take a look; are they broadcasting religious hymns?

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Do you think we are stupid, gentlemen?

You are looking for an opportunity to curry favor with a government that has been "dimming" national holidays in one way or another for years, and most of which they do not even attend!

You want to cast a shadow over the 100th anniversary of our Republic, which deserves to be celebrated with the greatest enthusiasm...

Your concern is not Palestine...

Your concern is not Gaza either...

Your concern is not the people dying there at all...

Your concern is to curry favor with those in power by appearing to be against our Republic, which has reached its 100th year thanks to Atatürk's principles and revolutions...

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You are not the government, gentlemen...

You are not the Parliament...

You are merely servants following orders...

You are bureaucrats, you are managers...

And you have no duty, never ever, to make a decision to diminish the enthusiasm of Republic Day...

I strongly condemn you...

And as an ordinary citizen, I demand your resignation immediately, at this very hour, for making such a decision on your own initiative without any law or decree.