Karar columnist responds to Bilal Erdoğan's 'religious person' remarks
While Bilal Erdoğan's statement, 'We must strengthen the judgment in society that a religious person is a good person,' has sparked public debate, Karar columnist Yusuf Ziya Cömert questioned why this call has become necessary.
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AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son, Bilal Erdoğan, drew attention with his remarks during a speech at the general assembly of the Turkey Youth NGOs. His statement, 'We must strengthen the judgment in this society that a religious person is a good person,' has resonated widely in the media.
Karar columnist Yusuf Ziya Cömert responded to Erdoğan's remarks. In his column, Cömert focused on why existing perceptions might have weakened, pointing to potential reasons for the erosion of social trust.
Cömert asked, 'The need to re-establish the belief in society that a religious person is a good person was mentioned. However, we need to ask ourselves this question: In which periods was this belief strong, and why was such a perspective damaged?'
Cömert used the following expressions in his article;
'SO, ARE YOU SAYING WE ARE RIGHT AND YOU HAVE PERCEIVED IT WRONGLY?'
'President Erdoğan's son and chairman of the board of trustees of the İlim Yayma Foundation, Bilal Erdoğan, gave a speech at the Turkey Youth NGOs general assembly.
He stated that it is not right to constantly view youth as a threat or a problem, and that we must get rid of these pessimistic discourses imposed on society.
He said, "It is mandatory to strengthen the judgment in society that a religious person is a good person."
We need to think here.
When was the judgment that "a religious person is a good person" strong in society?
When did it weaken?
For example, could it have weakened after people who claim to be religious came to power?
"The perception that the source of goodness comes from Muslims needs to be firmly established in society."
Are we complaining about this "judgment" or "perception," or about the "fact"?
Are we going to establish the "perception that the source of goodness comes from Muslims" by changing ourselves, by reforming ourselves?
By no longer engaging in corruption, by giving importance to competence and merit, by not violating the rights of orphans, by treating people with justice and compassion...
Or by convincing society that what we do is in accordance with justice, merit, competence, and fairness?
In other words, are you saying we are right and you have perceived it wrongly?'