“If Worried About Globalization, Then Question NATO And The US Base”

Ufuk Uras, president of the Freedom and Solidarity Party (ÖDP), who is also the Istanbul deputy for the same party, has reminded Işık Koşaner, new head of the Ground Forces, that the way to taking a position against globalization goes through questioning the relationship with the NATO. Koşaner had stated in his speech that the global forces were trying to weaken Turkey’s national unity.

“The nation-state has become the neoliberal-state. Presenting the neoliberal-state as nation-state shows that the military bureaucracy is still class blind. They are trying to hide the hegemony of the state behind the expression of nation-state.”  

They should reveal the secret agreements with the United States about the Incirlik Base

Uras told bianet that Koşaner can prove his sensitivity regarding the globalization by revealing the secret agreements with the United States about the İncirlik Base. “They should make these agreements public. The rest is rhetoric and rhetoric is not the truth.”

According to Uras, it is obvious that homogenizing Turkish mosaic, which is multicultural and based on multiple identities, will not solve Turkey’s problems in the 21st century.

Uras says that concrete steps should be taken to reveal the shady relationships, starting with the Gendarmerie and the Gendarmerie Intelligence and Anti Terror Unit (JİTEM).

The neoliberal state, the security state 

“As the nation-state has transformed into the neoliberal state, it has also become what is called the security state. What we need is the social state, the state governed by the rule of law. Where there is such a state, the military bureaucracy cannot share its political convictions.”

“The commanders are still expressing their political opinions during the handover ceremonies and this shows fighting against the military bureaucracy is very important for making politics the business of civilians only.”

What did Koşaner say?

New commander of the Ground Forces, the four star general Işık Koşaner said the following about Turkey and globalization:

“Looking at the situation from the geopolitical and geo-strategic perspectives, Turkey is one of the important and key countries of the global power balance. It is forced to play the role of the model golabal-izable country in the international arena. They are trying to destroy the nation-state structure through initiatives that bring to the fore sub-identities by using ideas such as ethnic identities, religious communities, cultural differences.”

“A propaganda and influence net, which is formed by postmodern groups in non-governmental organizations, some academic and business circles and the media controlled by the global forces, is working towards weakening and dissolving the national unity, the national values and the security parameters.”(NZ/EZÖ/TB)