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Nuray Mert su gunlerdeki dusuncelerime Radikal'deki yazisi ile tercuman oldu. Ulusal Egemenligi, tüm ulusun kendi gelecegine ve kendi hayatlarina egemen olmasi olarak anlamamiz gerekirken, secilenlerin tum ulusa ve kisisel haklarina egemen olmasi olarak anliyoruz. Problemleri beraber cozmek, karsidakini anlamak, ona yasama istedigi izni vermek, karsiliginda da bizim yasamimiza karismamasini beklemek cabamiz yok. Biz variz onlar var. Ve herseyi bu basit gozlukten gorup, gozlugu iyice yapistiriyoruz yuzumuze. 23 Nisan 1920'nin bize hatirlatmasi gereken sey batarsak beraber batacagimiz, ilerleyeceksek beraber ilerleyecegimizdir. Yuzyillardir batmakta olan, gerici, ümmetci, dogmatik, geri kalmis bir Imparatorluk'tan, modern, laik, ilerici, esitlikci, ve demokratik bir cumhuriyet yaratma gerceklestirmek icin atilan ilk harcin 89'u yilini, toplumsal baris getirmesi umuduyla kutlarim.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was the greatest visionary, leader and the transformer in the history of Turkey. Apart from pulling out the miracle of creating a modern state - more modern then European states back then, there were 15 women in the parliment when the women could not vote in Europe- from the mess of a theocratic Ottoman Empire, he was also a very humane leader, and put his belief in the children. It was in his presidency that the celebrations of the gathering of the first Turkish Grand Assembly were used to gather money for the orphans and other kids with disadvantages. It was then established as a tradition that all the seats of power would be replaced by a child for a few minutes on 23 April. This tradition evolved further, and now we celebrate 23 April as National Sovereignty and Childrens' Day in Turkey. Children -mostly dance groups- come from all over the world and stay with Turkish families. We hosted a girl from Finland and one from Thailand, which was so much fun when...