The Turkish Political Imagination

"However, for many people [in Turkey] who are of a vaguely leftist bent, communism is an attractive concept because it is so antithetical to the government they despise. Some of my friends are signed-up members of the Communist Party; they have no particular belief in communism as a concept, and certainly not as a practicable political system, but they want to formalize their dissatisfaction with what they call the 'fascist' mentality of the Turkish government. In Europe, communism is a bit of a joke. In Turkey, it is feared and loved because it actually has some relevance to the strength of people's convictions."

~ Alev Scott, Turkish Awakening, pp. 233-234.



Mazeppism: Anti-Fascist, Anti-Imperialist.