Eva

“A new generation that will hold on to its religion and grudges was being built, just as president Erdoğan had promised years ago.”
― Ece Temelkuran, How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship

“The age of pretending not to see the victim is over. This is the era of gawping at the oppressed and having a good laugh about it, even when the oppressor hasn't actually called for you to do so.”
― Ece Temelkuran, How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship

“during the 8 years of his second term as prime minister, by supplying the unemployed with menial state-paid seasonal summer jobs designed by local government which took only a few hours a day, Orbán had lowered the unemployment rate from 11.4 to 3.8 per cent. This provided him with thousands of loyal supporters whose daily bread depended on his reelection.”
― Ece Temelkuran, How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship

“Whatever the answer is, it ought to be clear to all of us that it does not include the luxury of not taking action, namely political action. our concept of Joy should be redefined to understand the collective action does not only make for a better world, but a fulfilled individual.”
― Ece Temelkuran, How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship