Strange text. Do you mean that people who visit Turkey (on regular base or not) or who plan to do that cannot critisize the country?

While I don´t want to label the person who started this thread (since I can´t understand what he really means) but what he wrote calls to mind a few thoughts not necessarily relevant to this person.

There are indeed a few schools of thought in Turkey producing millions of pre-formatted minds capable of only producing one sort of mentalily. These people have a problem with Western values although they have no problem enjoying the positive aspects of it.  With their minds narrowed down to running around  a few iron-clad cliches they are quick to answer criticisim and stay afloat no matter how deep the quagmire of their ignorance is.  Anyone only  capable of producing a colored bearing the signatures of a certain subculture  or a certain restrictive ideology at the expense of reason and universal truth  is nothing more than a miserable person.

You can use many arguments to blame the West today. The most striking examples being the newly revealed evidence of large scale torture in Guantanamo and two other US camps. You could point out to the crimes committed by the Bush administration. You could recall what Kennedy said about secret organizations within society and use these as excuses to position yourself as an enemy of the West. 

At the end of the day, there are so many bad things about the West but essentially, there are a lot more good things that came from it.  Our own culture is a product of the thousands of years of interaction between both West and East. 

I see nothing wrong in having an idea different from all others´. This is actually a sign of a creative mind. I sometimes wish all those Armenians and Greeks to visit Turkey once in a while. This way, I believe many of the stereotypes about Turkey will be shattered. I also wish a greater number of Turkish people could freely travel around the world which will help them broaden their visions.

Last but not least, we don´t need enemies, we need friends...

While I don´t want to label the person who started this thread (since I can´t understand what he really means) but what he wrote calls to mind a few thoughts not necessarily relevant to this person.

There are indeed a few schools of thought in Turkey producing millions of pre-formatted minds capable of only producing one sort of mentalily. These people have a problem with Western values although they have no problem enjoying the positive aspects of it.  With their minds narrowed down to running around  a few iron-clad cliches they are quick to answer criticisim and stay afloat no matter how deep the quagmire of their ignorance is.  Anyone only  capable of producing a colored bearing the signatures of a certain subculture  or a certain restrictive ideology at the expense of reason and universal truth  is nothing more than a miserable person.

You can use many arguments to blame the West today. The most striking examples being the newly revealed evidence of large scale torture in Guantanamo and two other US camps. You could point out to the crimes committed by the Bush administration. You could recall what Kennedy said about secret organizations within society and use these as excuses to position yourself as an enemy of the West. 

At the end of the day, there are so many bad things about the West but essentially, there are a lot more good things that came from it.  Our own culture is a product of the thousands of years of interaction between both West and East. 

I see nothing wrong in having an idea different from all others´. This is actually a sign of a creative mind. I sometimes wish all those Armenians and Greeks to visit Turkey once in a while. This way, I believe many of the stereotypes about Turkey will be shattered. I also wish a greater number of Turkish people could freely travel around the world which will help them broaden their visions.

Last but not least, we don´t need enemies, we need friends...

Strange text. Do you mean that people who visit Turkey (on regular base or not) or who plan to do that cannot critisize the country?

I think he´s saying that we must ´call a terrorist a terrorist´ or we shouldn´t learn Turkish or be a member of Turkish Class or visit Turkey.

I was about to say ´Welcome to Turkish Class´ oscarray - but I see you have been a member for over 2 years.  I wonder what prompted you to post in the forum after all this time?

While I don´t want to label the person who started this thread (since I can´t understand what he really means) but what he wrote calls to mind a few thoughts not necessarily relevant to this person.

There are indeed a few schools of thought in Turkey producing millions of pre-formatted minds capable of only producing one sort of mentalily. These people have a problem with Western values although they have no problem enjoying the positive aspects of it.  With their minds narrowed down to running around  a few iron-clad cliches they are quick to answer criticisim and stay afloat no matter how deep the quagmire of their ignorance is.  Anyone only  capable of producing a colored thought bearing the signatures of a certain subculture  or a certain restrictive ideology at the expense of reason and universal truth  is nothing more than a miserable person.

You can use many arguments to blame the West today. The most striking examples being the newly revealed evidence of large scale torture in Guantanamo and two other US camps. You could point out to the crimes committed by the Bush administration. You could recall what Kennedy said about secret organizations within society and use these as excuses to position yourself as an enemy of the West. 

At the end of the day, there are so many bad things about the West but essentially, there are a lot more good things that came from it.  Our own culture is a product of the thousands of years of interaction between both West and East. 

I see nothing wrong in having an idea different from all others´. This is actually a sign of a creative mind. I sometimes wish all those Armenians and Greeks to visit Turkey once in a while. This way, I believe many of the stereotypes about Turkey will be shattered. I also wish a greater number of Turkish people could freely travel around the world which will help them broaden their visions.

Last but not least, we don´t need enemies, we need friends...

While I don´t want to label the person who started this thread (since I can´t understand what he really means) but what he wrote calls to mind a few thoughts not necessarily relevant to this person.

There are indeed a few schools of thought in Turkey producing millions of pre-formatted minds capable of only producing one sort of mentalily. These people have a problem with Western values although they have no problem enjoying the positive aspects of it.  With their minds narrowed down to running around  a few iron-clad cliches they are quick to answer criticisim and stay afloat no matter how deep the quagmire of their ignorance is.  Anyone only  capable of producing a colored thought bearing the signatures of a certain subculture  or a certain restrictive ideology at the expense of reason and universal truth  is nothing more than a miserable person.

You can use many arguments to blame the West today. The most striking examples being the newly revealed evidence of large scale torture in Guantanamo and two other US camps. You could point out to the crimes committed by the Bush administration. You could recall what Kennedy said about secret organizations within society and use these as excuses to position yourself as an enemy of the West. 

At the end of the day, there are so many bad things about the West but essentially, there are a lot more good things that came from it.  Our own culture is a product of the thousands of years of interaction between both West and East. 

I see nothing wrong in having an idea different from all others´. This is actually a sign of a creative mind. I sometimes wish all those Armenians and Greeks to visit Turkey once in a while. This way, I believe many of the stereotypes about Turkey will be shattered. I also wish a greater number of Turkish people could freely travel around the world which will help them broaden their visions.

Last but not least, we don´t need enemies, we need friends...