“You do not have a mind belongs to yourself! Your thoughts are the thoughts of your culture! When you speak, it is not you but your culture, your religion, your traditions, your political or spiritual leaders speak! If not you but your culture, your religion etc. are speaking on behalf of you, then what are you, who are you? A stupid puppet? Get a mind which belongs to yourself! Only then you will be able to speak with your own thoughts on behalf of your own self!”

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About Mehmet Murat ildan

Turkish journalist and human rights advocate Award-winning reporter and former political prisoner, known for his investigative work on Turkey’s Kurdish conflict and his outspoken criticism of government repression. His writings and interviews offer sharp, firsthand perspectives on dissent and survival under authoritarian pressures.

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