Devrimci ve Demokrat

by Uğur Mumcu

"Türkiye'de devrimci birikim, bölgede ulusallık ve bağımsızlık ilkelerini yerleştirecek bir devrimci siyaseti oluşturup geliştirebilir. O görkemli ulusal kurtuluş tarihine sahip olan Türk halkı, bu siyasetin doğal mirasçısıdır.
Ne Amerikan emperyalizminin işbirlikçiliği, ne Sovyet güdümü, ne de Tanzimat batıcılığı...
Ulusallık içinde devrimcilik özgürlük ve bağımsızlık!... Devrimci siyaset işte budur!"
(Arka Kapak)

Genres: Politics, History, Turkish

262 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Uğur Mumcu was an intrepid Turkish Kemalist intellectual, investigative journalist and columnist for the leading Kemalist broadsheet, Cumhuriyet who was known for indicating that Kemalism and Socialism aren't different ideologies and that imperialist nations had corrupted the Turkish state and army. He was killed by a bomb placed in his car, outside his home.
Uğur Mumcu was born as the third of four siblings in Kırşehir, where his father was working. He went to school in Ankara and in 1961 attended School of Law at Ankara University. After graduation in 1965, he practiced law for a while. He then visited England to learn English and upon his return to Turkey worked as a teaching assistant at Ankara University from 1969 to 1972.

On the morning of 24 January 1993, he left his home and was killed by a C-4 plastic bomb as he started his car; a Renault 12, license numbered 06 YR 245.

There are numerous hypotheses over who was responsible for his murder.

Reviews

[İlhanCa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okudukça kendisinden uzaklaştığım bir yazar Uğur Mumcu.
Kitap 1984/85 yılı köşe yazılarından oluşuyor..
Objektif olduğunu düşünerek tanıtılmıştı bana kendisi..
ama yok..kendisinin de bir mahallesi var ve o çerçevede ele almış hep konuları..
Belli düşüncelerinin etrafında dönüp durmuş..
Sanki inanan kesim hiç baskı görmemiş gibi yazdığı yazısından sonra benden uzak olduğuna artık iyice karar verdim..

[Uğur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dear Uğur Mumcu, who has written about the nature of revolutionism in a wonderful way. It is such a comprehensive book that I would say it should be read for the purpose of the lesson.

Just as science needs a free consciousness in order to progress continuously, the same pedestal is needed for the progress of man and the society to which he belongs. Gazi Mustafa Kemal Ataturk said, "If one day my words contradict science, choose science." Uğur Mumcu has explained to us by opening up that a consciousness like his word can only be a revolutionary consciousness.

Uğur Mumcu says that this is neither western admiration, nor American puppetry, nor will it happen with Soviet guidance. He says that only and only by establishing and maintaining a fully independent Republic of Turkey on its own feet can we reflect it in real life. and he is very critical of the Turkish left. It reminds us again of the concept of the left and the concept of revolutionism.

not by word, but by deed...

Trying to destroy a value like Uğur Mumcu is also important in terms of seeing exactly what the struggle is being waged against. also, Uğur Mumcu is a ball of flame and continues to glow.

[Atilla]

Kitap, Uğur Mumcu'nun 1980-1985 arası bazı köşe yazılarından oluşuyor. Hem yakın tarihimize ışık tutuyor hem terör, cemaatler, yolsuzluk gibi günümüzde de hayatımızı olumsuz yönde etkileyen sorunların hangi tarihsel süreçlerden geçerek günümüzdeki haline evrildiğini anlamamıza yardım ederek ufkumuzu genişletiyor hem de gerçek Atatürkçülüğü satır aralarında anlatıyor. Tarihe ve siyasete ilgi duyanlar için çok değerli bir kitap.

[Sami · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uğurlar olsun...

[MyReadingLog · Rating 3 out of 5]

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