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Perhaps newspapers, at least some of them, will be carrying that striking photograph at least somewhere in the inside pages.
The photograph was that of a girl primary school student wearing a turquoise skirt, white shirt and socks. While most other kids were wearing blue plastic shoes, she was wearing yellow plastic boots. Her parents must be one of those hit worst by the "tangentially" passing crisis. Her boots were worn out. From the large holes at the heel, her bright white socks were visible.
Like all other kids enlisted by their teachers for the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day celebrations at Ortanca village in the southeastern Van province, she was dancing to the tunes of "Düm tek tek" Eurovision song of singer Hadise, the new pride of Turkey.
"Düm tek tek ... Düm tek tek ..."
The girl in yellow worn out plastic boots is dancing to demonstrate the bitter reality of poverty! Dancing to display to looking yet blind eyes the pain of her parents who could not afford to buy their daughter a pair of blue shoes! Dancing to underline the gross injustice in the distribution of wealth in this country! Dancing to condemn unemployment that has reached a record 15 percent, a republican record Ğ the great achievement of the government.
Worst! Dancing to demonstrate the gross negligence by her teachers of the psychology of the girl student in worn out yellow plastic boots!
Most likely, by the time readers are reading this article, both the Education Ministry and local authorities have already launched an investigation against the "incapability of teachers in finding some sort of a cover-up formula and hide that poverty photograph from the eyes of the nation."
Probably, some "responsible authorities" have started considering whether to cancel the accreditation of the photo-reporters and the cameramen "responsible" for reporting to the nation such "irresponsible" news.
Perhaps the prime minister of the country will declare soon that no one should allow those papers carrying that photograph into their houses and accuse those newspapers of over-blowing, exaggerating an exceptional situation at a remote town of the Southeast and using it as a golden opportunity to attack his all-successful government. Of course, the girl in worn out yellow plastic boots is an "exceptional case" in a remote part of the country. But, we unfortunately have too many of these "exceptional cases" all over our country, even in our biggest cities with the highest per capita income.
Hadise is singing "Düm tek tek"! The girl student in yellow worn out plastic boots is dancing to mark the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day at the Ortanca village of southeastern Van province.
In Ankara, the president of the republic, the prime minister, the speaker of Parliament and of course the education minister and in all provinces governors and mayors give their seats briefly to some selected students in a symbolic gesture to demonstrate the importance they give to our children, who will be the rulers of tomorrow.
The children sitting in those big chairs deliver lofty statements prepared by their teachers.
The Parliament speaker hosted a reception for "Protocol A" to mark this very important day in the history of nation: the establishment of Parliament in the middle of the War of Liberation. Some TV channels allocate several hours to the Children’s Day celebrations and special programs on children during which top politicians of the country proudly address kids and explain what big strides the country has achieved over the past decades.
The girl student in yellow worn-out plastic boots is dancing in front of the eyes who look but cannot see; scream with her silence to ears that cannot hear; become the symbolic representative for a brief period of the thousands of kids, our kids, in worn-out boots in all colors!
Still, in view of the fact that there are tens of thousands of girls who were not given the change to even receive primary school education for various reasons, particularly because of the illiteracy of their parents or pervert religious traditions, we have to congratulate the parents of the girl in the worn-out yellow plastic boots of sending their daughter to school despite all the economic difficulties they apparently face.
Like all other kids enlisted by their teachers for the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day celebrations at Ortanca village in the southeastern Van province, she was dancing to the tunes of "Düm tek tek" Eurovision song of singer Hadise, the new pride of Turkey.
"Düm tek tek ... Düm tek tek ..."
The girl in yellow worn out plastic boots is dancing to demonstrate the bitter reality of poverty! Dancing to display to looking yet blind eyes the pain of her parents who could not afford to buy their daughter a pair of blue shoes! Dancing to underline the gross injustice in the distribution of wealth in this country! Dancing to condemn unemployment that has reached a record 15 percent, a republican record Ğ the great achievement of the government.
Worst! Dancing to demonstrate the gross negligence by her teachers of the psychology of the girl student in worn out yellow plastic boots!
Most likely, by the time readers are reading this article, both the Education Ministry and local authorities have already launched an investigation against the "incapability of teachers in finding some sort of a cover-up formula and hide that poverty photograph from the eyes of the nation."
Probably, some "responsible authorities" have started considering whether to cancel the accreditation of the photo-reporters and the cameramen "responsible" for reporting to the nation such "irresponsible" news.
Perhaps the prime minister of the country will declare soon that no one should allow those papers carrying that photograph into their houses and accuse those newspapers of over-blowing, exaggerating an exceptional situation at a remote town of the Southeast and using it as a golden opportunity to attack his all-successful government. Of course, the girl in worn out yellow plastic boots is an "exceptional case" in a remote part of the country. But, we unfortunately have too many of these "exceptional cases" all over our country, even in our biggest cities with the highest per capita income.
Hadise is singing "Düm tek tek"! The girl student in yellow worn out plastic boots is dancing to mark the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day at the Ortanca village of southeastern Van province.
In Ankara, the president of the republic, the prime minister, the speaker of Parliament and of course the education minister and in all provinces governors and mayors give their seats briefly to some selected students in a symbolic gesture to demonstrate the importance they give to our children, who will be the rulers of tomorrow.
The children sitting in those big chairs deliver lofty statements prepared by their teachers.
The Parliament speaker hosted a reception for "Protocol A" to mark this very important day in the history of nation: the establishment of Parliament in the middle of the War of Liberation. Some TV channels allocate several hours to the Children’s Day celebrations and special programs on children during which top politicians of the country proudly address kids and explain what big strides the country has achieved over the past decades.
The girl student in yellow worn-out plastic boots is dancing in front of the eyes who look but cannot see; scream with her silence to ears that cannot hear; become the symbolic representative for a brief period of the thousands of kids, our kids, in worn-out boots in all colors!
Still, in view of the fact that there are tens of thousands of girls who were not given the change to even receive primary school education for various reasons, particularly because of the illiteracy of their parents or pervert religious traditions, we have to congratulate the parents of the girl in the worn-out yellow plastic boots of sending their daughter to school despite all the economic difficulties they apparently face.
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