Walking on high heels is difficult

I was away from the country, so be assured everyone that neither myself nor any cat was involved in the national day of remembrance of the discovery of electricity. I do not even have a cat anyhow? In my absence, in this country of the most advanced security laws, effective police control and obsessive leadership branding whoever disagrees with him of belonging to a "parallel" organization, many strange things happened in one day. Even I would not dream of seeing that much of a flop all at once.

Accidents can happen anywhere on the world; no one and no place is immune. Yet, it ought to require "skills of advanced governance" to achieve what Turkey lived through in 24 hours this week.

First, is it reasonable anywhere on the world for two terrorists disguised as lawyers, prosecutors, judges or simple court building service workers to enter one of the highest security buildings in the city, loaded with pistols, handguns? Years ago, a similar thing happened in Ankara. A sole gunman, Alparslan Arslan, a lawyer, entered the Council of State building, killed Mustafa Yücel Özbilgin, a top judge, and walked out. He was captured in front of the building. The Council of State attack had triggered the so-called Ergenekon thriller and subsequent court case which helped the government consolidate its absolute power on all helms of power in the country.

Very much like the Özbilgin tragedy in 2006, the Istanbul courthouse attack ended with the murder of prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz and his two assailants. The operation was described as "successful." Strange, two terrorists holding Kiraz hostage and Kiraz were all killed in the operation and still the political authority and the police talk about a "successful operation." After the 2006 murder, the country...