Understanding Turkish Deputy PM Şimşek

He is showing the performance of a political personality that those who underestimated him by labelling him "a technocrat" cannot ignore.
It is a performance that was not expected from Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek.

He said that whether we like it or not, a Turkey deprived of its ties with the European Union would be seen as a third-world country.

Some thought, "He is not aware that the mood has changed; if he had realized it he would not have taken this risk; once he understands that the mood has changed, he will do otherwise." He proved them wrong. He does not seem to be regretting what he said.

On the contrary, he came to the forefront one more time. He shared Merve Şebnem Oruç's article from Yeni Şafak titled "Organizing a panel on Turkey while the EU is collapsing," on Twitter and wrote:

"The EU is not collapsing! On the contrary, it is a big success story. Nearly 510 million people live in peace and welfare."

And then he added:

"Yes, the rising racism and Islamophobia in EU is a threat to the future of the continent. It can only alleviate that by opening its doors to Turkey."

I have prepared a guide to understand Mehmet Şimşek.

1) His difference is not to add fuel to the fire. That's because his common sense weighs heavier. 

2) Some supposed that he was not aware of what kind of trouble he could get into by stating ordinary facts to the assumption that he was unaware of trolls, etc. Well, that was not the right assumption. He does not fear being a target of vicious troll attacks. He has the courage to say what he knows as truth.

3) He is not doing it in order to get attention. He is just trying to act responsibly. He does so at the expense of paying the price of...