Ahmet Hakan on the Haluk Levent Case: When Hatred of the Government Meets Scam Artists

Journalist Ahmet Hakan discussed the 'Ahbap Derneği' donation scandal, which led to Haluk Levent's arrest, in his article 'The New Version of Sülün Osman'. Ahmet Hakan outlined the lessons to be learned from this incident, starting with

Your hatred for the government should not be so high that you get cheated by a gambler. Do not follow everyone who sings the İzmir March, says Atatürk, or opposes the AKP. Think three times before putting someone with a gambling problem in charge of distributing aid.

, and emphasized key points. Images like help to further illustrate the scale of the event. The cunning and complex plans of Haluk Levent are evident in

Haluk Levent is a very clever person. In this terribly polarized Turkish environment, he managed to present himself as an opposition figure while also avoiding antagonizing the government too much.

. Ahmet Hakan's analysis, accompanied by , provides a clearer understanding.