A song by pop star Tarkan unleashes passions in Turkey

The last song, It will pass, by German-Turkish artist Tarkan has found a resounding echo in Turkey, especially among opponents of President Erdogan.

late (literally “It will pass”), this song, whose clip has been viewed more than 19 million times on YouTube in five days, making it one of the most watched videos in the world, never ceases to agitate Turkey.

Although the clip refers rather to the Covid-19 period, the lyrics of the song: “It will pass / It will go away as it happened / It lasted too long, we can’t take it anymore / That’s enough let go of the collar” are above all interpreted as an anti-government charge and unleash passions, especially on social networks.

“Tarkan might swear he didn’t want to send a political message that it wouldn’t change anything at this point, the song is already politicized, read and used as a title on the upcoming end of the AKP (the Islamo-nationalist party that has ruled the country for twenty years)”believes an editorialist of the daily NewsTurkish for whom the fervor aroused by this song is part of a period when the opposition to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tends to declare victory a little too soon.

It is not a pop song which, by further polarizing society, will bring disappointed voters back and push them out of the ranks of the AKP. The opposition should be careful not to gloat regarding certain victory and look down on the Conservative vote.”

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