#it’s the euros time so fuck all competing countries but turkey

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It sounds kinda bad saying someone can’t like someone as much if they’re from a different country. Do Spanish Marc fans like him more because they’re the same nationality 😬

I think you didn’t read the tags? I said it there I don’t mean they can’t love him as much. I said there are different layers.

Firstly Spain and Turkey are different countries. Turkey is a suffering middle eastern country where living conditions can’t be compared with any european country. For example 1 euro is 16 turkish liras but the minimum wage is around the same (don’t remember the number but i mean like someone who makes 100 euros makes 100 turkish liras in turkey) yet everything is imported. But beyond economy, european people competing internationally isn’t as unheard. Meanwhile Turkey has been suffering big time for the past 20 years.

But beyond that, I mention Kenan Sofuoglu. We grew up with him, my brother watched him live. Having a Turkish person in international categories is always very rare. We were big fans of him, then he started publicly supporting Erdogan, and ended up becoming an MP. Seeing your idol join the people who literally ruined your life and future is kinda painful. Because I actively suffer from the political party Kenan fucking joined every single day of my life. Fuck I almost even died in a suicide bombing at 18 because of the shitty way Turkey has been because of Erdogan. I almost died, the same age Deniz got a moto3 podium.

I don’t think any westerners can understand how hopeless it is. How hopeless it feels, not knowing if you’ll die in a terror attack, not knowing if the economy will ever get better, not knowing your country is past the point of no turning back. Knowing no other country is going to help. Knowing wherever you go, you’ll never be home. Your home being destroyed by one man. Your idol growing up supporting that man. I don’t think westerners can relate.

Yet Deniz is succeeding. No matter what, he is going. And it’s all thanks to Kenan, my childhood hero. Deniz is more than just a rider for a lot of people here. He symbolizes hope. Hope that our country won’t be so shit forever. Hope that people from our country can still reach international success. Hope that not all youth has given up. Hope that you don’t have to be licking Erdogan’s ass clean to reach success.

Now I don’t feel exactly the same about Toprak, because his instagram bio and everything suggests he is an Erdogan supporter. I don’t know though, it just suggests, but suggests heavily. And as an ex muslim I generally dislike people who promote Islam.

But Deniz is just a rider. He doesn’t put anything related to Erdogan or Islam or any shit. He is just a Turkish teenager, following his passion, inspiring many.

I’m not saying I love Deniz more than non turkish fans, I’m just saying there are many layers that most people won’t be able to understand. Which is not a good or bad thing, it just is.

#i dunno how clear this was anon #if its confusing feel free to ask for clarification #deniz oncu #kenan sofuoglu #toprak razgatlioglu