What did PM tell Şahan Gökbakar?

When presidential candidates rub elbows with Holywood stars, that"s the formula for the most mediatic part of the election campaigns in the USA.

The world media loves to give detailed news reports about Hollywood stars" dresses, accessories, hair color, bag styles etc during these meetings.

It"s the reverse in Turkey, but maybe not so much reverse. To be succinct, we have a double standard here. When artists meet Kiliçdaroglu, they raise him to the sky and when they meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan, they try to put him down.

Before the presidential candidate was declared, Kiliçdaroglu gathered with some artists. Then he nominated Ekmeleddin Ihnsanoglu, about whom he had not mentioned a word and they had no clue and probably had never heard of his name before.

The artists got highly upset with Kiliçdaroglu, saying "Did you take us as fools? You didn"t pay attention to our ideas."

The CHP mainstream media, which is even more fervently apologetic than CHP itself, instead of inquiring a reply from Kiliçdaroglu regarding these criticisms, told artists to be silent. Imagine the nurse picture at hospitals telling you to be quiet. That was the feeling.

Some people were getting mad at the fact that the PM was meeting with artists, but after the Gezi events, they really increased their sentiment to a hate level.

Quite serious "terror" by artists is being wound up in this country. Some of the artists spreading their light terror against AK Party turned out to be well-sponsored names by the Ministry of Culture.

These people consider someone a great artist if he or she supports the CHP"s election campaign and a traitor if he or she meets the PM, even a double traitor.

If this person becomes an MP from CHP, he or she is considered an esteemed artist, but even if he or she just greets AK Party, he or she is a sold traitor.

Our respected artist Alisan also complains about the situation: "They are accusing me of ignorance and even treason. I have never given a concert in any AK Party meeting".

Isn"t there a similar case in the media? If you defend Erdogan, you are a mouthpiece; and if you simply praise Kiliçdaroglu and stand on the tables in the CHP congress, you are considered a great journalist.

Oh well, if you tell Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, "They are quite nice gentle and highly educated and more than we" you are the most neutral journalist!

Sahan Gökbakar is fairly asking the question "Then why was I exposed to all of this swearing and insults?"

Some artists were invited to the meeting in which the Prime Minister explained the certificate of the vision. The PM showed a different interest to this meeting and even held a private meeting.

Does this not show how much the PM appreciates artists and the art in a country? We really have to talk about the terror that is being wound up in the name of artists and the art.

Enough, I cannot take it anymore.

I am suggesting to the PM after his presidential election to meet with these insulted artists at Çankaya once again.

Those who insult artists because they met with Erdogan would get embarrassed for sure, if only they checked the content of the meeting.

They even say that they boycott these artists.

Are you going to boycott Orhan Gencebay because he is reporting the problems of artists? Are you going to boycott Züleyha because she demanded a permanent cultural policy? Are you going to do the boycott because the PM in facing the artists" problems appointed Ömer Çelik, the Minister of Culture, to deal with these problems and watch them?

Well that"s what you are.

I will change the style of the language in order to reflect the sympathy between the artists and the PM from now on. I will bury my rebellion into my heart and reveal the backstage information regarding the PM"s meeting with the artists.

Orhan Gencebay is giving first hand information to the PM about the digital platform, music market and copyrights issues. The Minister of Culture, Ömer Çelik is taking the required notes.

Mustafa Sandal is complaining about the cancellation of concerts at the outbreak of events.

Bülent Ersoy starts to talk and asks, "What events are you talking about? What is being cancelled?" Mustafa Sandal"s speech is interrupted.

Züleyha is complaining about the lack of a cultural policy and says, "I had to learn my own language by attending language courses secretly." She is proposing to establish teams in order to set a cultural policy. The PM gets interested in the proposal seriously, because Züleyha is a singer who can sing songs in Turkish, Kurdish, Greek, Armenian and Zulfu Livaneli-style. She is acquainted with other cultures. After Zuleyha finishes her speech, the PM asks the Minister of Culture, Ömer Çelik to give the required explanation.

The national pride who is playing at the MBA, our national basketball player Hidayet Türkoglu, is bringing up a very important topic. He points out that Turkish Airlines is sponsoring foreign sportsmen and sports clubs. He suggests, "Turkish Airlines should sponsor Turkish sportsmen and sport clubs."

In the meeting, people can"t help but notice from his eyes that the PM is in a good mood. The PM is called to take a telephone call with the UN General Secretary Ban ki Moon. At that point, Sahan Gökbakar is having a word. The PM is asking for permission, and says jokingly, "Sahan, I will tell Ban ki Moon you said hi to him." Erdogan goes out and people burst out with laughter. After that, the PM comes back and says, "Ban ki Moon says "hi" to you all, but especially to Sahan". More laughter bursts out in the room.