My twentysixth column at Modatava.com - written before Brussels bombing (English translation below)
// Modatava.com ’daki yirmialtıncı köşe yazım - Brüksel bombalamasından önce yazılmıştır
http://modatava.com/istanbul-moda-haftasi-ve-teror-4659
Istanbul Fashion Week was great again. Turk designers, all better than each other, exhibited their collections. I think terror subject was exaggerated because people behave like terror is new in Turkiye. Terror has been in Turkiye for 35 years and caused loss of Turk and Kurd rooted 40,000 people civilian, soldier, teacher, engineer.. And still the terror organization can’t get that they can have nothing..
At the opening of Istanbul Fashion Week, where it started in a giant tent at Zorlu Center, there was Ankara bombing as main headline. The week that hosted 2016-2017 Fall Winter collections, was announced by famous Turk designers Bora Aksu and Dice Kayek and again famous people attended to shows. Entertainment and parties were cancelled; the word ‘Ankara’ was given to the screens at the cocktail area.
At the end of 5th Position show, catwalk was darkened and the sentence “We don’t accept, we don’t get used to, we don’t forget” was given to the big screen. Famous designer Deniz Berdan appeared at the end of her DB Deniz Berdan brand show with a big board prepared as “No to terror, no to violence, peace and love for everyone” and got a long applause. Designer Rasit Bazibagli walked with top model Demet Sener wearing a sweatshirt writing “End for terror!”
While shows were continuing until 20th March, on 19th March Saturday there was the bomb attack in Istanbul, Taksim, Istiklal Avenuethis time.. It means, as you see, the messages given by designers weren’t recieved because terror organizations are not the kind of organizations following fashion shows, as you can guess..
I don’t know what can be done for terror organizations but to avoid their greed and try of pulling in war, neither everything should be done, nor anything shouldn’t be done as how they want. If they see you do what they want, they will ask for more. If you don’t, this time peace destroying, death spreading suicide bombers’ number will rise..
I only know one thing, Turkiye continues producing.. By the way, I really liked Deniz Berdan show with both messages against violence and theatrical cloth designs inspired by the movie ‘Clockwork Orange’..
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