The Republic made us grow. Only someone who has lived it can truly understand its meaning. I am writing this with no malice towards those who went to private schools. For some of our people, going to private schools was a necessity of their neighborhood, and there are many such people among my relatives. I would not trade the privilege of being raised by dedicated teachers raised by the Republic for anything. For a long time, our people have been receiving education at a similar level and quality across the country. We would realize the value of this later. My mother always told me stories about my uncles. One of them graduated from Ankara Law School and became a judge at a young age. The other studied under the desk while the first one studied on top of it. They ran in tank tops during physical education classes because they couldn't find uniforms. In winter, they wrapped their feet in diapers. It is clear that these people studied and became first-class people and citizens. There...