Until recently , Turkish children would chant a national oath at school , says Elif ##kan . But the ideology of sameness remains deeply-rooted . Its wording made her query the concept of separate and collective identity in Turkey , she writes . She says Turkey 's mainstream is suspicious of it . But she says ` ` sameness '' is stifling freedom and democracy and causing divisions in society .
Until recently , Turkish children would chant a national oath at school , says Elif ##kan . Its wording made her query the concept of separate and collective identity in Turkey , she writes . She says Turkey 's mainstream is suspicious of it . But she says ` ` sameness '' is stifling freedom and democracy and causing divisions in society .