Yes, βThe past year has been tough for all of us, but donβt worry, because next year will be even worse.β
No, these are not my words. They belong to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. She made this pessimistic forecast for 2026, warning us all to brace for a challenging year.
But still, please donβt get too excited. A new year always means a new beginning, new opportunities, even though this one promises otherwise.
As we say in Turkish, βGelen gideni aratΔ±r!β (Literally, βThe one who comes after is worse than the one who came beforeβ). Our popular pop singer Sezen Aksu translates it as βBetter the devil you know (than the devil you don't).β For a new chief in your office, I know it is true (by experience!). But for a new year, donβt we have to be a little more optimistic than Meloni? At least we could think that no year could be worse than this simply because the American people are not going to reelect Donald T
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