Farren's Opinion Corner

On 14 May, over 60 million Turks voted in the Presidential Election. On the right is Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdôgan since 2014, a grandmaster of Turkish politics for over 30 years. On the left is Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Leader of the Opposition and a master negotiator through his 'Big-Tent' approach. This election is more than just a fight between two old nemesis, its a review of Erdôgan's last 5 years in office especially his many failures. Erdôgan's failures have already been criticized enough, little need for an amateur like me to diss him as well. So instead, I will talk about what happens after this election if Erdôgan wins or, msot likely, lose.  Scenario 1 - Erdôgan Wins: Erdôgan's win will prove to be an upset to many Turks across the country, especially urban areas, ravaged by high inflation. On 15 May, the day after the first election when Erdôgan posted higher than expected results, the Turkish Lira dropped in value with the Istanbul Stock Index dro...

The first two paragraphs are an adaptation of an original comment I wrote on the r/Singapore subreddit. I am awfully worried for students like me. In my opinion, the problem with our Mental Health  treatment machine is that those who need proper help fail to get enough of it meanwhile those who need not require help find these measures useless and boring and in some cases, further a adding to the stress students face. Imagine you're a student (or maybe you already are one) and you find yourself suffering from early signs of depression. There are four options for you. Talk to your Form Teacher, a School Counselor, seek Private Help or (unfortunately) give up. We know that students are more unlikely to open up about their mental health than adults (65% of adults do, only 32% of students do) therefore rendering the first two options redundant. Seeking Private Help is also useless since families are either unable to afford such help or choose not to, adopting a 'theres nothing wron...