What is Symbols

Since democracy is accepted as one of the basic human values, some states and societies have accepted democracy as an ideal. However, the content of democracy has a different meaning for every ideology, every society, and every political system. In particular, ideologies tend to see democracy sometimes as an end and sometimes as a tool used to achieve another ideal. The mental worlds of cultures are conveyed by symbols that create simple shortcuts. Political symbolism is an important motif that draws the route of the bridge connecting a country's past to its future. Different perceptions of concepts such as democracy, human rights, freedom, and equality are related to the political culture codes of the relevant society. A liberal dimension of symbolism was examined in the example of the USA and its social dimension in the Soviet Union. France, as the father of nationalism, is also discussed with its experience of democracy. As one of the young nations, Turkey has been examined in terms of symbolism and democracy.