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JUSTICE

« The existence of a nation whose power of justice is not independent cannot be accepted as a state. »

1920

“It is undeniable that the rules change with the change of time. Its rule is the basis of our judicial policy. »

1922

COURTHOUSE

« The prudence of our courthouse, which is equipped with the latest laws, and the attention it shows to apply justice are sufficient and capable of maintaining the peace and order of the nation."

01.11.1929, As the 3rd Term of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Opens its 3rd Meeting Year.

« Thanks to the high power of our courthouse, which we are sure of, the Republic will be able to follow the inevitable development and protect the law of the citizens and the order of the country against all kinds of encroachments.»

01.11.1930 When the Grand National Assembly of Turkey opens the 3rd Term 4th Meeting Year.

JUDICIAL POLICY

“…The aim to be followed in our courthouse policy is to dispense justice quickly, accurately and safely without tiring the public. Secondly, our society's contact with the whole world is natural and necessary; for this, we have to keep the level of our justice at the level of all civilized societies. In order to ensure these issues, we are renewing and renewing our existing laws and procedures according to these perspectives…»

01.03.1922, When the Turkish Grand National Assembly Opens its Third Year of Meeting.

MORALITY

«…There is no nation that can progress without relying on moral principles…»

24.12.1919., Address in Kırşehir Youth Association.

“…Ethics based on threat is not worthy of trust other than being a virtue.…”

25.08.1924, To the Members of the Teachers' Union Congress.

FAMILY LIFE

«…The foundation of civilization, the basis of development and power is in family life. Evil in this life will certainly cause social, economic and political weakness. It is necessary for the male and female elements that make up the family to have natural rights and to be strong enough to fulfill their family duties.

30.08.1924, Speech at Dumlupınar.

« Masters, the origin of social life is family life. The family, there is no need to explain, consists of men and women…”

28.08.1925, A Speech in İnebolu.

GOD

«… God is one, great…»

01.11.1922, T.B.M.M.

“... We know that Allah has created so many blessings and beauties that He has created on earth so that people can benefit and live in wealth. And in order to benefit to the maximum extent, he gave the intelligence, which he withheld from the universe today, to humans... »

17.02.1923, Opening Speech of the Izmir Economics Congress.

CONSTITUTION

«… The Constitution is a law that shows the wishes of the nation as a whole and the nature and true form of the assembly…»

21.02.1921, T.B.M.M.

«… The Constitution is also a law which states that the Ottoman Empire realizes and expresses the death of the Ottoman State, and declares that the new Turkish State has replaced it, and that the life of this state is possible only if the unconditional dominance remains in the hands of the nation…»

17.02.1923, Opening Speech of the Izmir Economics Congress.

«… The real spirit of the constitution was realized by the fact that it was gathered in the mind and conscience of the nation before it was written down, and that it has been actually implementing its provisions for years with the real duty it has given to the assembly it established as an expression of this, and finally, it has been put before the eyes of the world in the form of a law…»

16.01.1923, Address to Istanbul Newspaper Representatives.

MOM

« Great achievements occur with the help of outstanding children raised by precious mothers. »

1923.

“A woman's greatest duty is motherhood. Considering that the place where the first training is given is the mother's lap, the importance of this task can be understood as it should be…»

31.01.1923, Speaking to the Public in Izmir.

tithe tax

«… It is really pleasing that the republican administration has reached an economic level in one year that can propose to the supreme assembly the abolition of the tithe, which still haunts the country as the most ruthless scourge of the Middle Ages.»

01.11.1924, At the Opening of the 2nd Term 2nd Meeting of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

«… The comfort that came with the elimination of the tithe nightmare on our villagers and our agriculture has increased the nation's desire to produce more and work to be more comfortable.

01.11.1925, When the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Opens the 2nd Term 2nd Meeting Year.

ASHILAMA

“Our public health institutions, which are busy with the preparation of vaccines that serve to protect people against spreading and contagious diseases, continue to work with full success and perform useful services in the fight. The Sivas establishment, which was able to vaccinate three million people in 1921, produced five million smallpox vaccines, five hundred thirty-seven kilograms of cholera vaccines, and four hundred and seven kilograms of typhoid vaccines last year, and these were adequately applied to the people.

01.03.1923, When the Grand National Assembly of Turkey opens its 4th Convening Year.

INTELLECTUAL

«…There must be a natural compatibility between the understanding and goal of the intelligentsia and the public. In other words, the ideas that the intelligentsia would suggest to the public must have been taken from the spirit and conscience of the people…»

20.03.1923, Conversation with Konya Youth.

“…Our intellectuals say let me make my nation the happiest. He says let's do it exactly as other nations have done. But we must consider that such a theory has never been successful in any era. What is bliss for one nation can be a disaster for another. The same reasons and conditions can make one happy, but make others miserable. That's why, while showing the nation the way to go, let's make use of all kinds of science, discoveries and developments of the world, but let's not forget that we have to extract the real foundation from ourselves.

20.03.1923, Conversation with Konya Youth.

“… Among our intellectuals, there are those who think very well. But we often have the following error that we have to take our own country, our own history, our own traditions, our own characteristics and needs as the basis for our research and study. Our intellectuals may know the whole world, all other nations, but we do not know ourselves.”

20.03.1923, Conversation with Konya Youth.

Source: Türk Kültürünü ve Tarihini Yaşatma Derneği. Daniel Dumoulin - Ali Kaman - Ece Develi - Hüseyin Develi