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INDEPENDENCE

« Complete independence is possible only with economic independence. »

(1922)

« Everyone should understand that when we say we want peace, we want full independence. »

(1923)

COPPER  (Production)

« We are pleased that one of the copper mines has started operating in the vicinity of Artvin. We see the start of operation of the Ergani copper mine as an important benefit for the country… »

01.11.1936, When the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Opens the 5th Term 2nd Meeting Year.

THE BALKAN AGREEMENT

« The Balkan Treaty is a happy document that takes into account the special respect of the Balkan states for each other's assets. »

01.11.1934, When the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Opens the 4th Term 4th Meeting Year.

“…An important event is the Balkan Pact. four states; they are bound to each other with a sincere conviction for their own trust and for the Balkans to cease to be a subject of interference and confusion. We follow a policy of increasing togetherness and solidarity with our Balkan allies. »

09.05.1935, CHP Opening its 4th Grand Congress.

PEACE

« The Turkish terms of peace have been known to the whole world since 28 January 1920, the day the National Pact was proclaimed. These conditions can be summarized as follows: Confirmation of Turkey's full political and economic independence within the national borders The December 20 alliance with France proves that Turkey is peace-loving and agreeable as long as its independence is respected. »

11.01.1922, Statement to Entransigeant Correspondent.

«…Reconstruction of the persecuted destruction of our country, ensuring the legitimate development of our economic life, which has been oppressed under all kinds of obstacles for years, and bringing a hardworking life in science and wisdom are our conditions of peace. »

24.10.1922, Statement with United Press Correspondent.

«… The Grand National Assembly sincerely wants peace. Anyone can understand that we seriously want peace. Because we need peace to rebuild our country.”

22.12.1922, Statement to the Morning Post Correspondent.

“We wanted to sign the peace not with blood, but with ink. »

01/23/1923, Conversation with Morning Post Writer Grace Ellison.

« First of all, we desire peace because we are peace-loving. Secondly, due to constant wars, the country is in great need of peace, regulation and reconstruction. But if there is no peace, we will continue the struggle and we will definitely achieve the necessary result for the country.

16.01.1923, Speech in Arifiye.

« In reality, peace is as useful and necessary for our interlocutors as it is for us. Because from now on, we want to work for the reconstruction and revival of our country. It is impossible for them not to realize this need… »

22.01.1923, Public Speaking in Bursa Oriental Cinema.

BASIN

“The press is the collective voice of the nation. It is a force, a school, a guide in itself, in enlightening and warning a nation, in giving a nation the intellectual food it needs, in summary, in ensuring that a nation walks in the common direction, which is the goal of happiness. »

(1922)

« Turkish press will build a steel fortress around the republic, where the true voice and will of the nation was born. A fortress of ideas, a fortress of mentality. It is the right of the republic to demand this from members of the press.

05.02.1924, with Journalists in Izmir.

« ...Only the Republic itself raises the press, which carries its own understanding and morality of the Republican era. On the one hand, while those of the past era's newspapers and men that cannot be corrected are determined in the eyes of the nation, on the other hand, the clean and prosperous field of the Republican press is expanding and rising. The only thing that will facilitate and encourage the new working and civilization life of our great and noble nation will be the press with this understanding. »

As the 2nd Term Opens the 3rd Gathering Year, 1 November 1925.

SUCCESS

“Our nation has achieved success thanks to its unity and effort as a single body. »

About the Great Victory, October 4, 1922.

“Let us know that the success we have achieved has come from the unity of the nation's forces. If we want to achieve the same successes in the future, let's stand on the same foundation and walk the same path. »

(1923)

« Victory belongs to those who can say "Victory is mine"; Success belongs to those who start by saying "I will succeed" and say "I am successful".

11.01.1925, A Speech in Konya.

MINISTER

« …A person who becomes the president should act according to the ideal of the nation, and after knowing the spirit of the nation, he should act according to the will of that nation… »

30.11.1929, Statement to the Vossiche Zeitung Correspondent.

CAPITAL CITY

« …When it comes to the question of the capital of the new Turkey, the answer is self-evident: Ankara is the capital of the Turkish Republic. »

27.09.1923, Statement to the Neue Freie Preese Correspondent.

WESTERNIZATION

«…The movement that the Turks have followed for centuries has maintained a constant direction. We always walked from east to west. If we have changed our ways in these last years, you must admit, it is not our fault. You compelled us. This change was temporary and involuntary.

You should appreciate that since we were compelled to choose a residence in the east, we chose a residence in the west as close as possible because of its relevance to the cradle of our race. But if our bodies were in the east, our ideas remained directed towards the west. »

29.10.1923, Statement to French Correspondent Maurice Pernot.

« We want to modernize our country. All of our work is to create a modern, thoroughly western government in Turkey. What nation is it that desires to enter civilization but has not turned to the west?... »

29.10.1923, Statement to French Correspondent Pernot.

BAYINDIR

« It is absolutely necessary for every Turkish farmer family to have land on which to live and work. It is on this basis that the homeland is solid foundation and flourishing. »

Opening the Fifth Term Second Convening Year, 01. 11. 1936.

FLAG

“The flag is a sign of independence of a nation. Even if it's your enemy, you have to show respect. »

(1922)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

« The main thing is to provide physical education for Turks of all ages. Our ancestors did not say for nothing that a healthy mind resides in a healthy body. »

(1937)

QUESTION OF THE STRAITS

« The Straits, which have been the occasion of disputes and passions many times in history, have now become the way of realizing only trade and friendship relations under the rule of Turkish domination. From now on, warships of any warring state are prohibited from passing through the Straits. »

01.11.1936, When the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Opens the 5th Term 2nd Meeting Year.

BOLSHEVIK

"...We have signed a treaty of friendship with them. One of the main conditions is that the Russians will not be able to make propaganda and incitement in our country, because there are fundamental differences between the Soviet organization and our organization."

August 1921, Statement to Associated Press Correspondent.

« There will be no Bolsheviks in Turkey. Because the first aim of the Turkish government is to give freedom and happiness to the people, to take care of our civilian people as well as our soldiers.

Statement to Gladys Baker, 21.06.1935.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

«…An important part of our work on health is spent on preventing and stopping the spread of communicable diseases. Among these diseases, only smallpox and spotted fever have a limited tendency to spread in some regions, but they have been prevented by the preventive and protective measures taken and continued…»

01. 03. 1923, When the Turkish Grand National Assembly opens its 4th Convening Year.

BURSA

« Gentlemen: Bursa is a land of agriculture, a land of commerce, a land of art, a land of healing. Bursa is the land of abundance and happiness with its natural beauties… »

11.09.1924, Conversation with Bursa Citizens.

GREAT VICTORY

« The battle that I led and led on 30 August is the first and last battle that I led, even though the Turkish nation was with me. Do you know how strong a person finds himself when he feels with the nation? It is difficult to describe. Forgive me if I am poor at explaining. »

30.08.1928, Statement to Press Representatives.

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