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FINANCE OFFICER

« …Financial officers, like the internal affairs officers, are the organizations that have constant contact with the public. In their contacts with the people, they should pay special attention to show the natural characteristics of a people's government working for the people, to show maximum care and attention and to give maximum security and trust. »

1.11.1937, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Opening the 5th Term 3rd Meeting Year.

MECELLE

« Lords! The existing law of our hand is our civilization. This law was prepared approximately half a century ago, under the leadership of the deceased Cevdet Pasha, by a committee of science… »

1.03.1922, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Opening its Third Year of Convening.

CIVIL WORK

« … The existence, value, right to freedom and independence of every nation in the world are proportional to the civilized works it has and will make. Nations deprived of the ability to create civilized works are condemned to be stripped of their freedom and independence.

30.08.1924, Speech at Dumlupınar.

CIVILIZATION

« …Nations are diverse, but civilization is one, and for a nation to develop, it must join this single civilization… »

29.10.1923, Statement to French Correspondent Maurice Pernot.

«…Walking on the path of civilization and being successful is the condition of life. Those who wait on this road or those who are in ignorance and heedlessness to look back rather than forward on this road are doomed to drown under the exuberant flood of general civilization. » 30.081924, Speech at Dumlupınar.

« Masters, success on the road to civilization depends on innovation. This is the only way of maturing and progress in order to be successful in the field of science and science in social life, economic life… »

30.08.1924, Speech at Dumlupınar.

« The inclination and final decision of the Turkish nation is to continue on the path of civilization. » (1924)

« …Our mindset will be civilized. We will not pay attention to the word of this or that. We will be civil. We will be proud of it. Look at the whole Turkish and Islamic world. Because their minds are not able to comply with the extent and ascension ordered by civilization, they are in neither great calamity nor suffering. That's why we've been left behind so far and, as a result, we've been immersed in the mud of the last catastrophe… »

24.08.1925, A Speech in Kastamonu.

“…Civilization is such a powerful fire that it burns and destroys those who are indifferent to it. »

24.08.1925, A Speech in Kastamonu.

« …We will try to bring our nation to the blessings of civilization as soon as possible, to make it happy and prosperous, and we are obliged to do so. »

26.08.1925, A Speech in Inebolu.

« Gentlemen, the Turkish people who founded the Turkish Republic are civilized. It is civilized in history, civilized in reality. But the people of the Republic of Turkey, who say that I am civilized like your own brother, friend, and father, have to prove and show that they are civilized with their ideas and mentality. The people of the Republic of Turkey, who say they are civilized, have to show that they are civilized with their family life and lifestyle. As a result, the truly civilized people of Turkey, who say they are civilized, have to show that they are civilized and developed people, even with their outward appearance… »

28.08.1925, A Speech in İnebolu.

“Uncivilized people are subject to being trampled under the feet of the civilized.

10.10.1925, A Speech in Akhisar.

« …Our mindset will be civilized… »

24.08.1925, A Speech in Kastamonu.

HOME TOWN

« The country will definitely be modern, civilized and brand new. For us, this is the case of life. »

(1923)

LIABILITY (LIABILITY)

" The burden of responsibility is even heavier than death. »

1919, Belleten, C. VIII, p. 28.

SQUARE BATTLE

« …War, battle, finally pitched battle is not just the clash of two armies facing each other. It is the clash of nations. The field battle is a field of testing where nations collide with all their existence, their levels in the field of science and science, their morals, their morals, in summary, with all their material and spiritual powers and virtues and various means. In this field, the true strength and value of the warring nations are measured… »

30.081924, Speech at Dumlupınar.

PEOPLE

« Today, if there is a national power with our country, that current was born from the heart and mind of the nation that learned from the disasters. »

(1919)

« There is no lordship over the nation; there is service. The one who serve this country, become its master. »

(1921)

« …There are forces that make a nation a nation, advance and raise it: intellectual forces and social forces… »

27.10.1922, Bursa, To Teachers.

“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 and victories in the future, let's rely on the same principle and walk on the same path. » (1923)

“Nations have only interests in their politics. Let's know that no one will be friends with anyone. »

(1933)

“There is no greater reward than the love of the nation. »

(1935)

« …The force is one and it belongs to the nation… »

1.11.1937, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Opening the 5th Term 3rd Meeting Year.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

« The League of Nations has not yet proven to be a definitive and effective instrument. On the other hand, the League of Nations today is the only organization in which all nations can work for the realization of their common goals. »

Statement to Gladys Baker, 21.06.1935.

DEPUTY

« Dear deputies; Your heavy and important works prepare you essential services for the nation. The love of the nation is with you in your good and beneficial works. »

1.11.1936, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Opening the 2nd Meeting Year of the 5th Term.

NATIONAL ETHICS

« …Our national morality should be nourished and reinforced with civilized principles and free ideas… »

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

NATIONAL SOCIETIES

« Essentially, in the East and the West, almost all over our country, societies were established to defend and protect the rights of the nation and country. These societies were the only organizations that emerged from the determination and will of the national conscience in order not to fall under the bondage of the enemies. »

24.04.1920, Turkish Grand National Assembly.

NATIONAL EDUCATION

« Things to improve are the economy and education. In this way, the country will be built and the nation will be prosperous. »

January 1922, Statement to Ahmet Emin, Editor-in-Chief of Vakit Newspaper.

« The method to be applied in education and training is to make knowledge a practical and useful device that ensures success in material life, rather than an ornament, a means of domination or a civilized pleasure. »

(1923)

« The most productive and most important duty of the government is the works related to national education. In order to be successful in these works, we have to follow such a program that that program is fully proportional and appropriate with the current state of our nation, its social and vital needs, the conditions of the environment and the necessities of the century. For this, it is necessary to give up big but imaginary and intricate thoughts and look at the truth strongly and touch it with hands. »

(1922)

« It is certain that in the struggle for life of a nation that will rapidly reach a high level in education, all its material and spiritual powers will increase. »

01. 11. 1928. Opening the 3rd Term 2nd Gathering Year.

NATIONAL DOMINATION

« … I will definitely repeat that the sovereignty of the nation is eternal. »

19.01.1923, Anadolu Agency.

“The sovereignty of the nation is the honor, dignity and honor of the nation. »

7.02.1923, Imprint.

“The foundation on which freedom, equality and justice are based is national sovereignty. »

(1923)

« The core of the new Turkish government is national sovereignty. It is the unconditional and unconditional sovereignty of the nation. »

(1923)

“National sovereignty is such a light that in front of it chains melt, crowns and thrones burn and perish. Institutions founded on the bondage of nations are doomed to collapse everywhere. »

30.08.1924, Speech at Dumlupınar.

NATIONAL FINISH

« ..I am only here after expressing that the education that the new Turkish Republic will give to the new generation is national education… »

22.09.1924, Conversation with Samsun Teachers.

National Organization (TEŞKİLAT-I MİLLİYE)

(Answer to the question of when did the national organization start?)

« Immediately after the armistice and at the same time throughout the country »

13.10.1919, Response to the Telegram of Velit Ebüzziya, Chief Correspondent of Tasvir-i Efkar Newspaper.

(Answer to the question What is its main purpose?)

« The main purpose is to ensure the integrity of the homeland and the independence of the nation.»

13.10.1919, Response to the Telegram of Velit Ebüzziya, Chief Correspondent of Tasvir-i Efkar Newspaper.

NATIONAL IDEAL

« …It is our national ideal to develop our nation's high character, tireless industriousness, natural intelligence, devotion to science, love for fine arts, and sense of national unity by constantly feeding it with all kinds of means and measures. »

29.10.1933, Ankara, 10th Year Nuktu.

NATIONALISM

“They call us nationalists though. But we are such nationalists that we respect and obey all nations that work with us. We recognize the requirements of all their nationalities. Our nationalism is probably not a selfish and haughty nationalism… »

15.08.1920, Turkish Grand National Assembly.

"Let us know that nations that do not find their national identity are the prey of other nations."

(1923)

NATIONAL MOVEMENT (HAREKÂT-I MİLLİYE)

“This movement is a desire of the nation. It is even a necessity. It is the events themselves, not the persons, that create this desire and need. A number of illegitimate ambitions that threaten the unity and independence of the state, and attacks on our lands without any rights, have made the nation need to unite in the face of danger. Isn't it ignorance and malice to call such a movement an adventure, and to call those who appreciate it adventurous?… »

24/25.10.1919, Amasya, Interview with Tasvir-i Efkar Correspondent Ruşen Eşref.

NATIONAL CULTURE

« We will ensure that the national culture rises in every way, as the basic wish of the Turkish Republic. »

01.11.1932, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Opening the 4th Term 2nd Meeting Year.

« …We will raise our country to the level of the most prosperous and civilized countries in the world. We will make our nation possess the widest wealth, means and resources. We will raise our national culture above the level of contemporary civilization. »

29.10.1933, Ankara, 10th Year Discourse.

« …the cultural level of a nation, in three fields; The state is measured by the earnings of the results of activity and success in the fields of ideas and economy. »

01.11.1937, TGNA 5th Term, Opening the 3rd Convening Year.

NATIONAL STRUGGLE

“It is the nation itself, the children of the nation, who make the national struggle. The nation adopted the struggle with their mothers, fathers and sisters as an ideal. …The national struggle was not the personal ambition, but the national ideal, the national honor was the real reason… »

14.101925, A Speech at Izmir Girls' Teachers' School.

“Unless the spirit of a nation is captured, and the determination and will of a nation are not broken, it is not possible to dominate that nation. However, no force can oppose a national spirit created by centuries, a strong and permanent national will.

01.09.1924.

« In the national struggle, not personal ambition, but national ideal, national honor has been the main factor. »

(1925)

“The common bond that the nation thinks among its members in order to maintain its existence has changed its form and nature for centuries, that is, the nation has gathered its members with the bond of Turkish nationality instead of religious and sectarian ties. »

1925, When Opening Ankara Law School.

« We are directly nationalist and Turkish nationalist. The foundation of our republic is the Turkish community. The more the members of this community are filled with Turkish culture, the stronger the republic based on that community. »

26.04.1926, To the Delegates of the Turkish Hearths.

« The result of a complete belief in the national ideal and fulfilling its requirements without hesitation is of course success. » (1931)

“As the years pass, the national ideal yields become more apparent in the form of working confidently, eager for progress, national unity and national will. This is very important to us ; because we see the basis of our national existence in national consciousness and national unity. »

(1936)

MİMBER

« …The pulpits have been a source of inspiration and a source of light for the minds and consciences of the people. »

07.02.1923, Public Speaking in Balıkesir.

GUEST

« …I have seen in my travels in Anatolia that we Turks cook a large amount of food at the banquets they give to our guests for hospitality and catering. As this is against economics, please appreciate that it is also harmful to health. We should all consider it our duty to bring this tradition of our nation in hospitality to a reasonable limit. »

3.10.1925, 3. A Speech in Bursa.

MİSAK-I NATIONAL

« The National Pact is a program that includes our reasonable and minimum conditions for making peace. It encompasses the fundamentals that we will bring together to achieve peace… »

January 1922, Interview Given to Ahmet Emin, Editor-in-Chief of Vakit.

« To be successful in the work after peace depends on the preservation of the independence of the nation. The aim of the National Pact is to ensure it. »

January 1922, Interview Given to Ahmet Emin, Editor-in-Chief of Vakit.

« After assuring their presence in the National Pact, there will not be men who will make noise and make mischief and think of expanding the land. I think that is not possible. »

January 1922, Interview Given to Ahmet Emin, Editor-in-Chief of Vakit.

Armistice of MONDROS

« … Ahmet İzzet Pasha Government aspired to an armistice in order to achieve a just peace based on nationalities. Our nation, who fought with honor and bravery for the sake of independence, laid down its arms with the armistice signed on 30 October 1918. »

24.04.1920, Turkish Grand National Assembly.

« After the Allied navies entered Istanbul, the terms of the armistice were left aside. With increasing violence, the rights of the sultanate, the dignity of the government, and our national dignity were attacked. Thanks to the encouragement and de facto protection that the delegation received from the alliance, Ottoman citizen non-Muslim elements began to blatantly rape everywhere. »

24.04.1920, Turkish Grand National Assembly.

OPPOSITION

« …I think the opposition is worthy of respect. Because it is a combination of research and opinion. However, if the objections to be raised are not based on reasonable and understanding and legitimate reasons, the opposition will be worthless. »

24/25.10.1919, Amasya, Interview with Tasvir-i Efkar reporter Rusen Eşref.

MUSIC (MUSIC)

« …Now, the music of the civilized world was heard in front of us. The people, who until this moment seemed bloodless in the face of chanting called oriental music, immediately took action. »

1928, Sarayburnu Park.

« The measure of a nation's new change is to be able to perceive and comprehend the change in music. The music that is attempted to be listened to today is far from being of a value to be lauded. We must know this clearly. It is necessary to collect high sayings and phrases that express national feelings and thoughts, and to process them the day before, according to the general final music rules. Only in this way can Turkish national music rise and take its place in universal music. »

(1934)

« This year, more effort will be put into the efforts to raise our national music within the modern technique. »

(1935)

“Music is not necessary in life. Because life is music. Creatures that have nothing to do with music are not human. If the life in question is human life, there must be music. Life without music would not exist anyway. Music is the joy, spirit, joy and everything of life. The only appropriate type of music is the mutelaa. »

14.10.1925, A Speech at Izmir Girls' Teachers' School.

« The music that is attempted to be played today is far from being worth the money. We must know this clearly. National; expressing subtle feelings and thoughts; it is necessary to collect the high sayings and utterances, and to process them the day before, according to the general final music rules. However; At this level, Turkish national music can rise and take its place in universal music. »

01. 11. 1934, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Opening the 4th Term 4th Meeting Year.

« Our real music can be heard among the Anatolian people. »

(1930)

MOSUL

« The province of Mosul is within the national borders of the State of Turkey, and no one has the right to separate them from the motherland and give them as gifts… »

30.01.1923, İzmir, İzmir Press Members' Statement.

DEFENSE

« There is no defense of the line, there is defense of the surface. This surface is the whole homeland »

26 August 1921, from the order of the Sakarya field battle

(1936)

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