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HAT

« Dervishes, disciples and teachers will be satisfied with the hat, which is a beautiful headdress, in a short time. Awake and intelligent people lose their personal and informational values and knowledge under an uncivilized dress. Therefore, in order to protect their honorable places, it is necessary to put on a civilized disguise… »

23.09.1925, A Speech in Bursa Turkish Hearth.

“Women should wear hats like men. There is no way we can act otherwise… »

23.09.1925, A Speech in Bursa Turkish Hearth.

« …The name of this headdress is called a hat. Like a redingot, like a bonjur, like a tuxedo, like a frock coat… There are those who say that's our hat. Let's say to them that you are very heedless and very ignorant. And I would like to ask them:

Why would it be appropriate to wear the fez, the Greek headdress, but not the hat?… »

28.08.1925, A Speech in İnebolu.

URBANIZATION

« The draft law that will correct and regulate the administration of our city affairs will be presented this year… »

01.11.1928, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Opening the 3rd Term 2nd Meeting Year.

« It is necessary to work within the scope of technical and planned principles in urban planning works. For this reason, I recommend the establishment of a technical office in the center, which will deal with enlightening and guiding our municipalities in a certain way. »

01.11.1937, Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Opening the 5th Term 3rd Meeting Year.

HONOR

“…Only know as a fact that honor belongs to the whole nation, not to one man at all. If the work done is important, if the victories are clear, if the revolutions are remarkable, every individual should congratulate himself. Because only great nations with great talents can do such great works, and every individual of this nation should congratulate himself by thinking that he is a member of such a most capable and great nation. »

16.03.1923, Conversation with Adana Farmers.

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