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ZABIT (SUBAY)

« …The only manifestation of security in the army is an enlightened, heroic, self-sacrificing officer. »

01.11.1920, Ankara, at the Diploma Ceremony of the First Graduates of the Ankara Officers' Names Training.

« …The value of an army is measured by the value of its officers and command staff… »

24.03.1923, Kütahya, Talking to Teachers.

VICTORY

“No victory is the goal. Victory is only the most obvious means to achieve a goal greater than itself. »

(1921)

“…From now on, we will have very important victories. But this victory will not be bayonet victories, but victories of economy, science and wisdom… »

25/26.01.1923, Public Speaking in Alaşehir.

« …The real victory is not to be successful on the battlefields, but to strengthen the sources of success, to raise the nation… »

15.03.1923, Speech in Adana Turkish Hearth.

« Friends, there are two means of conquest in the world. One with a sword and the other with a slingshot… A nation whose means of victory consists only of the sword will one day be expelled from the place it entered, disgraced, miserable and devastated. The misery and devastation of such nations is so resolute and painful that even in their own country, they can remain in a prisoner and captivity. For him, true victory is not only built with a sword, but with a sling… »

16.03.1923, Conversation with Adana Farmers.

« No matter how great the political and military victories are, if they are not crowned with economic victories, the victories that occur cannot be permanent, they will fade in a short time. »

(1923)

« Continual results of victories depend on the existence of the cultural army. »

(1923)

ZEYBEK DANCE

« Selim Sırrı Bey gave it a civilized form while developing the Zeybek dance. The work of this master craftsman has been accepted by all of us, and has taken an aesthetic form that has matured enough to occupy a place in our national and social life. Now we can say to the Europeans: “We also have an excellent dance” and we can play this game in our halls, in our shows. Zeybek dance can and should be played with women in every social hall. »

13.10.1925, A Speech at the Girls' Teachers' School in Izmir.

AGRICULTURE

“I know because I am a farmer too. There is no agriculture without machinery. Manual labor is power. Unite. You get machines with troops. Instead of planting one hundred acres a year, you plant ten times, a hundred times more. Our country is a real farmer's country. We are not entitled to this yet. But we will be a land of agriculture. This will be with the machine too! » 24.08.1925, A Speech in Kastamonu

« The basis of the national economy is agriculture. For this reason, we attach great importance to development in agriculture. Programmed and practical studies that will spread to the villages will make it easier to reach this goal. »

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

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