From history to the present day, every state and nation has the problem of survival and the ideal of dominating the world. The survival of the state is to maintain its existence by protecting its territorial integrity, order and regularity against internal and external threats. The survival of the nation is achieved by raising the generations well, belonging, loyalty to the place where they live.

In the Ottoman Empire, this situation was identified with the expression “Devlet-i Ebed Müddet”. This phrase was used as a sign of the indivisible integrity of the state and that it would last forever. For this to be realised, the four elements of religion, state, property and nation must not be damaged.

The Ottomans were so sensitive about this issue that they made fratricide a law in order to keep these four elements alive with the lesson they took from the division of previous states. Likewise, they did not hesitate to sacrifice the son or the father when necessary.

It is certain that there is no place for carelessness and negligence in state administration. Once the ship starts to take water, it is not easy to recover.

Just taking care of yourself does not solve the problem. You must always be vigilant against your enemies. If you cannot see your enemy’s intelligence work, plans and projects on you, you are doomed to perish.

In this respect, espionage and intelligence activities have always been of primary importance for states. States always do their work with fine workmanship. They manipulate large masses with their intelligence organs. They carry out activities to destroy or weaken hostile states. For this, they invest in intelligence units as much as they invest in armies and weapons. On the one hand, they develop plans to wear down their enemies, and on the other hand, they endeavour to disrupt the enemy’s games.

During the reign of Sultan Bayezid II, the Safavids had brought the Ottoman Empire to the point of disintegration with the dais they had introduced into Anatolia. As the state did not take proper measures against them in time, 7-8 years later, the fuses of great revolts started to ignite in Anatolia.

Had it not been for Yavuz Sultan Selim Khan’s decisive determination and lethal fist, the Ottoman Empire might have been doomed to disintegrate and disappear.

Iran’s enmity against Turks and Ahl al-Sunnah through the Ottoman Empire has never ended. For centuries, they acted in co-operation with the Crusaders against this great Islamic State.

Today, as a subcontractor of the imperialist countries, it is creating confusion in all Islamic countries and causing Sunni Islam great distress. In Syria, they called themselves the Jerusalem Brigade and butchered Ahl al-Sunnah Muslims.

Likewise, Saudi Arabia worked with the support of the British. Agents and freemason clergymen made every effort to divide and disintegrate Muslims. Afghani and Abduh incited Muslim clergymen in Islamic countries against the Caliph. Mehmed Akif Ersoy, Said Nursi, Ali Suavi, Musa Bigiyef and many others succumbed to their temptations and mobilised to dethrone the Caliph.

They did not refrain from working with the Union and Progress Party, which was in the grip of the Freemasons. They did not think whose bread they were buttering. Because they were very angry because of their enmity against Abdülhamid II Khan.

After he left, there was neither nation nor country left.

The enemy does not forget and does not sleep!

A Muslim must be an acuminous person. He recognises his enemies. He perceives the games, schemes, plans and projects of enemies.

The developments in the last twenty years have made the nation forget the eighty years of the republic. I guess they thought that the country had been ruled so comfortably for centuries.

They have forgotten how the AK Party fought against the 28 February plotters who put Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Erbakan Hodja in great trouble in its early years, how Abdullah Gül was elected president with what kind of struggle, and with whom he was with afterwards and what activities he carried out. It is as if they have not witnessed the attempt of a 40-year-old organisation called FETÖ to destroy a nation. It is as if they have not experienced the glorious struggle in Syria, the Eastern Mediterranean, Libya and Azerbaijan for the last seven years. The reasons for the relations with Israel, the USA and Europe, which have not improved in any way, have disappeared.

Yes, we have forgotten, but the enemy has not.

The great game was put into the vision just when Turkey started its moves to restore relations with the Turkic world through the Zangezur Corridor and to improve its contacts with Islamic states in the Middle East.

The eyes of the whole world have been diverted by Hamas attacking Israel. I have already mentioned in various articles that Hamas has fallen into a passion that destroys its nation. Those who pushed Hamas to destroy its presence in Gaza are now using their secret and open propagandists to wear down the President of Turkey by saying why didn’t you do this and why didn’t you do that. They are trying to strike the blow they have not been able to strike for years.

Prudence and discernment are needed at times like these. Those who do not understand will realise when they are hit by a terrible blow. Then they say “ba’de harabü’l Basra”.

New red lines?

Last week, I evaluated in bullet points why the AK Party has created an army of resentful people from its voters who have supported it for twenty years. This comment and evaluation of mine received a great response. I received intense congratulations and thanks both in social media posts and privately. In fact, most of the issues I mentioned in my evaluations were issues that have been gangrenous for years.

Promises were repeatedly made on this issue, but for some reason, no solution was found.

Moreover, there were AK Party MPs who were also in favour of these issues that the nation was suffering from. After the election, there was an intense reaction against these deputies.

On the other hand, the AK Party Group Chairman Abdullah Güler and Kadem continued to send “X “s to the same people, accusing them of being reactionary and blaming the nation, in spite of the nation.

Do these now bring votes to the AK Party?

Kadem acts as a political organisation that directs the policies of the AK Party at times when it acts as a foundation at other times.

While the nation clearly expresses its attitude towards Özlem Zengin, what kind of logic is it for Kadem to take him under its wing? Is he taking a position to prevent immediate change?

What is the reason for AK Party Group Chairman Abdullah Güler’s accusations against the nation while our President is still trying to determine what changes he will make in politics? Is he adjusting the President like those who once said “6284 is our red line”?

This kind of behaviour will not only alienate the group of resentful people, but also create a new class of resentful people.

What will they achieve by labelling sincere people who show their mistakes as trolls in the same arrogant “we don’t need you” attitude and style?

The AK Party’s trolls are best known to themselves. That army of trolls has now started to think about where they will be recruited. The AK Party suffered the biggest blow from its own troll army, which tried to sell its wrong practices to the nation as if they were the most important right ones.

If they do not even realise this and take measures, the consequences are grave.

P. S : I congratulate my dear readers on the blessed Eid al-Fitr and wish them good health, prosperity and happiness.

REFLECTION
Whoever keeps the fast of Siva,
He reaches the feast of meeting.
He always sings like a nightingale.
His nest becomes a rose garden.
                                      Hüdâî

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Şimşirgil
12th April 2024
Türkiye Gazetesi