11.11.2025 13:24
While the repercussions of Kocaeli Mufti Mehmet Sönmezoğlu's directive to all mosques to hold a prayer (mevlit) for Atatürk on November 10, following the instructions of the Kocaeli Governor, continue, there was also a statement from MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli regarding the issue. Bahçeli said, "I appreciate the decision of the Kocaeli Mufti's office to hold a mevlit as part of the commemoration program for Atatürk, and I wholeheartedly congratulate both our governor and our mufti."
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During the statements made at the MHP group meeting in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made a striking statement regarding Kocaeli Mufti Mehmet Sönmezoğlu sending a circular to all mosques to hold a mevlit for Atatürk on November 10, upon the instruction of the Kocaeli Governor.
Bahçeli, who said, "I can undoubtedly and without hesitation say that Atatürk is the dignity of the Republic of Turkey, the torch of freedom for the Turkish nation," expressed, "My sincere wish is for those who engage in hostility and sow discord to reform, to come to their senses, and to keep their hands and tongues away from Atatürk. I appreciate the Kocaeli Mufti's decision to hold a mevlit in the commemoration program for Atatürk on November 10, and I wholeheartedly congratulate both our governor and our mufti. If it weren't for Atatürk, which flags would wave, and what would our ears hear instead of the call to prayer? As long as Atatürk is ignored, he will continue to grow."
Highlights from Bahçeli's statements;
"Without patient and solid preparation, and without a patient and sensible temperament, great discoveries cannot be made, and hearts cannot be won. Our goal is to win hearts. Our goal is to be worthy of the appreciation and preference of our nation. A tree that does not care about budding is just wood. We will have no business with either wood or understandings that cannot escape from being wood."
"WHAT OUR NATION SAYS IS OUR WORD"
We are lovers of Turkey who know what to do and which means to use. MHP politics cannot be seen as a politics that requires permission like CHP and other substitutes. The vision of MHP cannot be defined in a short-range framework of the same political decay. What our nation says is our word. What our nation wants is our wish. There is one truth, and that is the fate of MHP and the People's Alliance is the fate of the nation and the future of the state. Doing politics by being deceived by fraudsters is a denial of our past. We are a nationalist idealist movement that instills trust in friends and fear in enemies. We are everywhere in Turkey, at every point of our homeland. Politics without people is like a body without blood, a vein without life, and a heart without a pulse.
"ONE CAN ONLY SAY MAŞALLAH TO THIS PACE"
We are everywhere in Turkey, at every point of our homeland. Politics without people is like a body without blood, a vein without life, and a heart without a pulse. As of yesterday, we held friendly visits and discussion meetings in 81 provinces and 710 districts. One can only say maşallah to this pace. However, we pray that Allah protects us from the evil eye. We will make the new century the century of Turkey and the Turkish nation.
"DON'T THINK WE DON'T SEE ISRAEL'S GAMES"
The ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan are very strong and deep-rooted. The unifying mission of Turkish history and culture will add strength to our power. We will continue to be united in victory in adversity with determination. Turkey's strategic partnership disturbs some circles. Whoever sets traps and ambushes for the gains is an adversary, regardless of which state it is. Don't think we don't see Israel's games. We have no doubt that the next era will be the Turkish era. The Zionist vandalism that commits crimes of war and genocide is being protested worldwide.
"THOSE WHO OPPOSE A TERROR-FREE TURKEY..."
The dawn of a terror-free Turkey will break, and the seedlings planted in our hearts will soon bear fruit. A terror-free Turkey means a terror-free region. We do not need Babylonian advisors. Those who oppose the process of a terror-free Turkey should confess: should terrorism end or not? We are getting closer step by step to the goal of a terror-free Turkey. Our goal is for Turkey to hold on to the peak. Our issue is the homeland, the nation, the state, and the unity of 86 million under the red flag.
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