12.07.2025 12:20
In his speech at the traditional Kızılcahamam Camp of his party, President Erdoğan stated, "As the Seljuk armies reached Baghdad, Damascus, and Malazgirt, they blended with their Kurdish brothers and Arab brothers there. The Victory of Malazgirt, the conquest of Jerusalem, the conquest of Istanbul, the defense of Çanakkale, the War of Independence are the common struggles and victories of Turks, Kurds, Arabs, and many other Muslim peoples."
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President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a historic speech at the party's 32nd Consultation and Evaluation Meeting at the Eliz Hotel in Kızılcahamam. Erdoğan used the following expressions in his speech:
"WHEN YOU SAY TURK, MUSLIM COMES TO MIND, AND WHEN YOU SAY MUSLIM, TURK IS THE FIRST TO COME TO MIND"
"We are not a nation that has just appeared on the stage of history. We are carrying out a long journey both in time and on the ground. We know that Turks have been on the historical stage since the 8th century BC under the names of Scythians and Sakas. In 751, during the Battle of Talas, Turks encountered Islam in large numbers and became honored with Islam. From that day on, when you say Turk, Muslim comes to mind, and when you say Muslim, Turk is the first to come to mind.
"SELJUK ARMIES MERGED WITH THEIR KURDISH AND ARAB BROTHERS AS THEY REACHED BAGHDAD AND DAMASCUS"
After the Holy Mecca and Medina, Samarkand, Bukhara, Rey, Merv, Isfahan, Tabriz, Herat, Diyarbakır, Konya, Bursa, Istanbul, Ankara, and many others became the centers of civilization, science, art, and state for Turks and Muslims.
As the Seljuk armies reached Baghdad, Damascus, and Malazgirt, they merged with their Kurdish and Arab brothers there. The victory at Malazgirt, the conquest of Jerusalem, the conquest of Istanbul, the defense of Çanakkale, the War of Independence are the common struggles and victories of Turks, Kurds, Arabs, and many other Muslim peoples. The Baghdad of One Thousand and One Nights was built by Turks, Kurds, and Arabs. Jerusalem was conquered by Turks, Kurds, and Arabs under the command of Saladin. Damascus is our common city. Diyarbakır is our common city. Mardin, Mosul, Kirkuk, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil, Aleppo, Hatay, Istanbul, Ankara are our common cities.
"WHEN NECESSARY, WE DIVIDED A LOAF OF BREAD INTO THREE WITH OUR DAGGERS"
We, that is, Turks, Kurds, and Arabs, when we formed an alliance, the wind of our horses spread cool breezes from the Chinese sea to the Adriatic. Remember, peace spread across the geography from the rearing of our horses. The clashing of swords brought peace to this region. We drew our swords from their sheaths when necessary and fought shoulder to shoulder. When necessary, we divided a loaf of bread into three with our daggers. When necessary, we sheathed our swords and daggers. We took out our pens. We engraved the line 'There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger' on the earth, the sky, and in each other's hearts together.
"THERE IS DEFEAT WHEN THEY DIVIDE AND SEPARATE"
Look at the historical pages of the past. When we formed an alliance, no one could stand before our horses, swords, shields, shouts, and takbirs. When we formed an alliance, no one could compete with our civilization, our art, our knowledge, and our level of prosperity. If Turks, Kurds, and Arabs are together, united, and in harmony, then there are Turks, Kurds, and Arabs. When they divide, separate, and distance themselves, there is defeat, there is disaster, there is sorrow.
"WHEN WE FORMED AN ALLIANCE, WE DREW A COURSE IN HISTORY"
The Mongol armies ruthlessly destroyed Islamic lands because Turks, Kurds, and Arabs had separated. The Crusaders attacked Islamic lands because Turks, Kurds, and Arabs had become disconnected. We lost World War I, borders were drawn between us, walls were built. We lost Jerusalem because there was discord. Whenever we separated, we lost, we were defeated. Whenever we formed an alliance, we drew a course in history."
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