08.12.2025 09:46
Historian and author Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı stated, "I go to Europe and I escape, but you cannot escape. Young people are in love with that world they know very little about, which is very bad. External organizations have a significant role in this. They encourage hatred towards Turkey. Behind social media, there are German intelligence agencies."
Historian and author Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı has added a new evaluation to his long-standing controversial statements.
Ortaylı stated that everyone has their own vision of the world, and that the admirers and supporters of the USA consist of both right-wing and left-wing individuals, saying, "This is very dangerous. Young people are in love with a world they do not know; everyone is running towards perception."
"ISTANBUL CANNOT RECEIVE A BAD SCORE IN TERMS OF SECURITY"
Expressing that Turks are a hardworking and adaptable people, Ortaylı said, "They are now adapting to what is happening, they are not falling apart. There are places where you cannot walk on the street. For example, England is in that situation now; theft is rampant. Despite all its shortcomings, Istanbul still cannot receive a bad score in terms of security."
“THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE YOUNG PEOPLE FLEE FROM TURKEY”
Ortaylı continued his remarks as follows: "External organizations have a significant role. They want people to flee from Turkey, to hate Turkey. They are encouraging this. Unfortunately, behind social media, there are German intelligence agencies. They want to create such a situation by influencing the ethnic groups of the Turkish people."