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The Speeches Of Mustafa Kemal Pasha To The Society Of
Amasya
After the first meeting, the group went to the City with the applouds and
cheers of the students and the society.
It was evening when they reached to the Government House. Mustafa Kemal
Pasha told those speeches to the crowded people waiting there:
"Dear Amasya People!"
“Padishah and The Government are captives under the control of Allied States.
Our country is about to collapse. I came here to cooperate with you to solve
this bad situation . We must work together with our all efforts to rescue
our country and our independence.”
“Gentilmen!“
“The penetration of the enemy into Izmir, Manisa and Aydin show us the
dangers in the future clearly. It is necessary to show the national
excitement very lively by making meetings to defend our noble nation. It is
necessary to found an organization immediately against to this unbearable,
deplorable situation, and it is necessary to transmit effective telegrams to
representatives of those big countries.”
“Amasya People!”
“Here and from Havza to ahead will become Pontus. From Sivas to east will be
Armanian’s land. Our country will be mandate of English. Turkish Nation
which has a great history can’t accept this captivity, Our Nation has a
historic honour.”
“Honorable People of Amasya!”
“Struggles started in everywhere in our country. National Fronts were
founded in the west of our country thanks to Turkish Patriotics. Adana Front
was made in Cenup against to Armanians who cooperated with France. Our
forceful guerillas started fighting against to French and Armanians.
Struggle against to Armanians were started in Erzurum.”
“Amasya People. Why are you waiting? We must found a Society for Defence of
Rights to defend our every right.”
“Amasya People!”
“We will wear our sandals, go up to the mountains, and defend our country
untill the last rock will be lost when the enemies come to Samsun. If Allah
shows us defeat, we will fire all of our houses, things, and we will make our
country wreck and then we will give the country as an empty desert.”
“ Amasya People! let’s swear for this all together."
After, Amasya People who were in the saloon replied with a great enthusiasm
; “All of the Amasya is waiting your orders our Pasha” , Mustafa
Kemal Pasha said : “Thank you Amasya people, we will win a victory, we
will rescue our country”.
Because of the exhaustion of the day and because the time was late, the
guests went to the Saraydüzü Kýþlasý to stay there.
The next day, ( 13 June 1919) Abdurrahman Kamil Efendi adviced to his parish
in Sultan Bayezýd Mosque that the way to rescue the country was in nation’s
resolution and determination.
“My Honorable Sons;”
“There is no existing of Turkish Nation, Turkish domination. Since, the
honour, dignity, and independence of our country is in danger, it is wrong
to hope goodness from this government. After this time, there is no existing
of any person or station even if it can be Padishah or anything else. The
only one remedy is our nation will take the domination and they must use
their own freedom directly.”
“Ottoman State, which has been existing for centuries thanks to those
martyrs, was made a victim by the bad wishes of the Government. Sultanate
which has been living for six centuries is living its last days. It is
necessary for Muslims to come together and they must behave altruisticly and
self-denyingly to rescue Turkish Nation from this catastrophe.”
“So, the honorable parish, we should support Mustafa Kemal who is volunteer
to rescue the country from this situation."
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