About Gülen's Speech on STV...
After Internet sites published the news reported by ANKA Agency the other day, Fethullah Gülen appeared live on STV News.main news program and answered questions posed to him. (Hence, his followers had the opportunity to listen to him, with his own voice, after five years ).
According to the ANKA Agency report, Fethullah Gülen was in a diabetic coma and his relatives said, "We should take him to Turkey as soon as possible." Speaking to the agency's director general, journalist Ismet Solak, 'an official' said that Gülen's "arrival in Turkey, at a period when the headscarf issue is on the agenda, would cause fresh tension." According to information circulating in the capital (!), welcoming Gülen in Turkey would turn a great show into a spectacular. Besides, the possibility of Gülen coming to Turkey was discussed at a meeting between Prime Minister [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan and Chief Staff Gen. [Hilmi] Ozkok a few days ago.
Ismet Solak is a journalist remembered as one of the actors of February 28. If there are no coup rumors in the offing, he is forgotten.
Mr. Gülen gave good news about his health on STV. His statements about returning to Turkey were interesting as well. He stated that there was no reason for him not to come back and that ministers (including Justice Minister Cemil Cicek who announced that there was no legal obstacle), have also said the same thing; however, he stated that if he comes he would do it his own way. And he underlined a very important issue that also concerns his followers: "Crowds, people etc. I have always hated such things since the old days. I do not want anybody to organize a show when I come to Turkey. Let the whole world know this. I would not approve of anyone acting to the contrary. "
Why does the name of Mr. Gülen come to the agenda with this news report full of lies, deceptions and conspiracy? While answering questions on STV, Gülen clarified this issue. He stated that some people, who want to hinder the European Union process, are trying to cause tension, that Turkey has regained its credibility, and that some people want to cast a cloud over a period when the subconscious reputation of Turkey in the Islamic world is being reinvigorated. A a reminder, he warned that those who are perturbed by democracy, do not want us to join the European Union. With his name on agenda, I would like to convey Mr. Gülen's opinion and evaluations on an issue of curiosity. Here is one of the questions most frequently asked Mr. Gülen: "What would you say about the future of the services you recommend after you pass away?" This is Mr. Gülen's reply: "The community that some refer to as the 'Fethullah Gülen community,' something that offends me as someone swearing at me, is a movement of volunteers, who willingly accept the idea and methods of serving this nation and humanity.
"I should state that I have never been alone on this journey I started 55 years ago, and I am still trying to carry on. I have been together with lots of people, who share the same feelings and ideas, from Erzurum, Edirne, Izmir, Istanbul and many other places in my country. I have known so many people like Haci Kemal Erimez, who was like Abu Bakar in the era of the Sahaba [close companions of Prophet Mohammed], and they joined us with all their property and souls, and all of them helped bring a volunteer's movement into the surface.
"In such structures, guidance (some call it leadership) is not property handed down from father to son. Or as it is in religious sects, where the sheikh's position does not change with the appointment of the Caliph. Some people stand out with their characteristics during their natural course of life and the followers of that movement respect them.
"People are transitory. If that spirit is protected then the structure around that spirit will be protected as well.
"Besides, I should dwell on one other issue as well. While I am living the last days of my life in isolation in foreign countries, with a heart yearning for his homeland, a body fighting against many diseases, and in addition to this, the snares laid and the conspiracies plotted by some people, like the bloody murderers; some friends from whom we expect LOYALTY, do not show AS MUCH LOYALTY AND DEVOTION AS EXPECTED. And this hurts my broken heart deeply "
ZAMAN
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