Nothing can Escape Turkish Intelligence's Capabilities
Speaking to Aksiyon news magazine Fethullah Gülen, who has been living in the US for six years because of his health problems, indicated Turkey was currently undergoing a period during which intelligence organizations had to be more careful. "I think, nothing can go unnoticed in Turkey if Security, Gendarmerie Intelligence and Counter Terror Unit (JITEM), and National Intelligence Organization wish so. If something goes unnoticed then this is because they are acting negligently. Their situation should then be reconsidered. For, I am familiar with their extraordinary capacities with respect to other points." Noting that the use of the State's capabilities in the pursuit of fancies would be wrong, Gülen said that if the intelligence, the governors and the Security worked efficiently people who envisaged to commit such acts would be captured in time. "If furthermore, some of them could be made to speak then the forces behind would be revealed and the points that pertained to what is termed as 'deep state' would be understood."
Gülen indicated that Turkey had to take a lesson from the riots of the immigrants in France. He, however, warned against the mistake of relating the riots to the oppression of the Muslims and the headscarf ban. He noted that social events such as those in France had to be addressed very carefully and prudently. "People in certain positions should speak very carefully. In my opinion the events in France have no link with Islam."
In regards to the events in the Southeastern region of Turkey, Gülen said the following: "Turkey has a Southeastern Anatolia issue. Today many Southeasterners live in the outskirts of the big cities; but I am not of the opinion that all of these people have that same negative feeling. Surveys conducted on different dates indicate that what is disapproved by the 95 percent of the entire Turkish nation is disapproved in the same rate by those who live in these places. As it is expressed by the Subat Sogugu ("February Cold," a serial broadcast by the Turkish Samanyolu Television Channel), they say 'This nation is ours, this country is ours.' There are those however, hiding themselves in the society, who want to make groups based on their different ethnicities, religious denomination, or worldview, such as the Alevis and the Sunnis, Turks and Kurd, Caucasians, and Abkhazians etc. They confront each other, even though these groups have in fact no reason that would lead them to such a confrontation. There is such a prepared malicious force outside the official cadres of the state. They are those who generate the terror, incite the unrest and trigger the riot."
Hatred should not peak
Gülen, dwelling upon the fact that dissension should immediately be eliminated, that Turkey should learn a lesson from the French riots and that the intelligence organizations should work more diligently, said "If the intelligence works good and if the Security, gendarmerie, JITEM, and military intelligence works better, they will fulfill what is required of them."
According to Mr. Gülen, hatred and resentment in Turkey are not as high as in France. No citizen in Turkey is considered to be a second or third class member. Therefore, none of the factors to pave the way for similar acts in Turkey exists. Everyone benefits from democracy and the Republic. Some who cannot benefit from those try to hamper the benefits of others, but these are individual cases. They try to prevent one from exercising his right of living a decent life. But, there is no need to foment hatred and resentment in a country. Some, if necessary, should sacrifice their own individual rights and take a side with peace in Turkey. When a few men take the street, others will follow. This should not be allowed and all the intelligence organizations should be on alert. As far as I am concerned, even a single bird can not fly if the Security, JITEM and the National Intelligence do not allow it. I, as a citizen, am offended if they do not fulfill their tasks. Their positions should be reviewed one more time because they are extremely sensitive in other aspects. They conduct inquires even to the extent like what one will eat at lunch, what will be prepared for dinner, etc. and if they are not aware of the incidents that cause turmoil in Turkey I am not going to say that they do not know but that they are overlooking the cases. If you ask me, they could terminate the dissension before it even starts with God's permission.
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