Şentop: As long as Türkiye exists, we stand by the Turks of Western Thrace
Şentop, who attended the "Dr. Sadık Ahmet Panel" organized by the Edirne Governor's Office and Trakya University in a hotel in the Keşan district, was the symbolic name of the Western Thrace Turks, the late Dr. He reminded that today is Sadik Ahmet's 76th birthday and wished him God's mercy.
Şentop said that the litigants, who fought hard, shed light on the great struggles not only with what they did in life, but also with their names that became symbols after death. He emphasized that Sadik Ahmet is the flag and symbol of the struggle of the Western Thrace Turks.
Explaining that they embrace the struggle of the Turks in Western Thrace not only as a political party or a parliamentarian, but as the whole of Türkiye, Şentop said, "As a whole, as 85 million people living in Türkiye, we stand by our brothers living in Western Thrace. We stand behind their cause. "As long as Türkiye exists, as long as we have 85 million people, we stand by the Turks of Western Thrace."
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Şentop emphasized that the struggle of the Turks in Western Thrace is a struggle for Greece to comply with international law and the commitments it has signed.
Underlining that Türkiye did not give up its struggle for independence and independence even in the most difficult times in its history, "Now, of course, Türkiye is not the Türkiye of a century ago, there is a much stronger Türkiye. We are talking about a nation that fights to the last drop of blood to preserve its independence. " Şentop said.
"Türkiye's friendship is very valuable, its enmity is very dangerous"
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, Şentop, said that in the last period, Greece had an anti-Türkiye attitude.
"They are trying to establish the principle of being a nation on the basis of hostility towards Türkiye," said Şentop, and continued as follows.
"We see that an anti-Türkiye attitude in Greece has raised its voice, maybe it has been brought to the agenda a little bit in relation to the election, that the hostility towards Türkiye has peaked and increased. "This is what Greece has done. Greece is trying to establish the basis of being a nation based on hostility towards Türkiye, not on its own historical values and culture. This is not something that can be sustained, protected or defended."
"We have seen in every period of history that if a state tries to squat against its neighbors from time to time, relying on some countries in the international arena, sitting on those countries' laps, this is not successful." Şentop said:
"This is what Greece has done. They are trying to maintain their economic and military independence with a reckless hostility towards Türkiye, even risking to become the fifty-first state of the United States of America. It is of no use to Greece. Greece It does not benefit the people living in Türkiye, its own people. But it is not possible for Türkiye to take such a state seriously, to take seriously a state that competes in such a league and continues to exist. In this respect, we say that Türkiye's friendship is very valuable, but Türkiye's hostility It is also very dangerous. Therefore, everyone should be very careful when taking action, talking and making calculations against Türkiye."
Emphasizing that the legal situations in the Eastern Mediterranean, regarding the islands, should be evaluated correctly, Şentop said that Greece should not trigger the environment in which these issues will be brought to the agenda and discussed, otherwise it would be necessary to be ready for some surprises both legally and in terms of international law.
Explaining that as Türkiye, they want peace, stability and tranquility both in their environment and in the world, Şentop emphasized that they are doing their best for this.
"Dr. Sadik Ahmet has undertaken the Turkishness flag bearer in Western Thrace"
Edirne Governor H. Kürşat Kırbıyık, indomitable defender of Turkishness, man of cause and struggle. He said that a meaningful panel was organized to commemorate Sadık Ahmet on his birthday and to convey the struggle for rights and freedom to future generations.
Reminding that Sadık Ahmet was the flag bearer of Turkishness in Western Thrace, Governor Kırbıyık said, "The struggle of the late Dr. Sadık Ahmet is such a struggle that it reveals the true face of not only the region where he is located, but also the so-called symbol of democracy or the west that is giving democracy calls and speeches. A struggle. Think about it today, there is a 3 percent threshold to become an independent parliamentarian in Greece, which is a member of the European Union. The fear that set this threshold is actually the name of the late Dr. Sadik Ahmet. Today we see that they feel this fear in the same way." used.
Kırbıyık emphasized that the Republic of Türkiye has all kinds of opportunities and will always stand by the Turks of Western Thrace.
"Western Thrace is an integral part of the Turkish Republic"
BBP Chairman Mustafa Destici said that since the beginning of the 20th century, Turks have paid a heavy price in the Balkans and Western Thrace.
Stating that Western Thrace is an integral part of the Republic of Türkiye, Destici said:
"Today the Republic of Türkiye is stronger, very powerful. The State of the Republic of Türkiye will not and will not allow the atrocities or massacres in the past to be experienced once again. Everyone should know this, too. Just like the 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation was carried out, the Turkish and the people there today too. If a persecution or a massacre is attempted against the Muslim minority, the State of the Republic of Türkiye is ready and a great fear has already gripped Greece in this sense."
Destici, the symbol of the struggle for rights and freedom of the Western Thrace Turks, he stated that he commemorates Sadik Ahmet with mercy and gratitude.
The defender of the Western Thrace Turks, Dr. Işık Ahmet, the wife of Sadik Ahmet and Honorary President of the Friendship Equality Peace Party (DEB), Dr. He stated that he continues to keep the works and ideas left by Sadık Ahmet alive.
Explaining that Sadik Ahmet was always a man of firsts in Western Thrace, Ahmet said, "He was one of the first doctors, the first surgeon in Western Thrace and the first independent deputy. He was the first to bring the problems of the society to international platforms. The first and only political party of Western Thrace Turks, DEB. He is the founder in September 1991. He is the first person to be imprisoned for being Turkish".
Trakya University Rector Prof. Dr. Organized by Erhan Tabakoğlu, Dr. In the Sadık Ahmet Panel, the Elected Mufti of Komotini İbrahim Şerif, Ankara University Faculty of Language, History and Geography, History Department Lecturer Prof. Dr. Sadettin Yağmur Gömeç, Trakya University Balkan Research Institute Deputy Director Assoc. Dr. Ali Hüseyinoğlu made a speech.
The honorary citizenship certificate given to Sadık Ahmet's wife and FEP Honorary President Işık Ahmet by the Kesan Municipality was presented by the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Şentop.
The panel was attended by the Chairman of the GNAT Equal Opportunity Commission (KEFEK) and AK Party Edirne Deputy Fatma Aksal, CHP Edirne Deputy Okan Gaytancıoğlu, Tekirdağ Governor Aziz Yıldırım, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Edirne Representative Ambassador Murat Ahmet Yörük, Türkiye's Consul General to Komotini Aykut Ünal, Xanthi Elected Mufti Mustafa Trampa, Chosen Mufti of Komotini İbrahim Şerif, Trakya University Rector Prof. Dr. Erhan Tabakoğlu, Rector of Namık Kemal University Prof. Dr. Mümin Şahin, Rector of Kırklareli University Prof. Dr. Bülent Şengörur, Keşan Mayor Mustafa Helvacıoğlu, AK Party Edirne Provincial President Belgin İba, protocol members and people from Western Thrace attended.
After the panel, Şentop and his companions, Dr. Sadik Ahmet Koprulu Junction inaugurated. After the opening, Şentop, He took photos with Sadik Ahmet's family and accompanying people.
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Şentop then visited Edirne Governor H.Kürşat Kırbıyık and got information about the works in the city.