MEMORIES FROM ATATURK

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Welcome Halil  Agha
You Resemble Napoleon

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On the 105th anniversary of the opening of the TBMM(Turkish Grand National Assembly 23.04.1920), we remember with mercy, respect and gratitude the Commander-in-Chief of our War of Independence, the Founder of our Republic, the GREAT STATESMAN who devoted his life to the welfare and happiness of the nation, Ghazi Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK, and his comrades-in-arms. (23.04.2025)

YOU RESEMBLE NAPOLEON

Unable to tolerate the foolishness and hostility of British Prime Minister Lloyd George and Churchill, British General Tawsend resigns and comes to Anatolia, which he was not allowed to visit while on duty, in order to see Mustafa Kemal.

He arrives in Adana on June 12, 1922. Naval Captain Cemal is assigned as his escort officer. Tawsend arrives in Konya by special train the next day and meets with Mustafa Kemal Pasha at the headquarters in Akşehir that evening. They sit down for a meeting at nine o'clock the next day. Tawsend explains one of his comparisons during the conversation and says:

-You resemble Napoleon!...

Mustafa Kemal absolutely rejects this comparison and says:

 -Napoleon set out to seek adventure by gathering a lot of people of different nationalities behind him. That is why he stopped halfway. I am on the path of saving my own country with my brothers and sisters who come from one mother and one father. I can say for sure that I will be successful!..

Tawsend, who was surprised and appreciated the struggle that Mustafa Kemal Pasha started, said to remind him of the enemy power he was facing:

-You do not take into account how strong the enemy you have to fight is. There is a possibility that this enemy can do you harm by any means, with the furniture in the room you are sitting in, your food and everything you have...

 Mustafa Kemal Pasha answers the question with a very calm demeanor:

 -Yes, we know that the enemy in front of me is very strong. However, those who defend humanity do not die despite being threatened with death and live forever!..

When the meeting ended in the morning, British General Tawsend, who left the Pasha with great admiration, said to the officer in charge next to him:

- I have had private and official conversations with fifteen rulers and the President. I do not remember being crushed as much as I was tonight. Mustafa Kemal Pasha has the unknowableness of a great spiritual power!..

The next day, at Behiç Bey's house in Konya, Mustafa Kemal Pasha gives a grand dinner in honor of Tawsend, and it passes in a very pleasant atmosphere. At the end of the dinner, the Pasha says to his guest:

- We, the Turks, have a tradition. We always give our guests a gift. I am a modest Commander-in-Chief of a noble nation. I can only give you this rosary…

He says this and presents the red coral rosary in his hand.

When it is almost time to leave the table, he takes out watch from his jacket pocket and gives it to the General and said:

-A Turkish soldier gave me this watch in Anafarta, saying that he took it off the arm of a British officer. The officer's identity is written on the back of the watch. I searched for this officer's family but couldn't find it. When you return to England, I would be very happy if you could find his family and give them the watch.

 he said, and delivered the watch to General Tawsend.

On his return to England, General Tawsend spoke openly and openly, making statements to the press without hesitation. The Daily Telegraph newspaper published the statement:

“… I am sure that the victorious states, who think that a nation like Turkey is an African colony, will pay dearly for these mistakes. I will not be surprised at all if my friends in London and France receive news from Anatolia that will change world history very soon!...”

 General Tawsend understood the truth. But England did not abandon its historical policy. This brave soldier, who was Mustafa Kemal's old enemy and great friend, exploded like a bomb in the Daily Mail newspaper on September 17, 1922 after the Turkish soldiers set foot in Izmir and said:

 “... What I had previously said to Lloyd George came true. I had stated that the occupation of Istanbul in the 1920s would mean nothing but madness. Binding the Turks with the Treaty of Sevres meant encouraging them to rebel. I could not make them listen. As early as 1920, I suggested to Lord Curzon that Istanbul should be put under joint control of England and Türkiye and that the Presidency should be given to a representative of a nation that had nothing to do with the Straits, such as Denmark. The Prime Minister and his friends did not understand what the pride of the Turks would mean. What I feared has happened to us...”