turkish → English transcript

Well, no, I don't like it. I don't approve of the principles and practices he instituted.

I don't find it compatible with our genuine background and the civilization we have.

I don't share his reading of the world. I don't share his perspective on the future.

I am of Turkmen origin. Therefore I'm not one of those people who, as Mr. Nasuh described, have any particular grievance with Turkishness.

On the contrary, I also regard Turkishness as a good thing.

I believe Mustafa Kemal took away from us many of the things that made a Turk a Turk.

I mean, this includes music, for example, the education system, dress and appearance, etc.

In other words, while many expressions of Turkishness are invoked rhetorically, I believe that in substance Turkishness has actually been hollowed out.