Turkish → English transcript

When the republic was proclaimed, Article One of the legal basis was changed to read, "The form of government of the Republic of Turkey is a republic."

What happened to the second article? The second article stated, "The religion of the State of Turkey is Islam."

So you're proclaiming a republic, and when they asked, "What, are you declaring some ragtag republic?" they had to say no.

They were compelled to answer, "No, I am declaring an Islamic Republic."

What kind of thing was the newly founded state? That needs to be explained.

No — if back then they had said, "I'm establishing a worthy state," I wonder how many of them would have survived.

That day, after the War of Independence, you declare a republic and you say,

"I, my friend, have founded a worthy, democratic state that respects human reason."

They would say to you then, "Come on — come, I'll show you that state."

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Original transcript (Turkish)

Cumhuriyet ilan edildiği zaman, kanuni esasinin birinci maddesi, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti'nin idare şekli, cumhuriyettir şeklinde değişti. İkinci madde ne oldu? Türkiye Devleti'nin dini, din-i İslam'dır şeklinde, ikinci madde. Yani sen bir cumhuriyet ilan ediyorsun, ne o gazlaklar cumhuriyetini ilan ediyorsun diye sorduklarında hayır. Hayır, ben İslam Cumhuriyeti ilan ediyorum diye cevap vermek mecburiyetindeydiler. Yeni kurulan devlet neyin nesiydi? Bunu izah etmek lazım.

Hayır, ben o zaman layık bir devlet kuruyorum deselerdi, acaba kaç tanesi sağ kalır? O gün, İstiklal, yani İskel Harbi'nin ertesinde, cumhuriyet ilan ediyorsun ve diyorsun ki, ben kardeşim, layık, demokrasik, insan aklına saygılı bir devlet kurdum. Gel ulan derlerdi o zaman sana, gel ben sana göstereyim o devleti.

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