The days of WWII

Burned village

We’ve captured the village in the morning,
The enemy has not withheld its fire,
Everywhere stone and ashes, what we saw
Nothing was left, believe it.
Perhaps formerly it was beautiful village,
What is it now standing?
On the gallows, maybe a body,
Blackened poplars by flashing.
Ambient ash; who sees ashes says these are snow,
Stoves similar tombstones.
Soldier, you came here late,
The village has been waiting for you too long.
We are walking on the streets,
There is still war far away.
White ash, here and there,
Brutal, reproachful glances.
A dog suddenly appeared in front of us,
It didn’t bark us exultingly.
It looked at our faces as if it says:
”Did you see what fascists did?”

1942
КЕРИМ ОТАРОВ

Kerim Otarov -Soviet Balkar poet. Born 1912, died Oct. 13, 1974. He has fought in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45.

I could not find his poems in English. I’ve tried to translation this one, but I don’t know how much I could make right.

for in Russian link: http://www.elbrusoid.org/articles/vzglyad/359035/

‘War on terror’ causes more terror

America, with claim of threat of intercontinental terrorism, it brings blood and tears to every country when it wants. However, as seen in this video, when a country, so in here it is Turkey, when it used own air bases to fight against the PKK terror organization, which was terrorized to Turkey last 35 years, Turkey could be “a figure of fun”! Who do you think you are, you are so-called funny TV political satirist(!) and semi-ignorant Americans, who laugh him raucously! What a insolence! Turkey is a nation-state and its obligate is to protect its borders and national unity. And Turks knows what result of terrorism is, better than Americans! And US in here, in this region, when US can not force to the countries and Turkey about what it wants to make, it is giving this subject to the newspapers or television channels. And semi-ignorant audience laughs and laughs. Do you realize why did you laugh? For example, the things they laughed at 3:39 minutes, Sykes-Picot agreement. This is already the main reason of British imperialism wants in this region for centuries. If today, in this region, if Western Imperialism still didn’t take it wants, and today imperialists is painting to this region with bloods of innocent people, because of this agreement still could not be success. But, you do not have any idea; what a poor you are!

Dear Kitty. Some blog

This 16 November 2014 video from the USA says about itself:

Jon Stewart: Turkey’s Erdogan helps ISIS at Kobane.

Translated from NOS TV in the Netherlands today:

The terror threat in the Netherlands is still “substantial,” the National Coordinator against Terrorism (NCTV), Dick Schoof, writes in his latest report. The air attacks on targets of terrorist group IS in Syria and Iraq have not reduced the threat. On the contrary, the risk of attacks has increased because of that …

Jihadists are extra motivated by the air strikes to oppose the West, Schoof writes in the Terrorist Threat Assessment for the Netherlands. That applies not only to sympathizers of ISIS, but also for supporters of al-Nusra, the paramilitary group in Syria that is linked to al-Qaida.

The leader of al-Nusra warned in September 2014 that the air attacks could lead to attacks in the…

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Play for Nature

“Play for Nature” is a music project which is made to draw attention to the damage to nature by human hand.

With their expressions;

“…The consequences of what’s being done to the world are obvious. The earth and the atmosphere are sending us warning signals.

Global climate changes, with floods, melting ice glaciers, rising sea levels and droughts, are one side of the problem.

Nutrition is the other side. The ones who are able to find food are compelled to eat cheap, genetically modified (GMO) foods, tainted by uncontrolled agricultural spraying and harmful additives. Then, there are those who are plagued by hunger. There are energy wars, clean water wars…the list goes on and on… In other words things are pretty bad.

Both the people in poverty and the ones possessing the tools of power often put their own interests first, choosing to live a self centered existence. Everyone has an excuse!

Protecting our future is our main purpose. But when we do things without consideration for nature, we make our future darker. It’s ironic that nature does not care whether we protect her or not. She’ll somehow, some way continue her existence. No thanks to us!

From the beginning, we at “agaclar.net” have been thinking where to start. With every step we take, there’re signs of a greater purpose: But what more can we do?

Our starting point was the shared, universality of environmental problems and music. Nature as a provider of housing and resources has a strong connection with music, which is a common language of all human beings.

Music… Full of energy, so common… Something that makes us stop and listen… Or something in the background undertaking our souls without us even knowing.

Everyone shares the same responsibility for what has been done to Earth, both those who have acted against it and those who have stood by and watched. Now, it’s our responsibility to find solutions and carry them into action; we should remember and remind people of this every chance we get. Despite knowing that change is a necessity, we still don’t seem to listen or do what we’re supposed to do. So, can a song then be useful and remind us of what we should do every time we listen to it? We hope that it may at least bring some awareness and consciousness to the people who listen to it.

Firat Cavas from agaclar.net, brought together 45 musicians from different walks of life, from different places, opinions and backgrounds, to remind people of the facts once again: that we should work for nature; Play for Nature.

Both literally and figuratively:

Like a delirious lover
Let’s wonder around,
Let’s become a raindrop,
Let’s become a cloud
And meet at Macka

Like it says in the song:

We’ve just started, we will continue…
Come and join us.

quotes from : http://www.dogaicincal.com/index.asp?sayfa=home

Besides, http://agaclar.net/

What I shared today, it is their 6th work. Artists that are involved to this clip, adapted again two Turkish folk songs. Each of them have joined to complete this project from a different city (from Turkey or from the world).

The first 6.27 minutes “Cokertme” is one of the very old folk songs that tells significant resistance to imperialists in Western Anatolia during Turkey Independence War.

After 6.27 minutes the beginning folk song “Gimildan” is so much fun (recommended:). It will already be understood from music’s rhythm. This moving and energetic folk song again belongs to the Western Anatolia. Its lyrics tells to the act of a lover’s to incentivize to her. And in 10:13 minutes, there is also Murat Ilkan, who is Turkish solist of heavy metal band Pentagram what I shared in here before, into those who accompanied to this song.;)

In the songs, you can also see the musical instruments you’ve never seen before.

The dog that uses the right to remain in silence

Freeze – put your paws where we can see them! Moment Brazilian drug gang were pounced on by police… and their loyal guard dog surrendered as well

A dog belonging to a Brazilian drugs gang has proved that learning to drop and roll is not just for humans.

When police in the southern state of Santa Catarina busted the gang’s lair, the loyal canine laid down alongside its owner and rolled over on its back.

The picture showing the line of gang members and their guard dog surrendering to police has since gone viral in Brazil

Prohibition lovers country

Even at once, an uneventful week didn’t start at this country:) The surprise of this week is that youtube, twitter, facebook were banned in Turkey. According to local time 1.30 am. google can be added this banned list.

If the WP uses the google’s sub-services, I cannot be around here in couple days. Of course I do not know that how is an extraterrestrial affected by this situation? We will see:)

And there is a thought in the mind of people of Turkey:

“Last week electricty has gone, today they banned, what is next? the next could be the people?”:)

From past

To your health!

I’m holding wine glass, I’m waiting.
You know this is a dream; one of the world’s great leaders is standing in front of me.

“I am,” I say, “I love you so much.”
“I know,” he says, “I know you very well.”
“Sir,” I say.
“Your democracy is my favorite your part.”

The ancient Greek Senate appears behind us.
One of the Greek Senators at the middle row is yelling: “Democracy has never been so popular.”
All of them stand up with thunderous applause.
I’m seeing that they aren’t wearing Chiton like at painting and sculptures, I ignore these men in boxer shorts.

I am shedding tears of happiness.

Weather is clear and sunny, the men and women at the outside.
They keep going press the keys of their pocket pc.

“Please watch sir,” I say,
“People seem look so happy. If your democracy didn’t exist, they weren’t going to learn that who fu**s to whom in where.”

His assistant nods, he is giving a document by saying:
“Sir, this is for a weapon agreement; nuclear version of them.”
“Let’s signature on it, immediately,” he says; my beloved leader is grinning from ear to ear.

The Greek senators at background are being photographed intimately.
I guess, they took overdose intimacy that; they don’t realize that Diogenes hangs over their heads.
While Diogenes dangles with a huge guffaw at the end of the rope, he is flushing the toilet.
All of them on images are drawn into the hole in a vortex.

When Diogenes went out with laughing behind them,
“You see, democracy lovers never been understood in history, like today’s,” says my unique leader.

My dear leader is very sad.
Obviously, there are a lot of things get bored of him.

Assistant is showing gazette on the table.
What the hell is that! Big headline is about leaders!

‘A few people about one million, demonstrated against world leaders. They accused to the leaders with dictatorship.’

I stood speechless.

“We are democracy disciples, but they don’t understand us,” his sorrow voice says.

I’m bending with all my body.
I want to stick on floor, while I make to him a curtsy.

I am starting to talk.
“Sir, even the best sheep man can be confused in a world where so many sheep is.”

He is becoming happy.
He is throwing out crumpled paper to the waste basket.
His assistant turns on the television.

In another corner of the world,
Again protesters and anarchists, again accusations.

I’m looking at his assistant, I don’t like him.
Constantly he is creating something could be worrisome for my dear leader.
While I was thinking about him “You are inauspicious man”, each letter on my thought is flying and sticks into him like a dart.

Assistant of my leader is being injured with flying letters, he almost falls down.
Last impact is coming from my leader; with kind of showy karate stroke.
The assistant is going down in slow motion.
At the same time, the voices heard from television are very loud.

‘We are hungry, out stomach is empty.
Not just we, even animals can’t find food.
From jellyfish in the sea to bear at the forest, all of them complain about you.’

“Reprobates!” I say, and I attach than:
“Although you feed them with too much popular things for saturating! Sir, these are rapacious!”

“Come,” he says, “don’t worry.”
He is holding my hand. We are starting to make tap dance like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Meanwhile his assistant is at his last gasp.
But, he accompanies to us by playing contrabass.
I think that I was wrong about him; now, I’m looking at him with mercy.
My dear leader soothes me: “Don’t be sad, he is a democracy martyr.”

We are walking on air, when I lose myself, my eyes are opening.
My dear leader as Hitler of Charlot, is bouncing the world at his ass.
A lot of magnificent leader are keeping time.
“Give me, give me too!” by yelling they all.
All together jumps around.

But I am waking up.
I am in the hospital room.
I will burst with happiness under the influence of dream.
But I can’t fly; even I am not able to walk after the nuclear explosion.

-Migo, when have you written this?

-In September 10, 2011, WD.

-So, this is your first and last poem.

-Yes, something like that, maybe there are another three or five. I’ve realized when I’ve written poem, it was not like a poem. While writing this, I was in serious mood, but the funny thing appeared.

-This one is something I can do, not yours. I am the funny one in this relationship, Migo!

-Ok, ok. You know, I love writing stories real or not. But, this one already, I guess, is the work belongs to poets. And of course, I will never intervene your “funny” space, WD;)

-I am sure, you will!

Hereafter, we will speak the other things…

Caglayan courthouse in Istanbul (Turkey’s biggest courthouse): Chairman of the Istanbul Bar Association, Umit Kocasakal and other lawyers were thrown out by the police forces from the courthouse.

These are lived today, after the killing of the prosecutor the two days ago, entrance and exit of the lawyers at the courthouse, was applied high precaution suspected of terrorism to the all lawyers. Lawyers opposed to body search and X-Ray.

English translation of the speech of Istanbul Bar Association Chairman Umit Kocasakal, you’ll hear from the video from 2 minutes on, as follows:

“In a place where I was… also over me… that intervention was made me too. Hereafter, we will speak the other things and we will tell… So far our approach was extremely sensitive, unfortunately this has been evaluated differently. If the police can do that to a Bar Association Chairman today… You see what they do to the lawyers already. But this is not going to end like this, you’ll see.”

Words are ended in here,
Laws are ended anymore.
And you beautiful Anatolia, cry!
Cry, until your tears will end…

                             anonymous Turkish folk poem

news quotes from:

http://haber.sol.org.tr/turkiye/avukatlar-adliyeye-alinmiyor-112349

 

Guilty has been found: Humor!

The cover of the latest issue; there is criticism about the previous lawsuit. cover writing at right corner:”We are still countinuing to draw” / Penguin Humor magazine

At the date of February 23, 2015 at the newspapers in Turkey, there was a news as follows:

CHP(Biggest opposite party at Turkey)Deputy Chairman Sezgin Tanrikulu, asked that how many people had been arrested on charges about defamation of President of Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Tanrikulu, gave the proposal presented to the Parliament Presidency for answering of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
“The last 10 years, on the grounds of insulting the president, has been suit about defamation case to 110 people; this is true?”

110? Is it true? Of course not, there is more and more.

Because, after than, 3 days later in March 26, another news took its place in follows at the newspapers:

“After the day, President of Republic Erdogan who has sit on the seat of president at August 10, 2014; 236 people were sued with the ‘insult’ claim in 226 days.”

So almost in every single day, one person was sued.

Usually there was a common feature of these cases. The majority of the defendants consisted of humorists. Or they were ordinary citizen, who shared a humorous element (visual or written humor text) in social media.

At March 26, that news was continuing as follows.

“Opened investigations 105 of 226 turned into lawsuit. There are also high school students into them. Eight defendants have been arrested until today.”

In general, about the people who are accused until today, if we study the newspaper archives about them, we can see the following information.

“The Penguen cartoonist Bahadır Baruter and Ozer Aydogan, were sentenced to 11 months 20 days imprisonment. Imprisonment was commuted to a fine containing seven thousand Turkish liras.
The topic at cover page about the lawsuit of that: “A citizen come into Erdogan’s presence at the Ak-saray( The residence of President of Republic with the disputed cost of it) button up his jacket in front of Erdogan.
Citizen makes it round of the thumb and forefinger, he has been also claimed to be an insult to the President of Republic with this finger.”

Let’s continue:

“A dentist was taken into custody due to claim of she made “obscene gesture” towards the Erdogan’s autocade, which passed the Doctors Street in Denizli in 21 March.”

“A student from Ege University (Izmir), was taken into custody by police at school. Student accompanied by a song with his friends, and the song was suggested that an insult to Erdogan said.”

“Laz Marks was taken into custody:
Haldun Acıksozlu, the Prime Minister of the period Laz Marks game was detained for allegedly insulting Erdogan. Acıksozlu was released six thousand paying fines.”

Haldun Acıksozlu, has created the “Laz Marx” character, he is a writer, theatre player. And he has been showing a political humor state against imperialism and capitalism with intelligence humor for decades. At his words, it is located in the dialect of the Black Sea. For me, that one is my favorite into his anectodes:

“As long as the money which is a universal gentle prosti**te and p**p of the people and all publics, doesn’t abandon to the relationships and social life; brothers and sisters are not able to kiss each other free and unreturned.” from Laz Capital

17 years old high school student is on trial with imprisonment up to 4 years for shouting slogan as “Illegal your palace illegal” in Turkish “Kaçak sarayın kaçak” in a commemoration ceremony in Konya, Turkey.

“The residence of President of Republic “Ak-saray”, which is disputed cost of it is full translation in English “White palace”.
However, you can see that,
The last two letter of “Kaçak” word so in English “illegal” word
And first two letter of “Ak-saray” is the same.
This can be used as a humor element for this reason.
In the shape of “Kaç-ak-saray”

Besides, there are a famous Turkish director and doctor, Miss Turkey-2006 and BBC-Turk announcer in the people, who has been sued.

Latest yesterday, with claim insulting Erdogan, 17 people were indicted to stand trial, to 3 years.

In this case, total case number 245. And yes, it is still “Every day, one citizen is sued”
Stabilization continues in this situation, maybe only in this situation in Turkey:)

http://www.sozcu.com.tr/2015/gundem/erdogan-icin-gun-bir-kisiye-dava-acildi-783635/

http://haber.sol.org.tr/turkiye/laz-marks-gozaltina-alindi-108173

http://www.cnnturk.com/haber/turkiye/konyada-bir-baska-liseliye-erdogana-hakaret-davasi

http://haber.sol.org.tr/turkiye/erdogana-hakaret-iddiasiyla-17-kisiye-dava-112297

The Turk Liberation Struggle in the light of the British documents: Beginning part

“The Turk Liberation Struggle in the light of the British documents” written by German Professor Gotthard Jäschke, and it has been published 1971 by Turkish Historical Institution. Original name is “Der Turk Befreiungskampf im lichte der Britischen dokumente”. What I’ve used to convey to Turkish translation of this book belongs to Cemal Koprulu who was an important Turkish politician writer.

All those which have been chosen through from inside of the tens of thousands of documents were meticulously transferred to the book, is showing us the dominant lies of British imperialism. The book has got has only Turkish translation except outside of the original German. On the Internet or at any library I could not find the translation in English or another language. This was not surprising to me. Usually, impartial examination of British imperialism is not possible with the British publications for some reasons. There are German and Russian sources always, but there is not in English completely.

Another feature of the book is that to tell the truths about what lived of Turks who lived to the darkest days of World War I, more than the other nations with the informations in this book. And the book reveals clearly that the British’s guidance was the main power of occupying forces of the Ottoman Empire at that time.

And British have followed which policies into great disgraces to make an enemy of the publics each other over Anatolia soil, are transferred. (especially the Greeks, Armenians, Kurds and Turks, to be enemies with each other by Bristish imperialism)

I will try to convey some of the documents from the Turkish translation of this book as much as I can. Of course it would be better to translate the original German, but it’s not something I can do. And the experiences in this part of the history, how created its base over what happened today, we will see together. In addition, the ambitions of British imperialism in a wide range which is from India to Middle East are also mentioned in the subjects of this book; not only on Turkey.

Unfortunately, this will not be a single post; I will convey in parts. And thank you in advance for your patience, my Earthling friends.

First, to resolve doubts about how much reliable these historical documents are, I want to give information about the author of the book. Because, in the current world, information pollution is in the final stage. The author of the book, as you will soon read, he was one of very few people who was very knowledgeable about this region and had very experience about region. There is no doubt about the accuracy of all the information in this book.

Professor Gotthard Jäschke

(B. April 8, 1894, Oberpeila, Schlesien – D. December 29, 1983, Essen, West Germany), German historian Professor and Orientalist, Turkologist. He is well-known with his works on especially recently era of Turkish political history. (from the First World War to until the 1970s, and especially Ataturk era of Turkish history).

His diplomatic missions in Turkey and the Caucasus:
He has completed his secondary education in Schiller Gymnasium in Berlin Lichterfelde. 1914 He graduated from the Turkish Department of Oriental Languages Seminar University of Berlin 1914. He has joined the First World War; He was injured severely in the Somme-Py on the Western Front October 1915. When he was healed, entered the government service by giving the exam of the Supreme Court of Prussia (Kammergericht) in Berlin in 1916 ‘s. He has been law doctor In 1917, at the University of Greifswald. He has served as in secretarial 1917/1918 in the German Islamic Science in Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft in Islamic fluorine) and as scientific advisor in the East Intelligence Service in Berlin (Nachrichtenstell flor de Oriente) May-August 1917.

He began his service as being foreign ministry official at Germany consulate in Istanbul Turkey in 13 April 1918. He has been deputy consul in 1923; immediately after, he became the head of foreign passport office. In later years, he was vice-consul in Izmir Turkey between 1924 -26. Then from 1927, he was appointed Tbilisi-Baku-Azerbaijan with the same task.

He has served as the head clerk Embassy in Ankara Turkey to 1927 from 1931. In 1931, he began teaching the Turkish Language at Berlin Orient Institute. To 1936 from 1945 (Institute was closed after 1945 because of Russian occupation), he continued to this task with the professor title.

Between the years 1947-1959 he taught about Turcology, Islam, Turkish history, Turkish law and Turkish reforms issues in University Münster / Westfalen as visiting professor. In addition, he has helped those who wish to a PhD and research on these subjects.

Between 1917 and 1983, Professor Jäschke has published nearly 400 books and articles with a circumference of at least 4000 printed pages that deal with only a few exceptions, about the Turkish history.

From the Preface:

The review of the history of our War of Independence by making use of the official reports and British authorities documents, which have not been published until today and belonged to the era of Armistice-Truce, fills a huge gap in this subject. It also provides on another point of clarification of the period of the National Liberation War. It has passed a time over half a century over the most important events in our recent history. The day April 23, in this year(1971), it is the day of fiftieth anniversary of the start of the arduous most serious movement…

…The publication of this important work of Professor Jaeschke, due to shed light us on many aspects, it is a happy coincidence. Thus, we can draw a clearer picture of those days were the period of a life and death for our nation;…we understand loud and clear that all these hostile world which wants to realize to their imperialist ambitions on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire, how they got down to the job within behavior about corruption and deception…

…Indeed, in this case, the history facts, which has presented to the world by a valuable expert Professor Jaeschke as a result of long study and research after the opening of British archives to researchers in recent years, is an important contribution to quality history of our National Independence.

…Some facts can be understood from documents published in this work:

On March 3, David Lloyd George (1916-1922 United Kingdom prime minister) says that:
“The Turks can be taken to control only using a power they can not resist”*

One day later, De Robeck with Defrance who have a voice and decision in this regard, say these words and received a joint decision:

“If Allies push the peace on Turks, they obliged to weaken Turks resistance at Istanbul where is the only possible place which the allies are strengthen the state, and could come and superior to the Turks.”

…We can see many important events with unknown documents about the history of our National Liberation; we can learn some insight into the events. Preparation of the Treaty of Sevres, the related documents about Malta prisoners, hidden documents of the London Conference emerges in this work…

Quotes from “The Turk Liberation Struggle in the light of the British documents” V.1 / P.7-9

It will continue…

For a hint about British imperialism facts on the documents:
*“…Using the power Turks can not resist”(!!!), only this shows the British imperialism plan how will be bloody and deathly over particularly Turks and the other Anatolian ethnics. But there is more and more…

Bibliography resources for informations about Professor Gotthard Jäschke’s life in this article:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_J%C3%A4schke
http://www.atam.gov.tr/dergi/sayi-04/kayiplar-gothard-jaeschke

Humor, related with power outage at Turkey

After the power outage at Turkey, a lot of jokes have been made. Here is some of them:

A country that electric has cut … taken hostage a prosecutor … Action … Adventure … all day long

A couple has produced 4 volts electric by friction, saying ‘let’s make love” in bed, because of they are bored due to the power outage…

Prime Minister Davutoglu, after a day which has began with a power outage fiasco and ended with a fiasco hostage operations, he has pushed once again the opposition parties.

Prize to Turkey from environmentalists, “I wish all the world could be sensitive like you about power-saving.”

Peace Bridge from Georgia to Turkey: Electric cord with triple socket were cabled from Batumi(Georgia) to Artvin(Turkey)

Humor Survey:

What are the hidden forces behind power outage?

%27 External charge unit lobby
%24 Phosphoric condom lobby
%18 Trademarks consortium, which wants to create real-time content
%16 Radical leftist organization cut the electricity of the entire country for coming into the prosecutor’s office. Just like that
%15 Energy minister’s ambition, about being appear on television

from http://zaytung.com/

Zaytung is a humor web news page at Turkey.