Germany
WHAT THEY SAY FOR ATATÜRK!
Germany
He was not a simple dictator aspiring to personal fame and fortune, he was a
hero who tried to maintain a strong base for coming generations.
Prof. Walter L. WRIHT Jr.
On 10th November, all the world remembers the life and deeds of a human
being, whom Germany is bound to in friendship, respect and appreciation. As a
soldier, Atatürk Victoriously succeeded in an enormous and sometimes desperate
battle and then he took the responsibility of the State. The declaration of the
Turkish Republic on 29th October 1923 is the result of his genius in diplomacy.
Some traditions and customs of the past that opposed the democratic development
of the Turkish State needed to be altered and demolished. He had brave and
corageous ideals and he began realising them with great creativity. Atatürk has
created a strong, traditional and a sincere relationship with the Germans
depending on trust.
Ludwid ERHARD
(Chancellor of West Germany)
Atatürk has passed away leaving Türkiye with no enemies. This is something no
leader has been able to do.
German Völkischer Beobachter Newspaper
The life of the Great Deliverer Atatürk that Türkiye respects without limit,
can never be understood and appreciated any better than in Germany. Because
Germany has tread the same path. The peace agreement forced on Türkiye took take
away the vital parts of territory. However, the national hero Atatürk managed to
save his country and put through a nationalistic vision. He chose to fight for
independence when he saw that it was not possible to save the country with
interviews and Geneva methods. Only a will as strong as steel and immense power
could have succded at that stage. His deeds at home inside are none the less
appreciatable. Germany adores Atatürk’s example and struggle. Germany sees a
great personality in him that should be a symbol for all countries that respect
freedom.
Berlin, German News Agency
Those who desire to recreate peace in a world that suffers in pain and those
who long to achieve wisdom as well as material development should be inspired by
Atatürk’s directives and power.
Professor Herbert MELZIG, German Historian
Today, Kemal Atatürk may look at what he has created and regard himself as
successful. Because Atatürk, apart from everything else, has brought a happiness
to the Turkish Nation that it had never been experienced before.
Carel Sautman, German Journalist
Mr. Mustafa Kemal was a born leader that never feared responsibility. On the
morning of 25th April, he decided to attack the enemy with his 19th Division. He
took his men ashore and, incredibly, resisted the attacks for three months. I
will always depend on his determination.
Liman Von SANDERS, German General
His historical greatness can be understood by looking at the new Türkiye. This
great statesman and leader of the people has given a spirit even to the villages
far away in the Anatolian mountains with his determination as strong as steel
and his vision.
German Magazine, Illustrierte
A great soldier, a genius statesman and a historical personality has been
lost.
(Hitler’s message to İnönü)
If todays Türkiye has gone further compared to any country of Europe after the
World War, one should find the reasons in the personality of the genius
President of the new Republic.
Hans Froembgen, German Author
Atatürk is not only the creator of a new Türkiye, but also the teacher and the
instructor of his nation. Atatürk will always have a special place among the war
leaders of the world that change their nations with their strong personality. He
has been the creator and the founder of a new Türkiye. This is the man who
established the new face of near East.
Germania, German Newspaper
The East faces a new page of history written by Kemal Atatürk. History tells
us how the (Barbarian) Turks spread out from the plateau of the Altaic Mountains
to the east and to the west to demolish nations and their cultures. In the Bible
and in the Middle Age sources, Turks (Gogve Magog) have been described as
extraordinary and horrible ghosts.
They were a fireball within the ice of a frozen civilization and the Turkish
scent is still perceived in half the organs of the world. Nowadays, modern
science finds the lost traces of old nations that lived on earth thousands of
years ago. We find the Turkish race in the bright pages of history,creating a
bridge between the east and the west by creating new states and forming new
cultures. Many scientists in Europe refuse to recognize this fact.
However, Atatürk’s life, the awekening of the Turkish nation and their
developing a new national spirit clearly shows us that the 20th century is not
the first time that a state has been created by them. In the personality of
Kemal Atatürk, a brave spirit rises to the light and this spirit shows the path
to freedom and salvation to the nations that are captured by others in other
parts of the world. His personality has virtually been legend from the shores of
the Nile to the old China seas. Still, he is at the center of his nation. With
the help of his eternal youth, huge determination and power, this man of wisdom
and faith enables the world to watch a miracle of a man in sincerety towards his
nation and to the world.
Herbert MELZIG
Although it was presumed to be a great defeat, The Turkish Nation has
delivered a great struggle and gained its independence. The nations owes a bow
of respect to him.
We Germans owe the Turks the example of tearing apart and casting away the
decisions of the victors' diplomacy.
Wissen Und Wehr, German Military Magazine
Mustafa Kemal and his nation had no weapons and they were in a very desperate
situation, however, they entered a struggle to open a new era in history and
they showed all the world how spiritual power is stronger than any weapon on
earth.
Professor Herbert MELZIG, German Historian
What makes Mustafa Kemal superior to other high officers is his scorn of
death and being the greatest example to his soldiers in terms of bravery.
Professor Herbert MELZIG, German Historian
He is a man who won his nation’s right of freedom in battle while it was
sentenced to captivity, he is a man who tore the death sentence for his nation
and threw it to the faces of his enemies.
German Press
Atatürk is an eternal symbol for all nations who feel freedom within
themselves.
German Press