I love Kemal Ataturk more than anything on this world and I respect him with all of my heart for all the great things he did for his nation- if it was not for him we wouldn't have been here right now to write on this forum and etc. A real Turkish Nationalist who gave his all for Turkey and loved his Nation more than anything... I can say the same for all the great Turkish Sultans and Leaders of the past who conquered half of the known world, who rulled over the most sacred places of 3 of worlds most dominant religions for centuries, Sultans who made half of the world to be scared of us, Sultans who conquered Constantinople, Jerusalem, Bagdad, Damascus, Cairo and many more. I respect all Turkic Khans who spreaded our seeds all around Eurasia with their conquests and victories.
Those are the things our ancestors achieved all by themselves, with their own sweat and their own blood, with their own lives lost for their own nation... even before Turkic tribes converted to Islam they were great and powerful. Allah didn't do all that for us because we are better Muslims than other nations, we did it by ourselves with His help in our hearts. Real good believers, leaders and conquerors don't talk about how rightheous and close to Allah they are while stealing billions and working against their people's interests... They prove how good of a Muslims and most importantly HUMANS they are with their good thoughts and good deeds. I prefer to be surrounded by honest, humane and good people no matter what their believes are than to be around some people with corrupt souls and minds who are flaunting everyday about how good of a Muslims they are when in reality they aren't.
ps I don't respect those who betrayed their own people for chasing their own interests. I don't respect leaders who lead their countries towards destruction with only thinking about their bank accounts. I don't care if they are from CHP or AKP. I don't care if they pretend to be Secular Kemalists (which a lot them up there aren't) or are a wanna- be Muslim Saints (which also they are not) - for me all greedy liars, manipulators and traitors should be punished no matter what political party they represent. Everyone who divides and harms this nation should be punished- I don't care if he is a Kemalist President from the Cold War era or Erdo Reis himself... Believe me that I used to like Erdogan a lot and I am grateful for what he achieved in the past. In the recent years though I changed my views on him because I saw the huge mistakes he did against his country in his chase for more wealth and power. I can't forgive him that. Turkey's biggest tragedy though is that a lot of people are poorly educated and blindly believe everything they see on TV, Social media or what they hear in the Mosque. More people should understand that professional politicians and their loyal religious servents are not any different than prostitutes.