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I like the first album better than Killers, but wish the first album sounded more like Killers from a production standpoint.
 
Perun said:
Of course, we can get started now. So tell me Flash, what is it you like about Atatürk?
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The classic answer : What's there not to like ?

Ottoman Empire was on the decline and sultanate was becoming a toy in the hands of a developed and sophisticated Europe. It was obvious that it was planned to share parts of the Ottoman Empire in the World War I, which led to the disgrace that is Treaty of Sevres in 1920. No need to get into the the details of it assuming you already know about it. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk started the independence journey back in 19 May 1919 in the city I was born and now living in, Samsun. He managed to gather around the Turkish people to save their honour and regain their independence. We managed to that in the Turkish War of Independence.

Now the fact that he managed to gather around the people to believe that their independence could be saved is one thing.

But building upon the ashes of a miserable Ottoman Empire to create a modernized republic is unbelievably fascinating.

Atatürk believed in science as upposed to Ottoman Empire's beliefs in religion and mandate. He gave the people rights to select their religion and live it freely. He created the first foundations of researching in history, culture, geography etc. in a modernized fashion. Not to mention the modern clothing style, the modern alphabet, encouragement in arts, the rights he gave to women in efforts to make them equal with men and other stuff.

He paved the way for a strong, democratic country that could reach the levels of modernity in the world. Shame we couldn't keep up and now we're a puppet in their hands, again. Which is exactly why we, the youth, are trying to raise up the ideologies of him against all the opposition of the current situation we now live in here.
 
I'm waiting in my cold cell, when the bell begins to chime.
Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time.
'Cause at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole,
The sands of time for me are running low.
 
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