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			    <title>Harun Yahya</title>
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<title>AS ADNAN OKTAR HAS SAID, TURKEY IS PLAYING THE ROLE OF OLDER BROTHER TO THE WHOLE ISLAMIC WORLD</title>
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            ADNAN OKTAR: Turkey&rsquo;s duty is to lead the Turkish-Islamic world. The Turkish nation has a huge responsibility. Leadership of the Turkish-Islamic world is of the greatest duties in history. This is one of the crucial tasks falling to the Turkish nation. We, the Turkish nation, have a duty not just to save Turkey, but to save the entire Turkish-Islamic world&hellip; (Konya TV-February 28, 2008)
        
    





Recent developments have once again shown that Mr. Oktar&rsquo;s analyses are exceedingly accurate and that the good news he has imparted about the future of the Turkish-Islamic world has begun coming true. One of these developments is the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan coming together in Turkey under Turkish inspiration. This development, described in the press as &ldquo;Turkey has done what the West could not,&rdquo; shows that the whole Islamic world looks at Turkey with love and respect and regards Turkey as its natural leader. Indeed, Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Spanta&rsquo;s words, &ldquo;Turkey is a modern, Muslim and democratic country. It definitely plays an important role as a friend of the two countries...&rdquo; highlight the importance they attach to Turkey. Former Afghanistan Interior Minister Ali Jalali has described how it is essential that Turkey be involved in the peace process, stating that they &ldquo;will welcome all kinds of positive participation from Turkey.&rdquo; 




Daily Zaman, 25 November 2008

&ldquo;Turkey is again to bring the leaders 
of Afghanistan and Pakistan together&rdquo;





Cumhuriyet, 21 November 2008

&ldquo;The Afghan administration will be delighted&rdquo;





    
        
            ADNAN OKTAR: Turkey&rsquo;s role as older brother has begun spreading ever more widely, and everyone accepts it. For example, Georgia and Armenia accept Turkey as an older brother, and that is most welcome. The region is very fond of Turkey. They love Turkish soldiers. There is an unbelievable affection for Turkish troops in the world. It is known as a very blessed army. In my view, the roads are open right to the very end, and it seems to me that the Turkish-Islamic Union will be founded comfortably within the next 10 years at most. (Hatay TV-September 7, 2008)
        
    



NTVMSNBC, 6 December 2008

&ldquo;Tripartite Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan summit&rdquo;



 
  

    
        
            ADNAN OKTAR: Turkey always behaves very honestly. &hellip; It seeks to do the most honest, most correct and most virtuous thing. Any careful observer can see that, because Turkish troops are welcomed in whichever country they go to. That means they are as honest as can be. That means they are as well intentioned as can be. Otherwise those people would be unhappy. Turkish troops are very popular in Afghanistan. They went to Bosnia and were popular there. They are popular wherever they go to. That stems from their honesty, from the honesty of Turkish troops. (Al Hurra TV-April 8, 2008)
        
    



T&uuml;rkiye, 23 November 2008




    
        
            
            &ldquo;Kharzai and Zardari coming for the second time&rdquo;
            
            
            &quot;Turkey succeeds in bringing together for a second time [the leaders of] Afghanistan and Pakistan, who U.S. President George Bush could not even make shake hands in the White House.&quot;
            
            &quot;Turkey will have put its name to another first.&quot; 
        
    





 

    
        
            Reporter: Muslims are exposed to mass slaughter. Earlier in Bosnia. And now in Iraq, in Afghanistan and in Palestine. What do you think needs to be done? 
            
            ADNAN OKTAR: It is obligatory, according to the Qur&rsquo;an, for Muslims to act together, as brothers, and to gather around a single leader, again as brothers. Muslims are not doing that. Not doing that opens the door to all kinds of affliction. Muslims should abide by that obligation. That is why I say there must be a Turkish-Islamic Union under Turkish leadership, under the leadership of the Turkish nation. Every state can remain as a separate nation state. Every state can behave freely within its own borders, but there should be a spiritual leader. That is because the Christians have their leader, the Pope. It is essential that Muslims also have a spiritual leader. If this spiritual union has a leader, all this corruption and strife can easily come to an end. In that event, if a single hair of any Muslim anywhere in the world is hurt, the incident will come to an immediate end since all Muslims will act in concert. But if there is this fragmentation, if they act according to a policy of divide and swallow up, then it will of course be a simple matter to swallow up the small components. But it is impossible to swallow up the whole block of the Muslim world. Muslims must observe this obligation at once. (Al Baghdadi TV-June 29, 2008)
        
    



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<author>Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)</author>
<pubDate>12.12.2008</pubDate>
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<title>THE IMPACT OF ADNAN OKTAR'S MESSAGES OF FRIENDSHIP AND BROTHERHOOD: RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA ARE IMPROVING</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In his books and articles, statements in the press and at all other available opportunities, Adnan Oktar emphasizes the importance of friendship and brotherhood and stresses that all forms of dispute and other problems can be resolved immediately through love and dialogue.&nbsp; In recent television interviews in particular he notes that through the Turkish-Islamic Union friendship will prevail across the world, and that to that end Turkey and Azerbaijan must unite as two states, one nation. Adnan Oktar states that such a unification will be instrumental in bringing goodness and enlightenment to the whole region particularly in countries such as Armenia, Georgia and Russia, and goes on to describe how the various problems between Armenia and Turkey can be solved. He also states that the Turkish nation harbors no feelings of hostility toward anyone, that events of the past are best left in the past, that the 21st century will be an age of love and peace, that the Turkish nation has forgotten and forgiven the unfortunate incidents that happened in the past, and that the nation must treat its Armenian neighbors with love, tolerance and forgiveness.&nbsp; 

There have recently been very positive and welcome developments between the two countries, of exactly the kind described in the statements by Adnan Oktar. This became even more apparent during Turkish President Abdullah Gul's visit to Armenia. The way that the Armenians never referred to the so-called genocide during his trip, the way the lights at the so-called genocide monument were turned off, the way the Mount Agri logo was removed from the Armenian national football team&rsquo;s shirts, and the way an official iftar meal was given for President G&uuml;l and his retinue are all very excellent developments. Current events also indicate that these positive steps will progress still further and that historic events will soon take place in the region.&nbsp; 



ADNAN OKTAR&rsquo;S DESCRIPTION OF THE TURKISH NATION&rsquo;S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE ARMENIANS:




    
        
            &quot;THEY ARE ALSO OUR BROTHERS; let us live in the midst of one another.&nbsp; Our commercial, artistic, scientific and cultural activities should be interconnected. We need each other in art, science, technology and all fields. Why should we live separately from one another? Let us found universities together, let us establish factories, and let us found scientific centers. Let us found universities in Armenia, and let Armenia found universities here.&nbsp; Let art and science flourish. The days of iron curtains, stone walls are over. They must be torn down.&rdquo; (Azerbaijan Respublica TV-September 2, 2008)
            
            &quot;The Armenians are our brothers. They are also very dear to us, insha&rsquo;Allah. Armenia will also takes its place in the Turkish-Islamic Union, insha&rsquo;Allah. They are making themselves unhappy over nothing. WE REGARD THEM AS BROTHERS. WE REGARD THEM AS FRIENDS. Insha&rsquo;Allah, they will also assume their place in the loving arms of the Turkish-Islamic Union.&nbsp; They will live in peace. Their security will be established. Insha&rsquo;Allah, our Armenian brothers will be willing and happy to open up that Lachin corridor.&nbsp; This gesture on the part of Armenia will cause us to love the Armenians even more, insha&rsquo;Allah. They will pull back from Nagorny Karabagh, but they will come to Turkey in return for this, and they will come to Azerbaijan, and will do business and settle there as they wish. Let them be free to worship there as they wish. But there is also an unhealed wound. There is the closure of the Lachin corridor, the occupation of Nagorny Karabagh, and these are unnecessary... There is no hatred of Armenians in Turkey. Our Armenian brothers rose to the highest, most key points in the Ottoman Empire. Some of the best-known artists and doctors were Armenians. They are the People of the Book. They are our immaculate brothers. There is absolutely no need for such concerns. They may be hurt by things that happened in the past, but there was a war going on; Armenians and Muslims slaughtered each other. But we forgive them... WE HAVE FORGIVEN THEM, AND THEY MUST NOW LET IT GO. THERE MUST BE BILATERAL RECONCILIATION. THERE IS FORGIVENESS IN ISLAM, AND ALSO IN CHRISTIANITY. LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER.&rdquo; (Erzincan TV-July 14, 2008)
        
    





Adnan Oktar, who says that the establishment of the Turkish-Islamic Union will be a positive progress for all the countries in the region stated: 





    
        
            &quot;This power will not work against them. It means greater wealth for Russia. It means greater wealth for Armenia. It means brand new factories and facilities in Armenia and Russia.&nbsp; It means Armenian oil, Turkish oil, Turkish minerals being sold to Armenia or Russia, and a great increase in all the means at their disposal. Markets and trade will expand. Militarily, the risk will decline because Turkey has a friendly attitude toward Russia, not a hostile one.&rdquo; (Azerbaycan Gazete 525-August 27, 2008)
            
            &quot;Armenia will be rich and more at ease as a result of this. At the moment it is poor and weak, industrialization is weak and they are not relaxed. The problems in |Armenia have been going on for a long time.&nbsp; As a result of Turkish unification with Azerbaijan, Armenia will be many times wealthier than it is now, and much more at ease. Because Turkey will invest there and Azerbaijan will invest there. European investors will invest there. Armenia will be unrecognizably wealthier and more advanced, and will develop to its fullest extent in terms of industry, art and science.&nbsp; That is what Armenia wants, too. The unification of Turkey and Azerbaijan poses no threat to Russia and Armenia; it rather represents a system that will eliminate any threat and bring them security.&rdquo; (Azerbaijan State news-August 14, 2008)
        
    








Yeni Asya, 6 September 2008
&nbsp;
&ldquo;May the climate of friendship flourish&rdquo;




Milliyet, 7 September 2008
&nbsp; 
&ldquo;An optimistic start&rdquo;


 

Bug&uuml;n, 4 September 2008
&nbsp; 
&ldquo;The public tell G&uuml;l to &lsquo;Go to Yerevan&rsquo;.&rdquo;
 



H&uuml;rriyet, 5 September 2008

 &ldquo;Everyone will envy the picture in Yerevan&rdquo;




Bug&uuml;n, 5 September 2008






 &ldquo;We do not want enmity&rdquo;




T&uuml;rkiye, 5 September 2008

&ldquo;Armenia is happy&rdquo;




T&uuml;rkiye, 5 September 2008

&ldquo;Support from the business world for G&uuml;l&rsquo;s visit to Yerevan&rdquo;
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<pubDate>15.11.2008</pubDate>
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<title>THE LIGHT OF THE TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION WILL ILLUMINATE EAST TURKESTAN</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In recent statements Adnan Oktar has imparted the welcome news that the Science Research Foundation (BAV) and the Foundation for the Preservation of National Values would be making a great cultural offensive for the foundation of the Turkish-Islamic Union and for all Muslims in difficulties to attain peace and security. This cultural activity, including informing and educating the public on such matters as the importance and urgency of the Turkish-Islamic Union, the kind of union it will be, and the solutions it will bring to existing problems, has already begun to have an effect. In addition to crucial developments taking place in the Caucasus and the Middle East, the question of East Turkestan, which had for a long time been almost entirely forgotten, has once again begun being raised in the Turkish press.







An interview given by Adnan Oktar in 2008 to the the East Turkestan Asia RFA radio station contained the following statement:




    
        
            Asia RFA: You mention this in your book Communist China&rsquo;s Policy of Oppression and East Turkestan, but since 1949 China has executed millions of Muslims among its own citizens, but when we look at the media what we see is the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Afghanistan and later Palestine. Work out how many people are being killed every day. But the most painful thing today is the thousands of people in East Turkestan executed and including just for writing books or poems. Tens of thousands of people, but the world is silent. Why?
            
            ADNAN OKTAR: EVERYONE WHO FAVOURS THE IDEA OF THE TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION SHOULD MAKE A HUGE OUTCRY ON THIS SUBJECT. WE WILL BE STARTING OUR OWN WORK IN THAT REGARD IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WE BEGAN WITH AZERBAIJAN. IT IS NOW THE TURN OF EAST TURKESTAN.... (Asia RFA-June 14, 2008)
        
    




In the last few months, both Adnan Oktar&rsquo;s statements on the subject and also announcements issued in various newspapers on the subject of East Turkestan by the Foundation for the Preservation of National Values, of which he is honorary president, have begun to bear fruit. The press have again begun carrying stories regarding East Turkestan, and the Turkish public have started being made aware of the troubles and sufferings of their brothers in those lands. This information again raises the issue of the urgency of the establishment of the Turkish-Islamic Union and accelerates the steps being taken on that road by means of it. By God&rsquo;s leave, it will be through the Turkish-Islamic Union that East Turkestan achieves well-being and enlightenment. With the foundation of the Turkish-Islamic Union, both East Turkestan and China will be able to breathe easy, and tension, fear and doubt will give way to peace, love and prosperity. The Turkish-Islamic Union acting as guarantor will also strengthen relations with the milions of Muslims living in China. An East Turkestan emotionally ties to the Turkish-Islamic Union will clearly also be in China&rsquo;s interests.



    
        
            Adnan Oktar: Go to East Turkestan, for instance, and you will see delightful people there. There are highly virtuous, pure Muslims there. Women or young people, they all possess immaculate Islamic moral virtues. Muslims have degenerated in many places, but not there. When we go to Turkistan, for example, we are amazed at the immaculate, well brought up people we meet there. Communism has had the exact opposite effect. And that is a blessing from God. They have remained quite spotless. They have been insulated. Nobody has been able to damage them. THE UNION WILL BE A VERY PURE ONE, AND IT LOOKS AS IF CAN EASILY COME ABOUT WITHIN 10 OR 15 YEARS. (Asia RFA-June 14, 2008)
        
    

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Timeturk news portal site, 23 September 2008

&ldquo;What is going on in East Turkestan?&rdquo;





    
        
            Adnan Oktar: China should let East Turkestan go, should let its people live in freedom, that it keeps killing; about people being killed just for looking up to the sky or down on the ground. This oppression is something that not even someone totally devoid of conscience should be capable of. China is doing this and belittling itself before the world. It is disgracing itself. It is disgracing everything. It is disgracing its own state and nation, and must stop doing so. It must think about this and do these things from a conception of honesty, of rationality and of proper behaviour. It must withdraw from East Turkestan and leave it as a free country. Then you will see how the world opens up to China. Turkey will adopt a most excellent view of it. Workers from Turkey will go to work in China, and others from there will come here. It will adopt a totally different line. But there will always be anger in the nation&rsquo;s heart so long as this open wound continues to bleed. Many people, many businessmen for example, do not go to China to do business because of that hatred. Who would willingly go to a country that kills so many people, that commits so many murders? Everywhere is full of human blood. You will have to wade through human blood to go anywhere there today. No Muslim can wade through human blood. They must clean that blood up. They must put a stop to these killings and this oppression will be lifted. Let them allow East Turkestan to be democratic. Secular. Let it take its place in the world as an independent country. China will be enriched many times by that. It must not imagine it will lose out by it. It will gain prestige, not lose it. This is not something to be made a question of pride. (Asia RFA-June 14, 2008)
        
    



&Ouml;nce Vatan, 23 July 2008

&ldquo;China is applying &lsquo;state terror&rsquo;.&rdquo;

&nbsp;


Vakit, 13 July 2008

&ldquo;Chinese oppression in East Turkestan continues: 
2 Uyghurs have been executed and 15 imprisoned&rdquo;





    
        
            Adnan Oktar: This needs to be made clear to the Chinese state in the most appropriate terms possible. China may perhaps imagine that this union will be to its disadvantage. But it will benefit China, save it, in all regards. It will save it in military terms, and protect it from any external attack. It will also save it economically.&nbsp; The Chinese people are still struggling, and this will enable it to modernize. I see in the papers how the people are still living in places resembling barns. They are desperately poor. Those people will live in much greater ease. CHINA SHOULD SUPPORT THE TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION FOR THE SAKE OF ITS OWN PEOPLE. This is not a colonialist or selfish union. It is a union of love and friendship, a union of solidarity and toleration, of moderation, built on a basis of secularity. In other words, it will be grounded in secularism, and this is most important. If it is secular, peaceful and a pro-democratic system, there is no reason for China to be worried by it. This may be more through the work of civil society organisations if China is to be convinced, of course. But we will be putting in some considerable activity in that direction in the next few days. This is an idea that will free China from those unnecessary fears and enable it to abandon these classic policies of state. Because in classic state policy whatever you do there is somewhere of benefit to you and you go and invade it. You crush the inhabitants and live there yourself. But there is no need to suck blood in order to live. You can do it with love and friendship. It is unbecoming of China to live by sucking blood. (Asia RFA-June 14, 2008)
        
    




    
        
            Adnan Oktar: This is a sign that the time for the liberation of East Turkestan has come. We must make the very best use of this period. Because East Turkestan is home to the world&rsquo;s most immaculate Muslims, and perhaps its best behaved people. It is somewhere inhabited by the most insulated, select people. I have witnessed this for myself. It is therefore crucially important that these people be freed from oppression, a matter of honor for the whole world. It is a debt of honor for the whole world. This Turkic state has to be freed from Chinese hands. It is unacceptable for China to interfere in it. Let East Turkestan live freely as a state in its own right with its own means. If China wants to trade it can go and trade with it. There is no question of East Turkestan attacking China. So what does China want? What does it gain? If it wants to gain something, that can be commercial. So let East Turkestan and China trade together. Nobody will let it colonize it, however, and what other meaning can taking a country captive have? What does China want from East Turkestan and what does it stand to gain by making it a captive? What happiness can that bring it? What joy will that bring to its heart? What victory is that? It must withdraw from East Turkestan completely. Let the people who live there be free to go to mosques and factories. Let them talk freely and enjoy religious festivals once again. China must now do a good deed there. The time has come. China must stand up and admit it has made a mistake. This country is one that deserves independence. There was no need for us to intervene. There was no point and no logic in it. This is unacceptable in the 21st century. We are withdrawing our troops. And we are lifting our political pressure. The whole world will love China when it announces it is a free country. Everyone will respect it. China must commit this good&nbsp; deed. (Asia RFA-June 14, 2008)&nbsp; 
        
    



T&uuml;rkiye, 7 September 2008

&ldquo;One upon a time East Turkestan had a state&rdquo;

&ldquo;They are strangers in their own home, pariahs in their own land: 
but once there was a stare there&rdquo;

&ldquo;Goods are imitation, torture is genuine&rdquo;







    
        
            Adnan Oktar: China has to abandon this Cold War mentality. If it withdraws from East Turkestan it can enter into good agreements with it. They can be given even more petrol, even more electricity. Nothing will put them in a difficult position. The sale of electricity, oil and energy to them is something that Islamic countries already want. That will be to their advantage. They can be sold cheap if necessary. China may want oil, or electricity or natural gas, but there is no excuse for oppressing millions of people and keep them captive. This can be by way of bilateral agreements. It can make an agreement with Turkey, for example. China can sign agreements with states. All the Turkic states can combine together to reach an agreement with China on the subject. We will satisfy all your needs regarding natural gas, electricity or oil. But you must lift your hands from these immaculate people. That is the question; a 50-year agreement could be reached, for instance. And petrol could really be sold. The petrol that China wants. (Asia RFA-June 14, 2008)
        
    




    
        
            Adnan Oktar: We shall make intensive efforts for the freedom of East Turkestan, the Turkic states and the Islamic world, but there is one very pressing matter. That is the unification of Azerbaijan with Turkey, because they are in the most appropriate position. &hellip; But after that East Turkestan is most pressing. Because it is a prisoner. The horror of imprisonment needs to be placed at the head of the agenda. Because the priority must be wherever repression is at its most fierce. And that is where the priority now lies. &hellip; The issue therefore needs to be raised and put before the public, by way of the press. Public pressure will wear China down.&nbsp; We will be working to force it into a corner in the days to come, in the major press, with full-scale announcements, in editorials and in television reports... (Asia RFA-June 14, 2008)
        
    



Once Vatan, 13 July 2008

&ldquo;China has executed 2 Uyghurs from East Turkestan&rdquo;





    
        
            Adnan Oktar: Culture is what is needed. We need to raise a top-quality generation. Highly devout, aware, anti-Darwinist, anti-communist, anti-Marxist, highly intelligent professors, scientists, doctors, lawyers, China cannot withstand that force. In other words, there is an irresistible force &ndash; culture. China will be bent in half in the face of that. Let them attach great importance to culture. Let them visit my web sites and read all of my books, which can be downloaded for free. Let them read them all and be made really conscious. Let them look meaningfully into China&rsquo;s eyes. China will pull back. It cannot stand up to it, China is not strong enough. No power can withstand culture. You say the Sun has risen. Someone else says he does not believe you. So you lift the edge of the curtain and let it fall again; it is all over with in a second. If there are a hundred people there, they will all be convinced straight away. If the young people of East Turkestan who have fully absorbed the fact that Darwinism does not exist and who have become expert at telling people of that in a beautiful manner, can spread that message wherever they go, then East Turkestan will become a bastion of steel. Then what if Chinese troops strolled there, skipped along there? They would be like a bird riding on the back of a lion. The matter is turning East Turkistan into a lion; even if it has four crows riding on its back it will still be a lion. It will go wherever it so wishes. The bonds of brotherhood must be strengthened, no concessions must be made when it comes to culture, and their immaculate state must be further reinforced. And that is how things must continue. (Asia RFA-June 14, 2008)
        
    



Vakit, 7 September 2008

&ldquo;The communist Chinese regime has stepped up its oppression: 
Ramadan bans in East Turkestan&rdquo;
&nbsp;



&Ouml;nce Vatan, 9 August 2008
&ldquo;They want to annihilate the &lsquo;Muslim Uyghurs&rsquo;!&rdquo;





    
        
            Asia RFA:&nbsp; In conclusion, is there anything you would like to say to the people of East Turkestan. What message would you like to send them?
            
            Adnan Oktar: They are very dear to me, my dear brothers, whose liberation I have been praying for ever since I was a child. And I am striving for them. Inshallah, the next 10-15 years will be years of liberation. Inshallah, all captive Turks and captive Muslims will be freed. Let them prepare themselves very well. Let them increase their awe of God. Let them raise their cultural levels and their faith. Let them increase their love and fear of God. Let them prepare themselves as anti-Darwinists. Let them learn al the frauds and hoaxes of Darwinists. Let them visit my web sites and look at them. Let them intensify their love for one another.&nbsp; They must be on their guard against degeneration. They must strongly defend their national culture. And let them not get involved in anything else. Inshallah, their liberation is close at hand. (Asia RFA-June 14, 2008)
        
    

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<pubDate>12.10.2008</pubDate>
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<title>THE CAUCASIAN ALLIANCE: A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS THE TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the wake of Adnan Oktar's wide-ranging scholarly activities and his statements stressing the urgent need for and importance of the foundation of the Turkish-Islamic Union, every passing day has begun witnessing further progress towards the realisation of the union. In the last few months, the setting up of the Turkic Union Assembly, the consideration of the Turkish-Islamic Union at sessions of the D8 and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the increasing calls for union from right across the Muslim world, and Iranian President Ahmedinejad's behaviour and statements favouring a Sunni-Shiite alliance when he prayed behind a Sunni imam on a recent visit to Turkey are just a few such developments.

Another significant development was added to the list last week when Turkey assumed leadership of a project that will bring peace and stability to the Caucasus. The project known as the Caucasian Alliance was made a reality with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Russia and subsequent trip to Georgia. It is highly significant that this project took place immediately following Adnan Oktar's notice that the Turkish-Islamic Union would commence in the Caucasus.
The basic principles of this move towards an important alliance, described as &quot;Turkey&rsquo;s Success&quot; in the press, equate and run parallel to those set out by Adnan Oktar in his statements:

&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Respect for the sovereignty equity of states and the rights enshrined in that sovereignty; 
&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the sanctity of national borders; 
&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; respect for national integrity; 
&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the resolving of disputes by peaceful means; 
&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; no interference in the domestic affairs of others; 
&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; respect for all fundamental human rights and freedoms, including freedom of ideas, conscience, faith and belief, 
&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and co-operation between states&hellip;


ADNAN OKTAR HAS DESCRIBED THE FORM TO BE ASSUMED BY THE TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION IN HIS WORKS AND IN STATEMENTS BASED UPON THEM:

The Turkish-Islamic Union is a union of love. It is a union of affection, a union of hearts. The basis of this union are love, altruism, helping others, compassion, tolerance and understanding&hellip;.

Freedom of ideas and expression are inherent in the Turkish-Islamic Union. People holding all kinds of beliefs and views will be able to express their ideas free from pressure and obstruction. These people&rsquo;s rights will be protected by all means and everyone&rsquo;s ideas will be met with toleration. &hellip;

The Turkish-Islamic Union will bring peace to the world. The Turkish-Islamic Union will first and foremost resolve the disputes between Muslim countries and bring peace to the Islamic world; it will also oppose all those movements that incite war and conflict in the world as a whole, and will be a force capable of preventing all initiatives aimed at provoking war.



STATEMENTS BY ADNAN OKTAR ON THE SUBJECT




    
        
            Denge TV, July 3, 2008
            
            &ldquo;EVERYONE CAN KEEP THEIR OWN STATE, BUT THERE MUST BE A SPIRITUAL UNION. That is the Turkish-Islamic Union since all the Turkic countries are Muslim. This is huge element for equilibrium in the region. Its greatest advantage will be the immediate ending of terror. No such thing as terror will remain. Terror will be eradicated from the face of the Earth. Secondly, there will be an enormous economic revitalization. Most importantly, however, it will lead to peace and well-being. Everyone will be at ease, the atheist as well as the true believer.&rdquo;
        
    




    
        
            Azerbaijan TV-June 11, 2008
            
            &quot; This is a union of hearts. IN THE TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION I AM THINKING OF, ALL COUNTRIES WILL REMAIN NATION STATES. This is a union of hearts, of love and a shared reason. To take a joint decision and eradicate terror when it arises somewhere, for instance, or to take a joint decision and thus resolves an economic crisis. Great love is essential. Intense enthusiasm is essential. These things cannot be produced by red tape, but by fervor and enthusiasm. In other words, you need love to extend a helping hand to another country, to take a common decision when terror raises its head anywhere...
        
    




    
        
            Konya TV-February 28, 2008
            
            &ldquo;The liberation of Palestine is down to us. And the salvation of Israel. Israel will be able to relax with us. Armenia, Turkistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Pakistan will all attain salvation with us at the helm. Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria will jump for joy if Turkey becomes leader. THAT IS WHY WE MUST DELAY NO LONGER. TURKEY MUST ACTIVELY WANT THE JOB. Nobody will object. Nobody will stand up and say they refuse to accept if Turkey asks for the job. It is something everyone wants.&rdquo;
        
    






Star, 15 August 2008 
&ldquo;The Caucasian Alliance in 24 hours&rdquo;


Vatan, 15 August 2008 
&ldquo;The Caucasian Alliance Is Beginning&rdquo;



Posta, 15 August 2008
&ldquo;Turkey Gets Its Way&rdquo;



ARMENIA IN THE CAUCASIAN ALLIANCE


Another noteworthy aspect of the reports about the Caucasian Alliance in the press were the invitation to friendship and to join the union issued to Armenia. Shortly before that, a notice in the press based on the works of Adnan Oktar described the alliance between Azerbaijan and Turkey and emphasised the policy to be followed in respect of Armenia. This notice spoke of the need to look towards the future, setting aside past disagreements, and said that a very important responsibility was incumbent on both sides. They particularly emphasised the need for Armenia to adopt a friendly policy and for it to enjoy friendly with its neighbours, and that the Turkish-Islamic Union was a development working to Armenia's advantage. They also stressed the need for the Lachin Corridor to be opened.

Mr. Adnan Oktar has also concentrated on these issues in his interviews with the press. In the wake of these there began a rapprochement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, under Turkish guidance, of a kind never before seen. Turkey's policy has been to invite Armenia to participate in all cultural and economic investments and projects in the region. The Armenian leadership has begun issuing messages of friendship and issuing statements of a kind seldom observed before, saying that existing disagreements should be resolved by diplomatic means. Each one of these historic developments is a clear sign that, as Adnan Oktar has already made clear, major events will take place in the near future and that Turkey will assume a vitally important role in these. By Allah's leave, the time when a fully fledged union under Turkish leadership will come about is close at hand, and that union will benefit not only the Islamic word, but the whole planet.






AN EXTRACT FROM ADNAN OKTAR'S STATEMENTS ON AZERBAIJAN TELEVISION (June 11, 2008) 


&quot;There are two states but one nation. Both are Turks and both are Muslim. It is like Ankara being cut off from Konya. The one is just as logical as the other, as these two countries being divided from one another. The Karabagh issue must be resolved through rational discussions with Armenia. That will be to their advantage, because the last thing Armenia wants is to have Turkey and Azerbaijan lined up against it. That would be the worst possible mistake. It should regard Turkey and Azerbaijan as friends and seek their support. That is why it is vital that the Karabagh problem be resolved and the corridor opened up at once. This is my no means impossible, but is really very easy. It can easily be done with a diplomatic initiative, but we need to insist on it. Let us open the corridor up. Let us support Armenia. Let us regenerate its economy. Come and work in Turkey. And we will come and work with you. Come and develop yourselves however much you like in Azerbaijan. Let Azeris go and work in your country. But let us also resolve that problem. That unjust occupation must be ended. Let us open up the road ahead. Let us have two states and one nation.&quot;





Bug&uuml;n, 15 August 2008
&ldquo;A surprise from Armenia: The prime minister said that Armenia must also be part of the stability platform in the Caucasus.&rdquo; 

&nbsp;

Star, 15 August 2008
&ldquo;The process starts this week&rdquo;

&nbsp;






  Akşam, 15 August 2008
&ldquo;Azerbaijan must also be in the alliance.&rdquo;&nbsp; 
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<description><![CDATA[ In Adnan Oktar&rsquo;s works and in the articles, documentaries and newspaper announcements based on his works, the importance of the establishment of a Turkish-Islamic Union under Turkish leadership is emphasized. It is noted that Turkey, the successor to the great, global Ottoman Empire, has the strength and ability to bring about the peace and justice for which the Turkish-Islamic region yearns and it is stressed that this is the direction that the country&rsquo;s national strategy should take. Just as described by Adnan Oktar, Turkey is rapidly becoming one of the most influential countries in the Turkish-Islamic zone and is taking the initiative in order to assume the responsibility falling to it. It is playing an active, directional, conciliatory, mediating and regulatory role, in a way that has never been seen before. Initiatives being taken in the Middle East in particular are eliciting enormous responses, and both the Western and Islamic worlds are supporting this leadership role that Turkey has adopted. These developments that have recently attracted the attention of the world may be listed as follows:

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The peace talks being held under Turkish leadership and with Turkish mediation aimed at resolving problems between Syria and Israel that have persisted for 50 years, 

2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The reconciliation meetings and process of dialogue which began with a Turkish initiative in order to put an end to tensions between Iran and the USA, 

3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The historic rapprochement between Turkey and Iraq that began with a visit by Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan.

By Allah&rsquo;s leave, these are all initial steps. As Mr. Oktar has many times stated, Turkey will soon become a regional superpower and take its place on the world stage as a great state that distributes justice, maintains balance and provides security.&nbsp; 


STATEMENTS ON THE SUBJECT BY ADNAN OKTAR


    
        
            Konya TV-February 28, 2008
            
            PRESENTER: Yes. We have come right to what I wanted to ask about. We have talked about the examples of Iraq and Palestine, but dramas of this kind are taking place all over Muslim lands. There is still no unity in the lands of Islam. What is Turkey&rsquo;s responsibility in that respect?
            
            ADNAN OKTAR: Turkey&rsquo;s duty is to lead the Turkish-Islamic world. The Turkish nation has a huge responsibility. Leadership of the Turkish-Islamic world is of the greatest duties in history. THIS IS ONE OF THE CRUCIAL TASKS FALLING TO THE TURKISH NATION. We, the Turkish nation, have a duty not just to save Turkey, but to save the entire Turkish-Islamic world. The Turkish nation is truly unlike any other. This is not racism, but Turks are loyal and very good-natured. They are humane. And very compassionate. And unbelievably self-sacrificing. Go to any village. Go as their guest. They give guests the very best places, the finest food, the most comfortable beds, and offer them the best glasses to drink from. What does this mean? It means that our people are not egotistical or selfish, but are a loving, loyal and joyous nation. They long to give their lives up for Allah.
        
    



&nbsp;



    
        
            Ka&ccedil;kar TV-February 2, 2008
            
             KA&Ccedil;KAR TV: Would there be any problem regarding national frontiers?
            
            ADNAN OKTAR: The idea is a structure resembling a Union of Republics with every component state inside its own borders.
            
            KA&Ccedil;KAR TV: So you say it is possible.
            
            ADNAN OKTAR: Of course. This will put a stop to anarchy, terror and chaos&hellip; The region is currently ablaze. The Middle East is in a terrible state; everyone is unhappy. Palestine is unhappy, and Israel, too. And Syria, and Iran. More or less everyone in the region is uneasy. This union will entirely eradicate that unease.
            
            KA&Ccedil;KAR TV:&nbsp; So Iran could also be included in it.
            
            ADNAN OKTAR: Of course.
            
        
    





    
        
            Baghdad TV-March 2, 2008
            
             ADNAN OKTAR: InshaAllah we have the idea of a great Islamic Union. Along the lines of a Turkish Islamic Union. We have an idea regarding the Muslim world being the greatest superpower. It will unify the whole Islamic world and the whole Turkish world UNDER TURKISH LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE. The Turkish world is in any case made up of Muslims, I am merely saying that for reasons of clarity. In other words, it means that an Islamic Union will emerge at the same time. We believe that this unification will bring with it peace, plenty and prosperity. We think that wars will end, and that the money now spent on wars will instead be spent in ways beneficial to mankind. And we believe that the time for this is at hand. Our fundamental belief, however, is that the Turkish Islamic Union will come about with the appearance in the End Times of the blessed Mahdi. And we believe that the Prophet &lsquo;Isa (as) will also return and that it is at hand. We believe in the coming of the Prophet &lsquo;Isa (as) as set out in the Qur&rsquo;an. We believe that the Prophet &lsquo;Isa (as) and the blessed Mahdi will combine together and usher in a delightful age of prosperity and plenty in such a way that Islam will be the only faith on Earth.
            
        
    







T&uuml;rkiye, 19 June 2008
&ldquo;The European Media Describe Turkey&rsquo;s Mediation Initiatives 
in the Middle East as The Architect of Peace&rdquo;


Milli Gazete, 19 June 2008
&ldquo;Turkish mediation is important&rdquo;


Radikal, 21 November 2007
&ldquo;Turkey on the Rise in the Middle East&rdquo;


Sabah, 22 May 2008
&ldquo;Turkey has finally succeeded&rdquo;


Terc&uuml;man, 28 May 2008
&ldquo;Peace talks in the world press&rdquo;


Vakit, 23 May 2008
&ldquo;Turkey is the sole leader in Africa, the Middle East and Asia&rdquo;


Terc&uuml;man, 22 May 2008
&ldquo;The greatest role in the reconstruction of Iraq falls to Turkey&rdquo; ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The hadiths of the Prophet (saas) and statements by great Islamic scholars refer to enormous Muslim advances in the 1400s, according to the Hejira calendar. Indeed, great changes and great developments have begun manifesting themselves in the world since 1979, the date to which this corresponds. All the signs described by the Prophet (saas) have begun taking place one after the other during this period. The waters of the Euphrates were severed, Solar and Lunar eclipses took place in the month of Ramadan, Afghanistan was occupied by the Soviets, there was bloodshed at the Kaaba, and there was a war between two Muslim nations (Iran and Iraq). In addition, many other signs of this blessed time have also taken place, such as a rising number of earthquakes, natural disasters, wondrous phenomena in the skies, worsening anarchy and chaos, social degeneration, troubled times for Muslims and the blatant denial of the existence of Allah.

These are all signs that the time promised by Allah to true believers, that of &ldquo;Islamic moral values ruling the world,&rdquo; is close at hand. Adnan Oktar frequently emphasizes this and states that, by Allah&rsquo;s leave, a very auspicious time can be expected throughout the Islamic world as well as the entire world within the next 15 to 20 years. One of the subjects that Mr. Oktar stresses as one of the harbingers of this happy time is the establishment in the very near future of a Turkish-Islamic Union under Turkish leadership. In the wake of Mr. Oktar&rsquo;s elaboration of Turkey&rsquo;s leadership qualifications and his statement that Turkey will indeed assume that role, significant developments have begun taking place both within the country and abroad. Leading world politicians and opinion shapers have made statements emphasizing the importance of the role to be assumed by Turkey, and statements have come from many Muslim countries hoping that Turkey will act as an &ldquo;older brother.&rdquo; 

&nbsp;


    
        
            
            
            
            Yeni Şafak, 28 May 2008 
            
            &ldquo;Turkey must serve as an &lsquo;older brother&rsquo; to Muslims&rdquo;
            
            
            
        
    



    
        
            A statement by Fathi Yakan, head of the Lebanese Islamic Labor Front:
            
            &ldquo;Underlining Turkey's importance in the region, Yakan said THEY EXPECTED TURKEY TO ASSUME THE ROLE OF &ldquo;OLDER BROTHER&rdquo; TO MUSLIM ARAB COUNTRIES. Yakan went on to describe how in terms of both its strategic position and its past experience Turkey was in a position to lead the Arab Union, and referred to the Ottoman Empire by saying that &quot;heroes rise up where they fall.&quot;
        
    



STATEMENTS ON THE SUBJECT BY ADNAN OKTAR

&nbsp;

    
        
            Konya TV-March 4, 2008
            
            Adnan Oktar: They are a really heroic nation. That is why they must undertake this duty straightaway. The Turkish-Islamic world longs for it to assume the leadership. We have spoken with all the Turkic states. Just about every one wants Turkey to serve as leader. We speak and learn from all the leading figures from the Islamic world. They all want to see Turkey take over as leader. There is no sense in prolonging matters. THE TURKISH STATE AND TURKISH NATION MUST FINALLY LEAD THE TURKISH-ISLAMIC WORLD. This is a crucial responsibility. Otherwise, we would be held accountable for all of them. 
            
            Adnan Oktar: The liberation of Palestine is down to us. And the salvation of Israel. Israel will be able to relax with us. Armenia, Turkistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Pakistan will all attain salvation with us at the helm. Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria will jump for joy if Turkey becomes leader. That is why we must delay no longer. Turkey must actively want the job. Nobody will object. Nobody will stand up and say they refuse to accept if Turkey asks for the job. It is something everyone wants.
        
    



 

    
        
            Bağdat TV-March 2, 2008
            
            Adnan Oktar: Yes, inshaAllah we have the idea of a great Islamic Union. Along the lines of a Turkish Islamic Union. We have an idea regarding the Muslim world being the greatest superpower. IT WILL UNIFY THE WHOLE ISLAMIC WORLD AND THE WHOLE TURKISH WORLD UNDER TURKISH LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE. The Turkish world is in any case made up of Muslims, I am merely saying that for reasons of clarity. In other words, it means that an Islamic Union will emerge at the same time. We believe that this unification will bring with it peace, plenty and prosperity. We think that wars will end, and that the money now spent on wars will instead be spent in ways beneficial to mankind. And we believe that the time for this is at hand. Our fundamental belief, however, is that the Turkish Islamic Union will come about with the appearance in the End Times of the blessed Mahdi. 
            
        
    




EXAMPLES OF ANNOUNCEMENTS BASED ON THE WORKS OF 
ADNAN OKTAR AND GIVING THE GLAD TIDINGS OF A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR TURKEY











&nbsp;



    
        
            
            
            Sabah, 2 May 2008 
            
            &ldquo;Turkey: the new power dynamics in the Middle East&rdquo;
            
            
            
            
        
        
            
            Taraf, 2 June 2008
            
            &ldquo;Turkey is spearheading a new Islamic vision&rdquo;
            
            
            
        
        
            
            
            
            Milliyet, 4 June 2008
            
            &ldquo;Financial Times Comment: T
            urkey is filling the gap in the Middle East&rdquo;
            
            
            
        
    

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<description><![CDATA[ In his statements about the European Union, Adnan Oktar constantly addresses one very important issue. That is the need for Turkey to join the EU as leader of the Turkish-Islamic Union and the fact that Turkey&rsquo;s accession will be of great material and spiritual benefit to Europe. Mr. Oktar emphasizes that with its moral values and virtues, which have been lost by most of the Western world, the Turkish nation can act as a guide and role model for those of Europe, and that it is Turkey that will free Europe from the spiritual impasse in which it finds itself.&nbsp; 


STATEMENTS ON THE SUBJECT BY ADNAN OKTAR


    
        
            
            The ideal thing is the formation of the Turkish-Islamic Union. That means all Islamic countries adopting a single leader, all Turkic countries having a single leader, because their populations are generally Muslim. However, Turkey adopting the role of older brother in the region will also mean the protection of Armenian interests, an effort being made to enrich them, too, and the protection of Israeli interests, peace in Palestine, and maintaining a benevolent watch over the whole area. This most urgent task is also of great importance with regard to the European Union. It will be a blessing and a joy for the EU to be rid of terror and the fear of terror. The Turkish-Islam Union will do this most efficiently. All suffering and conflict in the Islamic world will come to an end. &hellip; Not a day must be lost in setting up the Turkish-Islamic Union. We need it now. It will be in everyone&rsquo;s interests, NATO, the EU and the whole world. China will find its position improved, and Russia, especially Russia. And the EU. America will become richer and stronger, in other words, it will be beneficial and advantageous in all respects. But it is essential that Turkey be its leader. (Turkmeneli TV-April 22, 2008)
            
            
            &quot;Turkey has the experience of state. It has the experience of empire. It is experienced in managing other countries. And it has the ability. The Turkish nation has also remained unsullied. I mean, Anatolia has remained morally uncorrupted. Anatolia has been preserved as it was. Its hospitality, cleanliness, moral virtues, pleasantness, humanity, conception of good neighborliness, compassion and altruism have remained as they were. Europe has lost these&hellip; This is nothing for Europe to be alarmed at. It is a salvation for Europe. The Turkish-Islamic Union will also be a kind of police force for Europe, because it is a powerful structure that will protect Europe and the world, and bring the world peace and security. Europe will live in peace and security. Why should Europe not desire it? Nothing will change. This system will also support NATO and the EU. It will be a great blessing for the EU. The European Union will become hugely wealthy because of it&hellip; The love of the Turkish-Islamic Union will enfold them, too. They will live in peace.&rdquo; (MPL TV-April 23, 2008)
        
    



Press announcements based on the works of Adnan Oktar refer to the issue as follows: 




    
        
            The religious devotion, love, friendship, sense of altruism, affection for the good, hospitality, traditional humanity, in short all human, moral and spiritual virtues, in Anatolia represent the ideal life style and conception of living for all humanity. The whole world, AND ESPECIALLY EUROPE, HAS A DESPERATE NEED FOR THESE HUMAN MORAL VALUES. Because of the Darwinist, materialist and atheist way of thinking that dominates it, the European Union is doomed, sooner or later, to collapse. But an EU that adopts the superior moral virtues, character traits and life style of the Turkish nation will attain a flawless structure. To that end, it is essential for Turkey to join the EU as a major state, as the leader of the Turkic and Islamic worlds, and to bestow its own spiritual nature upon it. The anti-Darwinist, anti-materialist, religious, patriotic and intellectual Turkish nation will successfully undertake this historic task.
            
            In following the path of a worn-out and exhausted materialism, Europe is heading towards death. It has fallen into the swamp of materialism, and the only power that can extract it is the Turkish nation. By the will of Allah, the Turkish nation will teach it human feelings, love, compassion, loyalty and solidarity, and be a means whereby the world enters upon a new age.
        
    



Statements have recently emerged from the European Union that closely parallel those of Adnan Oktar and the elements he stresses in his works. This is how these have appeared in the Turkish press: 

 


Terc&uuml;man, 30 May 2008

&ldquo;Economist&rsquo;s warning to the EU: Turkey does not need us, but we need it&rdquo;

&nbsp;

Referans, 23 June 2008

&ldquo;EU Ambassador to Turkey Marc Pierini tells Referans: 
Turkey will be a model solution for the EU, combining Islam, secularism and democracy&rdquo;

&nbsp;

Cumhuriyet, 5 June 2008

&ldquo;The EU cannot resolve any problems without Turkey&rdquo;
 
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<description><![CDATA[ In the wake of announcements based on Adnan Oktar's own statements and works, the historical developments taking place in Azerbaijan are continuing full-steam ahead. Following Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Azerbaijan at the end of May, Turkish President Abdullah G&uuml;l met with the Armenian head of state at the beginning of July and a friendship the like of which had not been seen for a very long time was established. Alongside these developments, covered in the press under such headlines as &quot;The Long-Awaited Picture,&quot; statements issued by Armenian President Sargsyan to the Russian daily Rossiyskaya and an article published in The Wall Street Journal are especially noteworthy. Armenian President Sargsyan's statements read:





    
        
            
            &quot;The only civilized way to resolve problems between two states is establishment of diplomatic relations.&quot;
            
            &quot;... we must have the courage and the foresight to act now. Armenia and Turkey need not and should not be permanent rivals.&quot;
            
            &quot;A more prosperous, mutually beneficial future for Armenia and Turkey, and the opening up of a historic East-West corridor for Europe, the Caspian region and the rest of the world, are goals that we can and must achieve.&quot;
            
            &quot;I take this opportunity to propose a fresh start - a new phase of dialogue with the government and people of Turkey, with the goal of normalizing relations and opening our common border.&quot;
            
        
    






The fact that Sargsyan's statements and those by Adnan Oktar and in announcements based on his works are nearly identical is an import indication of the impact of Adnan Oktar's opinions and ideas.




    
        
            
            EXTRACTS FROM AN ANNOUNCEMENT DRAWN UP IN MAY 2008 ON THE BASIS OF HARUN Yahya'S WORKS
            
            
            
            
                
                Raising tension and constantly inciting feelings of enmity is in no-one's interest. Our age is one of friendship, love, understanding and co-operation, not of anger and hatred. The days of anger and vengeance are over. Armenia must adopt a brotherly and friendly stance, and emphasize love and peace instead of hostility. It must abandon the concept of &quot;hostility to the Turks.&quot; These feelings of enmity are incompatible with contemporary social norms. 
                
            
            
            
                
                We must ensure that tragedies such as the recent Hocalı Massacre are never repeated. And the Lachin Corridor, invaded and closed in 1992, must be opened up for peace and security to return to these lands. The Nagorno-Karabakh region must be freed from occupation. All kinds of diplomatic initiative must be taken to have the Lachin Corridor opened. 
                
            
            
            
                
                Armenians are also a people of the Book. Muslims' attitudes towards the People of the Book are made crystal clear in the Qur'an. Our Prophet (saas) always treated the Peoples of the Book with tolerance and compassion. Throughout the Seljuk and Ottoman empires, the Armenians enjoyed a well-being and security they never found anywhere else. The Ottomans referred to the Armenians as the Millet-i Sidika (The Trustworthy Nation). However, the Armenians must free themselves from feelings of anger and hatred rooted in the past. It is essential they adopt a reconciliatory attitude. That is what their faith also demands of them. Many passages in the Bible emphasize the special importance of loving one's neighbor and even say that believers must do all they can for the good of their neighbors. The Armenians must adopt love and compassion as the basis of their policies towards their neighbors, as they are told in the Bible. 
                
            
            
            
                
                If Armenia behaves in a friendly and brotherly manner, and if it sets aside everything left over from the past, then commercial and cultural relations with Armenia can be established. Armenia will obviously benefit from a climate of friendship resulting from Azerbaijan and Turkey uniting together. Economic, political and commercial union will benefit all parties, and a region enjoying great well-being will emerge under those conditions. Armenians will enjoy greater freedom and security in commerce, and in their religion, language and their life styles. The constant tension in the area will thus be replaced by peace. That peace will obviously be to the advantage of all involved.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                
            
            
            
                
                What needs to be done today is to forget the past and look to the future. Instead of talking about what happened in the past the whole time, we should talk about what can be done in the future, how economic conditions in the region can be improved, what cultural steps can be taken, how stability can be established and how all disputes can be eliminated. That is what we must concentrate on. There is no point in bringing up the past and raising tensions again. Violence, tension and fanaticism are of no benefit to any society. The most rational and logical way of achieving a solution is to avoid violence of all kinds, to choose moderation over extremism, to behave in a moderate, tolerant and patient manner, and to resolve any problems that may arise through negotiation. 
                
            
            
        
    






    
        
            
            STATEMENTS FROM ADNAN OKTAR'S INTERVIEW WITH AZERBAIJAN TELEVISION (JUNE 11, 2008)
            
            
            Presenter: What are your ideas regarding Azerbaijan? As you know, like some other countries, part of Azerbaijan is currently under foreign occupation. There is the region of Karabakh. You have already referred to the Lachin Corridor before the interview. We were amazed you remembered the name. Most people are unaware of it. What is your opinion on the subject? There is the Armenian occupation of our territory. The problems regarding Karabakh, and then the Hocali massacre.
            
            Adnan Oktar: This Lachin Corridor has been a subject of grave concern to me for many years. It needs to be opened up at once. Two states, one nation. Both sides are Turks and Muslims. The difference between them is purely artificial. It is like dividing [the Turkish cities of] Ankara and Konya. The division of these two countries is no less illogical than that. The Karabakh problem must be resolved with rational-minded negotiations with the Armenians. That is also to their advantage. Having Turkey and Azerbaijan lined up against them is the last thing the Armenians should want. That would be the worst possible mistake. It should adopt Turkey and Azerbaijan as friends and seek their support. The immediate resolution of the Karabakh dispute and the opening of the corridor are of vital importance. That is how to develop strong links to Turkey. It is vital, and by no means impossible. It can easily be done. It can be done with a diplomatic arrangement. But the will has to be there.
            
            Presenter: This has not been managed over the last 10 years. Diplomatic moves are still under way.
            
            Adnan Oktar: There needs to be huge public pressure. You must stir Turkey up, and Azerbaijan, and even Armenia. You must say, &quot;Let us clear the way.&quot; Let us support Armenia and revitalize its economy. Come and work with us. And we will work with you. Come to Azerbaijan and work however you want. And let the Azeris work in your territory. But let's sort this matter out first. Let us end this unjust occupation and clear the way ahead. Let us make one nation out of two states.
            
            Presenter: In other words it is the first step toward a Turkish-Islamic Union.
            
            Adnan Oktar: It is essential. That is the first fruit.
        
    

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