ulkucus are vatan sever at the hardest time believe me U will only be wishing for ulkucus do you know how many volunteered for Azeri war ? Destroying asala terror , destroying supporters and financers of PKK etc what did they do wrong? Atm mhp is protecting ataturks ideas etc most CHP under kilicdaroglu is for me like bdp
I'm quite saddened that you don't seem to answer what I am asking for. You are more focused on defending "ülkücü" than looking at the core values. I have nothing against ülkücü (nationalists), so don't jump to conclusions.
If you look at history, of any nation, you will see that the nationalistic/patriotic feelings have been one of the greatest assets the people has (revolutions, defending their home from invaders etc.). And it's not any different for Turkey, but what you may want to think about is, how the past actions are any similar to present time.
Afghanistan during the reign of Sovjet, watch the movie "charlie wilsons war", a very good movie, or Rambo 3 for that matter.
What I am saying is do not confuse the actions of the past with the present. There are good and bad in everything.
Here is another opinion of mine, the people who fought for Turkeys freedom from occupation were more patriotic than nationalistic.
Another opinion of mine that may cause an uproar is this, Islam in Turkey is wonderful, and perfect, but Islam in iraq and Afghanistan are rotten. It makes me sick, and the reason for this feeling is that shiite and sunni attack each other and bomb each other...
But the flaw is human and has nothing to do with Islam, this I also know.