A Real Acquittal: Gülen Case

by Mehmet Kamis, Zaman Wednesday, 25 June 2008 00:00

Fethullah Gülen taught the people of this nation to think big. He showed that many things which in the past could only be accomplished by certain factions of Turkish society could in fact be done by all Turks.

He gave the regular people of Anatolia the feeling that they could succeed. He advised those who listened to his words that they should have their children educated not at Quran courses, but at high schools. By asking some formidable business figures in Turkey to fund new schools, he saw to it that the up and coming generations of Turks would receive good educations on a world standard. Despite the wide variety of chaos and polarization hindering Turkey from developing, Gülen insisted on sticking to dialogue and peace. He accepted everyone living in this nation and extended his hands to help them. And because of all the schools he helped open up around the world, the Turkish language has now become a world language. And while everyone celebrated the general picture painted by the recent International Turkish Language Olympics in Ankara, we also realized just how thirsty we had become for success. Yesterday, one of the most meaningless court cases in Turkish history resulted in a decision for acquittal of Gülen. Those who have never done anything for Turkey have made sure over the years to let no good deed for the country go unpunished, but in the end, the truth always emerges.