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This sound, is not the sound of rustling of leaves.
This sound, is the sound of thrown stones to the nation's police
This color, is not the color of an yellowing autumn leave.
This color, is the color of fire
This color, is the color of a Molotov cocktail which has been thrown to destroy the present and the future of a nation
These are the colors en sounds of a great ambush to a glorious nation. A nation which has lived in pain for years and now living their most beautiful days.
In their most beautiful days
Turkey is now living the most bright month (May), since the republic.
All indications are showing positive degrees
While the world is troubling with the economic crisis, Turkey is growing fast.
Turkey has paid off all debt owed to the IMF after a 52-year relationship.
PM Erdogan: 'Praise God, we closed this book'.
23.5 billion dollar debt to IMF is paid off
World's most respected construction companies challenging each other dealing to build the world's biggest airport.
I heartily congratulate those who trust on the future of Turkey, those who invest on the future of Turkey and those companies who participated in this.
The greatest airport: 22 billion
The start of the third neck ledge of the Bosphorus, the third Bosphorus Bridge has been made.
PM Erdogan: ' I want to thank Turkey's President, Parlement's Speaker, All Ministers and all of Istanbul's citizens. May God help them.
Bosporus Bridge: 2.5 billion dollar
The start of Kanal Istanbul project which will add beauties on the beautiful Istanbul.
Kanal Istanbul: 10 billion dollar
After Mersin Akkuyu the bid has started to build the second Nuclair Central at Sinop.
Second Nuclear Central: 22 billion dollar
After Fitch, Moody also increased the status of Turkey to: a country where investments can be made safely.
immediately after this, the interests decreases to a historical low level of 4:61%
and maybe the most important of them all: in may no one died because of the terroristic organization (PKK)
to conclude, may 2013 was getting in the history book as the most bright may of Turkey's history, until
in Istanbul at Gezi Park a protest starts
Environmental activists start a peaceful protest because this group had concerns about the threes located at the park. These trees would have been relocated because the local government had reorganization plans at that area.
despite the efforts of the responsible and their attempts to inform the activists that the threes won't be harmed during this reorganization, the activist decides to pursue their protest.
the local government keeps explaining that this reorganization has great benefits for that area and the environment will not be harmed. Because of all this, the tension increases and security comes into the field.
and suddenly the color of the protest changes.
It's clear that all of the positive development made someone sad, it's clear that they tried to dim the light of the rising star Turkey. It's clear that someone have tried to play the known game that was played for many years. The environmental peaceful protest at Gezi Park rapidly changed his character.
PM Erdogan: In this country everyone has the right to express his/her opinion freely.In this country everyone has the right to act in the way he/she believes and to protest, however , only within the democratic borders and the laws.
Vice Prime Minister Bulent Arinc: Within a democratic culture and the laws, we are open for every reaction, if only it is agression-free.
Every opinion is valuable for us and it's our common concern that every can express their opinion.
Istanbul governer K.Topbas: We absolutely don't think of a shopping mall within this area (Gezi Park), we don't think of a hotel or a residence.
the protests rapidly changed into systematically burning down, breaking down and plundering of properties.
someone wanted to set up the whole country on fire, which should have been started Istanbul Taksim
The efforts to stop the chaos peacefully weren't satisfying them.
even after so many good willing attempts to stop this chaos peacefully, the offensive attitude towards the people and their principles of this country increased without stopping
The nation's harmony and security was clearly under attack; the goal was obvious.The development of this country was an example, and a chaos had to be created to stop the development of this beautiful country, people were injured.
People died.
Busses and ambulances were burned down, shops and banks were plundered. Public places were vandalized.
As if that wasn't enough, our mosques were messed up.
That wasn't everything, our independence symbol, our flag was burned.
Turkey was really hurt
This country paid a lot for this dramatic happening:
1 officer 4 people died
650 security members and 915 citizens were injured
200 private vehicles
231 police vehicles
44 ambulances
2 busses
326 shops
1 apartment
7 police stations
55 buildings were damaged
Hundreds of commercial panels, traffic signs, bus stations, camera's streetlights etc were hardly damaged
these damages cost more than 72 million dollars. And these numbers will increase while damage analyze is still going on.
the most beautiful may of the Turkish Republic was now remembered as a disastrous period.
so who are they? Which scenario are they up to? Who are the players in this game? And what are they trying to achieve with these games?
the truth is that this scenario aims our developing democracy, our rising economy and strengthening foreign policy, our unity and togetherness, in short, it aims all of us, all of Turkey.
Foreign powers which find us disturbing write the scenario, and their collaborators inside us play the scenario. Don't let this 'green' looking scenario fool yourself. The writers and the players all hide darkness inside them. When you take a look in Istanbul Taksim, Ankara Kizilay, Izmir, Hatay and Adana, you all will find similar faces popping up again.
The main role is played by a political party which couldn't appreciate the democracy even at the beginning: CHP (Republican People's Party)
CHP deputies showed up at every opportunity within every park, field and of course the social media to provocate, to polarize people and to stir the heartstrings of people.
some marginal groups with stones and sometimes with guns in their hands are supporting the CHP. Some of these dark figures who think they are camouflaged infiltrated within crowded places to spit out the hate inside them and spread fire into the crowd.
And those who stand behind the scenes , the scenario writers who set this game up, the world knows them as the Interest Lobby. They immediately pick up chaos in a country when they see that their plans are getting interrupted. They mobilize people onto the street and they do everything they can to break everything down.
It seems that the Turkish economy which grows day by day by getting loose of its burdens, it's raising production, and it's record-breaking export has clearly disturbed their plans.
Because when Turkey is getting stronger, the interest rates are decreasing. Making money out of money is getting harder for them. These groups who play with money are now standing in front of us with fire in their hands.
And the media; some national and international media agencies are used by lobbies, and these media play an important role in this disgusting scenario. These media organizations never show interest in the millions of beautiful things that happens in Turkey. But when something bad happens to this country, you will find these organizations showing this news enthusiastic on their front pages and as breaking news.
Illusionist that shows this clearly set up, anti-democratic movement as an environmental peaceful protest.
Their goal is clear: they want to create a false image as if Turkey is a warzone to break down Turkey's future, economy and to weaken the internal and external strength of Turkey's leaders.
PM Erdogan: International media, just keep this secret too okay? Come on BBC keep this secret too! CNN keep this secret too! Reuters keep this secret too! For days long you made up news. You showed Turkey in a wrong way. You all are left with your own lies. This nation, is not the nation you showed the world.
But there is one thing that all of them, the scenario writers and the players do forget: this nation did not forget the dark periods of 27 may, 12 march, 12 September, 28 February and 27 April.
And this nation grabbed every opportunity they had during the elections, to take revenge of the coupists and their helpers. PM Erdogan: One nation! One Flag! One country! They have always took revenge of the coupists with their own choice. And they will take revenge again!
PM Erdogan: This is the image of Turkey! This is the image! Within this image there is no space for fighting! No space for yelling! No space for burning down! Within this image there are only people of love. Indeed, this is the true picture of Turkey! If you want to see and understand Turkey, come to Ankara Sincan and just see this!
This nation has always disrupted the plans of those who were offensive, threatening and who have tried to polarize this nation. And they will disrupt them again! And from now on every upcoming may, with God's sake, will be an even better may. Crowd: Don't bow; keep standing up this nation will support you!