racism and Turkism as the basis of their policies, only three out of ten people in this country are true Turks; the majority are of mixed descent. Then as at the beginning of the Second Constitutional Period, a nationalistic partisanship will arise in opposition to this noble and innocent Turkish nation, and the true Turks will be compelled to enter under the yoke of foreigners. Or composed of the other Turkified nations (elements) and impelled by the racialism and racism that exists in this country, relying on foreigners, they will gain supremacy over the innocent Turkish nation. Because such a situation would be fraught with dangers, I teach on account of the Qur'an and the country and nation, that they should ensure the Democrat Party's remaining in power, since it is religious and respectful towards religion."

Respected Adnan Menderes!

Our Master Bediuzzaman's sole purpose is to strive for the well-being of the country and nation and and to teach this. We are quite certain that members of the People's Party and Nation Party who are jealous of the assistance for the Democrat Party of such an esteemed person oppress him on every sort of pretext as though he had brought it to power, and they devise every sort of scheme to make him withdraw his support for it.

We request you with all due respect that as a Prime Minister who has stated: "We shall do whatever religion requires" and "religion presents no problems for this country," you ensure that our Master, who has done so much for our party for the sake of this country, nation, and Islam, is left completely free together with his books, and that he is never again disturbed.

Nur students and members of the Democrats,

Mustafa, Nuri, Nuri, Hamza, Süleyman, Hasan,

Seyda, Receb, İbrahim, Faruk, Muzaffer, Tahir,

Sâdık, Mehmed. ∗∗∗

► (129) ◄ A Reminder to the Democrats Concerning an Important Fact

A Reminder to the Democrats

Concerning an Important Fact

There are now three currents harming Islam and this country:

The First is the irreligious communist current, It may cause harm to thirty or forty people out of a hundred.

The Second is a secret society that for has a long time past corrupted the Turks with a view to spreading irreligion in Turkey so as to sever relations