turkish → English transcript

Fate opened the way for Mustafa Kemal — fate.

The nation had consented to that punishment.

Abdülhamid's son, Abid Efendi, told me,

While my father and I were enjoying ourselves at the Beylerbeyi Palace, 14 officers stood over us.

My father asked me, is there anyone among them who prays?

Binbaşı Nazif Efendi attends Friday prayers.

There's nothing beyond that.

Do they drink alcohol? Including him, they all do.

14 officers — the Ottoman Empire hadn't fallen yet.

The caliph was sitting there.

None of the 14 officers refrained from drinking.

The nation views Islam as a formality, like an empty spectacle.

That's why this calamity came.

If rampant weeds grow in your garden, you cut them down with a scythe.

God scythed them and gave a chance to renew.