Historical Analysis of Mustafa Kemal's Election
In a 400- member assembly,
Mustafa Kemal, with 153 people,
was elected president. Do you know why?
There were 153 people in the assembly.
Where were the others?
The others were prisoners in their homes.
Two police officers at their doors. Today, you
will not go outside.
Whoever would vote for him was
able to come to the assembly.
Whoever would not vote for him or
might not was kept under house arrest
in their home.
I am telling you this as an
unprecedented historical fact.
In a 400-member assembly, Mustafa Kemal was
elected president with 153 people.
This is not the national will. This, too,
like the Commandership Law,
is a manifestation of dictatorship.
You imprison the member of parliament in their home.
You will not come to the assembly today.
The police are stationed at the door.
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Original transcript (Turkish)
Mustafa Kemal 400 kişilik mecliste 153 kişiyle reisicumhur seçildi. Niye biliyor musunuz? Mecliste 153 kişi vardı. Ötekiler neredeydi?
Ötekiler evinde hapisti. Kapısında iki tane polis. Bugün sokağa çıkmayacaksınız. Kim kendisine rey verecekse o meclise gelebilmiş.
Kim vermeyecek veya vermemek ihtimali varsa evinde hapis tutulmuştur. Size yakası açılmadık bir tarihi gerçek olarak söylüyorum.
400 kişilik mecliste Mustafa Kemal 153 kişiyle reisicumhur seçilmiştir. Bu milli irade değildir. Bu bile başkumandanlık kanunu gibi diktatörlüğün bir
tezahürüdür. Sen milletvekilinin evinde hapsediyorsun. Bugün meclise gelmeyeceksin. Polis duruyor kapısında.
