Freedom – Hüseyin Gelis https://gelis.org Mon, 20 May 2019 11:24:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Founder of our freedom https://gelis.org/en/2015/10/10/founder-of-our-freedom/ https://gelis.org/en/2015/10/10/founder-of-our-freedom/#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2015 11:52:34 +0000 https://gelis.org/?p=920 As the original texts are written in Turkish, English translation is provided for non-Turkish readers. The author apologizes in advance for any and all possible changes and losses in meaning due to translation.

A Chinese proverb states that “Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.”

Today, our journey forward has its roots in the seeds of freedom planted by a generation that carried out a long and difficult struggle.

Even after 77 years, we remember Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of our freedom and Republic, with everlasting respect, affection and longing.

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Nelson Mandela… We grew up feeling like we know him in person. Before Mandela, there were other names more or less like him, of course, but no one was the likes of him. Mandela has always been the driving force behind the fight against racial discrimination (apartheid) in South Africa. He survived against all odds, yet he also managed to be a humble star. He was not one of those stars to shine brightly and then fade out in time. His light will continue to shine for a long, long time.

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