Theo Francken, the Belgian Minister of Defence, visited Anıtkabir, the largest Hittite revival structure in the world, where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s tomb is located. He paid respect to him by kneeling down, although the official protocol doesn’t entail such a custom – and the previous foreign dignitaries didn’t do so.
He wrote the following to the Private Journal of Anıtkabir:
“On behalf of the Kingdom of Belgium and its armed forces, in this historical place, I am proud to offer my respect to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. He was a great statesman who provided the Turks safe borders, a modern, secular constitution, and the rule of law. Thanks to this extraordinary success, Turkey has become a strong and prosperous nation, maintaining the role of ensuring regional stability to this day.”
He also remarked that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk “goes on with inspiring generations all over the world.”
He can kneel in front of that tomb but can’t say “Long Live Belgium” the country he represents…
What an absolute tool.
What is he even doing…lmao
At least he kept his zip closed.
This guy just looks goofy all the time lol
There’s something wrong with how he looks but I can’t quite wrap my head around it.
Speaking on behalf of a kingdom he doesn’t want to be part of
Why not.
We just went for food at Turkish place in Esneux.
Down to Earth, hard working people.
I would kneel for them to have really good fries, compared to utter crap cooked by locals a k.a. Belgium fries.
This is actually good. Atatürk wanted a modern secular state, so it might be a signal.
Shits and giggles aside, Ataturk was a great statesman for his time and made Turkey a modern country. He’s probably spinning in that tomb seeing what Erdogan is doing to the country.
Gekke moeslims
Atatürk would definately piss on the flowers if he saw what Turkey had become today…
De onverbiddelijke verzoener… er is waarschijnlijk nog wel een plaatsje vrij in de comedyclub
Not to be taken as direspect to the turkish people seen my last comment…
I found it funny how secular Turks are praising this Guy as a “good politician” meanwhile he would deport all those Turks from Belgium if he had the power.
Must be the first time I actually wished something was AI
Oh god, for a second there I was scratching my head, thinking no way sinterklaas has his own tomb! Then I realised it’s a bunch of flowers.
I just can’t bring myself to respect the guy, he’s always doing something that’s at the very least *weird*, like here.
Daily NVA hate post ✅
Some like people who comit genocide, whould they be minister of defe’se i don’t think so but that what we get when we make far right win …
Vive la Belgique!
Such a twat
Not much to do with Theo, but with Atatürk himself.
Apparently the speech attributed to him when he met with a delegation of brits aussies and kiwis in 1934 never happened. For those curious, it’s in reference to the Gallipoli campaign of WWI, like many battles of WWI, It was an absolute slaughter that lasted from March 1915 to January 1916 and involved Ottoman soldiers against Anzac, French and more generally british soldiers from all over the Empire. It says:
*”Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There’s no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lay side by side here in this country of ours… You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears, you sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well”.*
There’s basically no mentions of this in contemporary writings, there is a similar short note, apparently said by Atatürk in 1931 when asked for a comment on Anzac day of that year.
*”The Turks will always pay our tribute on the soil where the majority of your dead sleep on the windswept wastes of Gallipoli”.*
Theo practicing getting on his knees for a Türk (no homo)
Letterlijk alles wat Francken doet is niet goed precies.
Well, he just lost the Armenian vote.
That’s gotta sting for Demir when she sees this, no?
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Theo Francken, the Belgian Minister of Defence, visited Anıtkabir, the largest Hittite revival structure in the world, where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s tomb is located. He paid respect to him by kneeling down, although the official protocol doesn’t entail such a custom – and the previous foreign dignitaries didn’t do so.
He wrote the following to the Private Journal of Anıtkabir:
“On behalf of the Kingdom of Belgium and its armed forces, in this historical place, I am proud to offer my respect to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. He was a great statesman who provided the Turks safe borders, a modern, secular constitution, and the rule of law. Thanks to this extraordinary success, Turkey has become a strong and prosperous nation, maintaining the role of ensuring regional stability to this day.”
He also remarked that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk “goes on with inspiring generations all over the world.”
He can kneel in front of that tomb but can’t say “Long Live Belgium” the country he represents…
What an absolute tool.
What is he even doing…lmao
At least he kept his zip closed.
This guy just looks goofy all the time lol
There’s something wrong with how he looks but I can’t quite wrap my head around it.
Speaking on behalf of a kingdom he doesn’t want to be part of
Why not.
We just went for food at Turkish place in Esneux.
Down to Earth, hard working people.
I would kneel for them to have really good fries, compared to utter crap cooked by locals a k.a. Belgium fries.
This is actually good. Atatürk wanted a modern secular state, so it might be a signal.
Shits and giggles aside, Ataturk was a great statesman for his time and made Turkey a modern country. He’s probably spinning in that tomb seeing what Erdogan is doing to the country.
Gekke moeslims
Atatürk would definately piss on the flowers if he saw what Turkey had become today…
De onverbiddelijke verzoener… er is waarschijnlijk nog wel een plaatsje vrij in de comedyclub
Not to be taken as direspect to the turkish people seen my last comment…
I found it funny how secular Turks are praising this Guy as a “good politician” meanwhile he would deport all those Turks from Belgium if he had the power.
Must be the first time I actually wished something was AI
Oh god, for a second there I was scratching my head, thinking no way sinterklaas has his own tomb! Then I realised it’s a bunch of flowers.
I just can’t bring myself to respect the guy, he’s always doing something that’s at the very least *weird*, like here.
Daily NVA hate post ✅
Some like people who comit genocide, whould they be minister of defe’se i don’t think so but that what we get when we make far right win …
Vive la Belgique!
Such a twat
Not much to do with Theo, but with Atatürk himself.
Apparently the speech attributed to him when he met with a delegation of brits aussies and kiwis in 1934 never happened. For those curious, it’s in reference to the Gallipoli campaign of WWI, like many battles of WWI, It was an absolute slaughter that lasted from March 1915 to January 1916 and involved Ottoman soldiers against Anzac, French and more generally british soldiers from all over the Empire. It says:
*”Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There’s no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lay side by side here in this country of ours… You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears, you sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well”.*
There’s basically no mentions of this in contemporary writings, there is a similar short note, apparently said by Atatürk in 1931 when asked for a comment on Anzac day of that year.
*”The Turks will always pay our tribute on the soil where the majority of your dead sleep on the windswept wastes of Gallipoli”.*
Theo practicing getting on his knees for a Türk (no homo)
Letterlijk alles wat Francken doet is niet goed precies.
Well, he just lost the Armenian vote.
That’s gotta sting for Demir when she sees this, no?
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