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'I KILLED BECAUSE THEY WERE SPIES'
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Jan 16 2015
by BURAK BEKDÄ°L
This columnist's first of a few encounters with Melih Gökcek, the
unchallenged mayor of the Turkish capital since 1994, was through a
press release from the municipality, sent by fax to this newspaper, in
the mid-1990s. It was grotesquely (but cutely) signed: Melih Gökcek,
Lord Mayor of Ankara. It caused laughter in the newsroom. But no one
knew the Lord Mayor of Ankara would not always be naively amusing.
In 2011, the nationalist-turned-Islamist Mr. Gökcek promised to erect
an Algerian genocide/massacre monument right across the French Embassy
compound in Ankara if the French parliament went ahead with a bill
recognizing the Armenian genocide. In fact, Paris ended up recognizing
the Armenian Genocide, but Mr. Gökcek's monument still remains to
be erected right across from the French Embassy compound. Meanwhile,
French defense companies are making an impressive comeback to the
lucrative Turkish market, with President Francois Hollande having
risen to become President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's "new Berlusconi."
Last summer, when a Turkish-Kurdish pop star wrote on her Twitter
account, "May God bless Hitler. He did far less [than he should have
done to Jews]," the popular mayor of Ankara replied: "I applaud you!"
And when hundreds of angry Turks hurled stones and rocks at, and tried
to break into, the Israeli diplomatic missions in Ankara and Istanbul,
the Lord Mayor of Ankara said: "We will conquer the consulate of the
despicable murderers." Just like the Algerian genocide monument waits
to be erected, the Israeli diplomatic missions remain to be conquered.
Mr. Gökcek may have a couple of unkept promises to the people of
Ankara. He may have the habit of applauding people who admire Hitler.
But the Lord Mayor's more important virtues make him absolutely
eligible for either of two strategic positions: The head of
counter-intelligence at the National Intelligence Agency (MÄ°T)
or the head of the anti-terror unit at the special operations unit.
Commenting on the Paris massacre, the Lord Mayor suggested that
Israel was annoyed with the Lower House of French Parliament for
voting for the recognition of a Palestinian state, and with France's
vote in favor of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution
calling for the same recognition. He unmasked the plot: "Israel
certainly doesn't want this sentiment to expand in Europe. That's
why it is certain that Mossad is behind these kinds of incidents:
Mossad enflames Islamophobia by causing such incidents."
So now the world has learned the real culprit behind the murders. The
French prosecutors and the International Criminal Court know which
organization to indict for the killings: Mossad, the same silly spy
network that in the past was caught red-handed by sending spies of
various bird species to Turkey, with metal rings around their legs
stamped "Israel."
Meanwhile, other Turks who use the same logic to impress may be less
lucky. In 2011, one of two Turkish celebrities who was accused of
raping call girls defended himself by saying that the whole incident
was an "Israeli plot against him." This author has not since learned
whether the man targeted by Israel was found guilty or acquitted.
And last year, Ziyaettin YaraÅ~_ır murdered Sultan Kaymaz, the owner
of a driving school in Istanbul and the wife of a garrison commander.
YaraÅ~_ır faces a life sentence for the murder. At the latest
hearing a few days ago, Mr. YaraÅ~_ır, in his defense, claimed that
"Mrs. Kaymaz's real name is Hulya Cevik and he was her ex-lover." But
not just that: The defendant also claimed "the victim's family had
raped his mother, poisoned his father and killed his brother." And that
he killed the victim because "all of these people are Mossad agents!"
The court ordered a thorough medical check to determine whether the
suspect is sane and accountable for his actions. Your columnist is
not convinced that the man is insane. With his pragmatic and creative
thinking, he could even have won a municipal election somewhere in
Turkey, if not the capital. He's just an unlucky soul.
January/16/2015
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/i-killed-because-they-were-spies.aspx?pageID=449&nID=77007&NewsCatID=398
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Jan 16 2015
by BURAK BEKDÄ°L
This columnist's first of a few encounters with Melih Gökcek, the
unchallenged mayor of the Turkish capital since 1994, was through a
press release from the municipality, sent by fax to this newspaper, in
the mid-1990s. It was grotesquely (but cutely) signed: Melih Gökcek,
Lord Mayor of Ankara. It caused laughter in the newsroom. But no one
knew the Lord Mayor of Ankara would not always be naively amusing.
In 2011, the nationalist-turned-Islamist Mr. Gökcek promised to erect
an Algerian genocide/massacre monument right across the French Embassy
compound in Ankara if the French parliament went ahead with a bill
recognizing the Armenian genocide. In fact, Paris ended up recognizing
the Armenian Genocide, but Mr. Gökcek's monument still remains to
be erected right across from the French Embassy compound. Meanwhile,
French defense companies are making an impressive comeback to the
lucrative Turkish market, with President Francois Hollande having
risen to become President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's "new Berlusconi."
Last summer, when a Turkish-Kurdish pop star wrote on her Twitter
account, "May God bless Hitler. He did far less [than he should have
done to Jews]," the popular mayor of Ankara replied: "I applaud you!"
And when hundreds of angry Turks hurled stones and rocks at, and tried
to break into, the Israeli diplomatic missions in Ankara and Istanbul,
the Lord Mayor of Ankara said: "We will conquer the consulate of the
despicable murderers." Just like the Algerian genocide monument waits
to be erected, the Israeli diplomatic missions remain to be conquered.
Mr. Gökcek may have a couple of unkept promises to the people of
Ankara. He may have the habit of applauding people who admire Hitler.
But the Lord Mayor's more important virtues make him absolutely
eligible for either of two strategic positions: The head of
counter-intelligence at the National Intelligence Agency (MÄ°T)
or the head of the anti-terror unit at the special operations unit.
Commenting on the Paris massacre, the Lord Mayor suggested that
Israel was annoyed with the Lower House of French Parliament for
voting for the recognition of a Palestinian state, and with France's
vote in favor of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution
calling for the same recognition. He unmasked the plot: "Israel
certainly doesn't want this sentiment to expand in Europe. That's
why it is certain that Mossad is behind these kinds of incidents:
Mossad enflames Islamophobia by causing such incidents."
So now the world has learned the real culprit behind the murders. The
French prosecutors and the International Criminal Court know which
organization to indict for the killings: Mossad, the same silly spy
network that in the past was caught red-handed by sending spies of
various bird species to Turkey, with metal rings around their legs
stamped "Israel."
Meanwhile, other Turks who use the same logic to impress may be less
lucky. In 2011, one of two Turkish celebrities who was accused of
raping call girls defended himself by saying that the whole incident
was an "Israeli plot against him." This author has not since learned
whether the man targeted by Israel was found guilty or acquitted.
And last year, Ziyaettin YaraÅ~_ır murdered Sultan Kaymaz, the owner
of a driving school in Istanbul and the wife of a garrison commander.
YaraÅ~_ır faces a life sentence for the murder. At the latest
hearing a few days ago, Mr. YaraÅ~_ır, in his defense, claimed that
"Mrs. Kaymaz's real name is Hulya Cevik and he was her ex-lover." But
not just that: The defendant also claimed "the victim's family had
raped his mother, poisoned his father and killed his brother." And that
he killed the victim because "all of these people are Mossad agents!"
The court ordered a thorough medical check to determine whether the
suspect is sane and accountable for his actions. Your columnist is
not convinced that the man is insane. With his pragmatic and creative
thinking, he could even have won a municipal election somewhere in
Turkey, if not the capital. He's just an unlucky soul.
January/16/2015
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/i-killed-because-they-were-spies.aspx?pageID=449&nID=77007&NewsCatID=398