Wrong again and again...

Submitted by Suna (Belgium), Jan 18, 2010 at 12:04

Türk doesn't mean barbarian in Osmanlıca. It's a 7000 years old word. But I can agree that your language isn't capable to translate it. The translation you gave is the Western idea when Istanbul became ours, just to express their fear. You should better search why the Chinese Wall is built. Did you ever hear of Ibn Sina, better known as Avicenne. This is only a example. The name is translated because of fear. Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is none of your buisiness. Don't try to teach me my history. Your truth will never be ours. Because you can't even make the difference between the Ottoman Empire and The Turkish Republic. Your brain isn't capable to understand what he served for and you will never be. But you know what Ianus. I can understand why you're traumatised. Your country was between 2 dictators, hitler and stalin. Actually you didn't knew what it was to be free.

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