Cemal Gürsel Quotes

4th President of the Republic of Turkey (1895–1966)

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(9 June 1894 – 14 September 1966) was a Turkish military officer and politician who was the fourth , serving from 1960 to 1966 after taking power in a coup d'état.

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Alternative Names: Cemal Gursel • Cemal Aga • Cemal Agha

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I took over the administration of the state to stop the tragic course of events.

We built an automobile with the mentality of the West and we forgot to put gasoline in it with the mentality of the East.

Those who follow Atatürk will not be left behind.

The network was ready. I personally did not want the army to intervene and had been stopping the attempts (of takeover) of my younger friends. Things reached to such a state that despite my belief that the army should not interfere I let them free in their duties. Now my only goal is to reinstate an administration built on the principles of justice and ethics.