Şehitler ölmez vatan bölünmez!
Şehitler ölmez vatan bölünmez! (English: Martyrs do not die, the homeland will not be divided) is a Turkish language nationalist slogan. Associated with the Nationalist Movement Party,[1] the slogan "reveals the omnipresent fear of division". Legal scholars Antoine Hol and Christine Bell have written of the divergence between Turkish and western views on the Armenian genocide: "While the trauma of the Armenians is immense, the Turkish state has its own collective trauma in the (increasing) fear that recognition of the events of 1915 will eventually lead to the destruction of the Turkish state".[2]
The slogan is invoked frequently at sports events; in February 2018 Galatasaray Soccer Club fans chanted the slogans during a ceremony honoring Turkish soldiers who died during the Turkish military operation in Afrin.[3][4]
References
- ^ Yanardağ, Merdan (2002). MHP deǧişti mi?: ülkücü hareketin analitik tarihi. Gendaş A.Ş. ISBN 978-975-308-393-5.
- ^ Hol, Antoine; Bell, Christine (2016-02-17). Transitional Justice: Images and Memories. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-00727-2.
- ^ "Şehitler Ölmez Vatan Bölünmez". Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ DHA. "Sahaya 'Şehitler ölmez vatan bölünmez' pankartıyla çıktılar". Hürriyet. Retrieved 2018-05-03.