Istanbul’s package and nightmare – Yeni Şafak
For not much, but for a century, Istanbul was the center of attraction of the world, their hopes: People from all over the world…
His ideas were striking…
His old heart was beating for Istanbul, it was beating in Istanbul.
THE SHAREHOLD OF PEOPLE, IDEAS AND HEARTS
Istanbul was the Ottoman capital: it was only the Ottoman capital.
Istanbul was a unique city in the world.
People passing by were tempted, we were going to Paris. in London. in New York.
They were glittering cities.
Istanbul was the city of mercy and brotherhood.
The cities of the West are of arrogance and enmity.
The living things in the cities of the West were matter; Infuriating temptation, tuned material power, embellish.
What was unique to Istanbul was its heart, soul and humility.
WESTERN CITIES: CITIES OF HELL
In the secular cities of the West, they are the power, the powerful and the souls of the people. The West is the wolf of its people in its secular cities. Engels’ depictions of London or Dickens’s London paintings are full of nightmares. It is a season for schools to indulge in the fun of Paris.
Istanbul was the home of mercy, nobility and brotherhood for all Muslims and non-Muslims. of people in Istanbul. Istanbul was a city of hope and horizon. That road, Istanbul is a piece of heaven, the composition of heaven, a song.
Western civilization to conflict. The theological and philosophical perspectives, socials and textures of Western societies, and their relationship style get their share from this conflict.
Before detailed examination in the west, it is intransitive. Industrial revolutions, in social life, their textures are together with the ground. Interleaving classes. Migration from the countryside to the cities, exponentially transformed into cities, people lived on top of each other, living in hoards, trapped in houses, working on land, survived.
Western cities have turned into a nightmare, especially for the lower classes. Racism, accommodation, exclusion are the complements of the modern.
Above the caravans roaming in the western cities, in that direction, in the back streets, they commanded the interior and the far-reaching: Brutality, the murdered, and fear abound in the prevailing western cities.
CIVILIZATION FOUNDER, PROTECTOR AND SOUL SERVER HEART OF HUMANITY!
However, in Istanbul, in the cities of Istanbul, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Skopje, Aleppo, Damascus and Bahcesaray, compassion, justice and brotherhood reigns.
Let me present a view from Istanbul, dimension… We are at the office of Ahmet Hilmi from Filibe in Babıâlî. Ahmet Hilmi from Filibe is a versatile writer, publisher and intellectual. Idea magazine. It is closed, but that year, a humor magazine is published this time. Humor diary maintains the topic by issuing an agenda journal.
His office overflows from all over the world: The following departs from Samarkand. The one next to it is from Kashgar. The people opposite are from Başçesaray, that is, from the Crimea. The ones on the right are from Paris, the ones on the left are from London. Those sitting in the corner are the children of Damascus. The Tunisians on both sides…
As if the office of Ahmet Hilmi from Plovdiv is crowded with people from all over the world, but the office of Ahmet Mithat Efendi hunts flies!
In Ahmet Mithat’s office, there are more people coming from Frangistan. It overflows with people from Zurich, Berlin and even Amsterdam.
Istanbul was an urban city. The sun was a city: it warmed everyone’s insides and radiated outside.
Istanbul was both a city born of civilization and a city of civilization. The carrier was not the bridge. Those who call Istanbul a building, a bridge city are those who cannot comprehend the spirit of Istanbul.
Before that, Istanbul was a city with a soul.
That’s why İsmail Hakkı Bursevî’s name and names, cities are from Allah, or in his work, he expresses that Istanbul is the abode of Allah’s “al-cami” ism-i sherîf. Al-jami’, that is, the one who gathers, gathers, that is, those who are collected. It is a city that creates civilization, protects civilization and presents a soul.
Istanbul, this definition has not been completely lost; enough for the bile to rise from the ashes. But Istanbul has been living its nightmare for a century: For a century, the most important pillars of the soul are about to collapse… It is exposed to a complete attack…
WILL ISTANBUL BECOME A CENTER OF ATTRACTION?
Istanbul experienced its last and creepy nightmare in the last snowfall. Istanbul’s nightmare, this time, is in the form of a natural snow disaster for Istanbulites.
Can the people of Istanbul see the nightmare of Istanbul?
None.
They could see, they would never condone the expulsion, murder and absence of Istanbul!
A nightmare for Istanbulites, Istanbul has been living for a century!
Will Istanbul overcome its nightmare and become a center of attraction again?
of course.
how?
Istanbul will be destroyed and rebuilt in a century…
The resurrection of Istanbul will add value even if it is built in accordance with its spirit. This is what will be the biggest of us Muslims: rebuilding Istanbul!
Is it fairy tale?
No!
Istanbul is living a nightmare in this soulless, identityless, impersonal state. There is only one way to get rid of this nightmare: His soul and his future will become Muslim again and rise again…
It will lift humanity…
hopefully.