N. Bengisu Karaca: ‘Yes’ to Intellectual Struggle, ‘No’ to Violence

Since the day ISIL attacks have begun, Mr. Adnan Oktar reminds us that “It is wrong to bomb places. Violence will only bring more violence. The best attitude is an intellectual struggle using love, reason and peace.”

Following these calls made by Mr. Oktar, people from many circles starting, with our President Mr. Erdogan and US President Barack Obama, have made statements that violence is the wrong step and it is best to destroy ISIL’s ideology. Recently, Nihal Bengisu Karaca wrote that, “Bombing would only increase hatred and Turkey should not enter into any military conflict as an ally.”

September 25^th, 2014: A9 TV

ADNAN OKTAR: We cannot solve these maters with violence but with love and reasoning. The best thing to do is to use love, reason, peace and scientific methods, by persuading others. You will not accept their idea but you will cut them like chickens: Is that so? This is terrifying. You cannot oppress anyone. You will only tell them sincerely and those who will follow you will do so. Democracy is very nice in that way. This does not exist in bigoted minds or in the Orthodox-traditional mentality of Islam or in the Marxist-Leninist systems. What needs to be done is to call for peace and brotherhood. The whole Middle East can turn into Paradise in this way. There is no reason for quarrels. The land is big enough for all. They spend money on bombs, weapons and killing people. Spend your money for industry, beauty, nice houses and gardens. Spend it to raise your children. Why spend it for oppression?

September 24^th, 2014: A9 TV

(Obama said about ISIL; “Power is the only language such killers understand; therefore America will destroy this network with a wide based coalition.”)

ADNAN OKTAR: Even so they would get results like in Iraq or Afghanistan. Taliban is now the only leading power in Afghanistan. And they crushed them and America left the region. They could not do anything. Thousands of Americans died there and some committed suicide afterwards. If they promoted science, knowledge and culture and love in Afghanistan, that place would be like Europe now. It would become one of the most beautiful countries of the world. They do not try to approach with love. Always with violence, weapons and bombs. He says, “Nothing else would work.” Did you try anything else? Try it once. Try love for once. Try peace and brotherhood. Try ideas. Try thoughts. They don’t do this and this causes trouble in the world.

Oh my, my, my! Turkey should never enter into any operation that would involve spilling blood. But Turkey should lead the way for intellectual, knowledge-based, cultural activities. But never for bloody operations. Never ever: No one should try to pull our soldiers into something like this. No to the mandate for military action... We’ll never approve any military intervention.

September 14^th, 2014: A9 TV

(After a two-hour long urgent parliament meeting, British Prime Minister David Cameron said, “Islam is the religion of peace. These people are not Muslims; they are monsters.”)

ADNAN OKTAR: You go and ask them, “Are you Muslim? Are you monster? Are you a mujahid?” they are known as mujahids. They are known as people who fight for Islam. Cameron could never get any results with such words. They only give them more time. Tanks and bombs will not work as well. If America goes and bombs Iraq, the relatives of the people who die would cross to the sides of ISIL. This is not the right method.

September 12^th, 2014: A9 TV

(US President Obama gave an order to the Department of  Defense to kill the leaders of ISIL.)

ADNAN OKTAR: America cannot get anywhere with killing. This is very dangerous. When they kill them, they will kidnap and kill Americans. They will bomb America. Killing their leaders is a very bad method. It is not effective as there could be thousands of more leaders. IDEAS! IDEAS! IDEAS! America just cannot understand this. Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Korea; they all entered this trouble and America was devastated there. Now they are making the same mistake. Brother, don’t you have any ideas? Come forward with ideological ideas! Come forwards with a thought! When there is no intellectual struggle they are bound to be defeated.

Haberturk columnist Nihal Bengisu Karaca wrote that only long term political and cultural conflict with ISIL would be effective and the bombing methods used by the US would only increase hatred and make the situation worse. She noted, “Therefore I say ‘yes’ to struggling against ISIL, which shows Islam differently to the rest of the world. But I say ‘no’ to Turkey being an ally of the US for military intervention.”