Erkin Koray’s unforgettable words on nationalism

When Turkish Rock is mentioned, the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind from 7 to 70 is Erkin Koray, one of the leading names in anti-imperialist stance, independence and His brave and fearless messages on nationalism With this, he showed his stance and gained an indelible place in people’s minds.

Once upon a time, on TRT, every name that belonged to the Turkish nation, regardless of their views, was on the screens and they would both give concerts in live broadcasts and express their opinions on current events and issues.

Here is one of the most memorable publications from those speeches. It was filmed on April 11, 2007. Master artist Erkin Koray attended He made unforgettable statements about Nationalism in his TRT broadcast. Koray, who gave valuable advice to young people in his statements, emphasized the importance of Nationalism.

In Koray’s speech, which became a trending topic on social media, he stated that there is nothing wrong with nationalism when people from other nations come to our country, but when it comes to us, this is not the case, and he used the following expressions:

“What’s the point of being a nationalist? Is something wrong? The enemy will come from outside and defend his own nationality, he will say ‘I am a nationalist’, but we will not be nationalists or nationalists. No such thing. In these last days, please unite, be a fist, please do not lose your nationalism. Because when you start losing this, you also lose your home.”