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A CALL FOR A TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION

AN INTERVIEW WITH
MR. ADNAN OKTAR BY
ASSOCIATED PRESS OF
PAKISTAN, SEPTEMBER 6th, 2008

Ad nan Ok tar: If we take one brick nothing
will happen, and nothing will happen if we take a sec-
ond brick. But if we put all the bricks together and plaster
over them and clad them with timber, then we can make a
palace. The Islamic world is now like that, like scattered bricks. That
being the case, no art, civilization, beauty or reason cannot emerge. That
beauty will emerge when we have union and unity and act as one. So
this union must be officially supported by all Islamic countries, and with-
out delay. For example, there was a problem between Georgia and Rus-
sia. That would not happen if we had Turkish-Islamic union. It would be
resolved at once, because the Russians are excellent people worthy of re-
spect and the Georgians are excellent people who also need respect.
There is currently nobody to be an intermediary in the region. Yet there is
a legitimate reason, is there not? A consistent reason. The most reason-
able decisions could be made and the best results obtained, and deci-
sions could be taken that are in favor of and benefit both sides. But that
is not happening. Decisions that go against both sides are taken. Both
sides are unhappy at the end and then conflicts of this kind result. The
Turkish-Islamic Union will be the older brother of the region and the
world. This is a system of spiritual altruism, not of self-interest. By Allah's
leave, once good manners exist there will automatically be plenty and
abundance. Of course oil and minerals will be worked in the most per-
fect manner. Both Europe will make use of these and also China, Rus-
sia and the whole Turkish-Islamic world. But, for example, the oil
and minerals in Afghanistan are not being processed. The
underground oil and minerals in East Turkestan are not
being extracted and processed. Turkey's capacity
is known, it has a certain amount of capac-
ity. All these powers coming together
means an extraordinary

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