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Grand Vizier Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, who succeeded Damat Ferid Pasha,

as soon as he took up his position on November 11, gave an interview to The
Daily Mail and said that 'their purpose was bringing back the old friendship

with England and that it was essential the Allied Powers placed the Ottomans
under the disposal of experienced people'. 309

Said Nursi Rejected Fatwas against the Nationalist Forces

The British deep state, right after the occupation of Istanbul, appointed

certain so-called clerics as their henchmen. These so-called clerics who col-
laborated with the British issued a fatwa in 1920 maintaining that the British

occupation was rightful and that the Nationalist Forces were not compatible
with Islam. Muslim scholar Bediüzzaman Said Nursi was the first to refuse

to accept this fatwa:

A fatwa issued by a government and Şeyhül-İslam's Office in a country un-
der enemy occupation and under the command and constraint of the British

is defective and should not be heeded. Those operating against the enemy in-
vasion are not rebels. The fatwa must be rescinded. 310

Said Nursi also gave important details about the British deep state:

The distinctive quality of British [British deep state] politics is causing discord
and unrest, benefitting from conflicts, orchestrating all sorts of evil conceiv-
able to further their goals as well as lying, destroying, and negativity. Since

they use corruption and degeneration for their politics, they encourage de-
generation everywhere. 311

Said Nursi, with his powerful intellectual stance against Istanbul's occu-
pation and relevant black propaganda, was the most important cleric of the

time. Hutuvat-i Sitte, which was secretly printed in Arabic and Turkish and
circulated underground, was an important publication that boosted the na-

tionalist spirit against the British. It is not surprising that following this pub-
lication, the British ordered that Said Nursi be killed. However, by the grace

and protection of God, despite their extensive searches in Istanbul, the deep
state couldn't locate him.

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