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12punto columnist Naim Babüroğlu responds to the statement 'A Turk is a Turk if they are Muslim'

12punto columnist Naim Babüroğlu responded to the statement by Aydın Ünal, a speechwriter for President Erdoğan, who said, 'Not every Muslim is a Turk, but a Turk is a Turk if they are Muslim.' Babüroğlu asked, 'Are all 16 Turkish states in history Muslim?'

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President and AKP Chairman Erdoğan's speechwriter Aydın Ünal recently stated in a remark, "Not every Muslim is a Turk, but a Turk is a Turk if they are Muslim." Ünal also commented on the Syrians in Turkey, saying, "Syrian guests are not a burden on Turkey; on the contrary, they are taking on a burden."

12punto columnist Naim Babüroğlu responded to Aydın Ünal via his social media account. Babüroğlu asked, "Are all 16 Turkish states, including those of the Great Hun Emperor Mete Han or those featured on the Presidential seal, Muslim?"

NAİM BABÜROĞLU'S RESPONSE TO AYDIN ÜNAL IS AS FOLLOWS

I am tired of writing…

-For instance, is the non-Muslim Great Hun Empire ruler Mete Han not a Turk? Was the Turkish Army founded in 209 B.C. not Turkish?

-Are all 16 Turkish states featured on the Presidential seal Muslim?..

-Are the Great Hun, Western Hun, European Hun, White Hun, Göktürk, Avar, Khazar, and Uyghur states not Turkish because they were not Muslim? Will they be rejected from Turkishness because they were not Muslim?..

-Will the Chuvash, Gagauz, Karaim, Altai, Tuvan, Yakut, Khakas, and Yellow Uyghur Turks living today not be considered Turkish because they are not Muslim? Will they be told, 'You cannot be a Turk because you are not Muslim'?..

Hungary also calls itself Turk.

This much lack of knowledge is not good.