It is not Prof. Dr. Barış Doster saying this, it is President Prabowo Subianto!

"WHEN I WAS YOUNG, MY ICON, MY HERO WAS ATATÜRK"

"I am an admirer of Turkish history; I am learning, I am studying. Your history inspires me. When I was young, I had an icon, someone I admired; my hero, my icon was Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Fatih Sultan Mehmet was also one of my idols and heroes.

"I HAVE A STATUE OF ATATÜRK IN MY HOME AND OFFICE"

If you were to come to my office in Jakarta, to my home; you would see that there is a statue of Atatürk, in my office, in my home.

"ATATÜRK IS AN EXAMPLE OF NEVER GIVING UP"

Not just in Indonesia. I am talking about the global south. I am talking specifically about developing countries. In all these countries, Mustafa Kemal is an idol and an example, a representation of courage. He is an example of a leader, an example of a patriot. He is an example of never giving up. An example of perseverance."

Indonesia is one of the most important of the most populous Muslim countries.

I know the children of this country from my student life in America.

They were very well-mannered, honest, sensible, and clean-cut children who believed in modern education.

Let me call out to those in high places from here, perhaps someone will hear.

One million Indonesian youth could carry both Turkish universities and the Turkish scientific world into the G8.