Ekrem Şama: "Who prevented industrialization?"

Ekrem Şama: "Who prevented industrialization?"
Date: 26.8.2019 17:00

Milli Gazete columnist Ekrem Şama writes about Turkey's economy. Here is the full article.

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It is a period of about 100 years that we call the Republican era.
 
We haven't been in a total war for 100 years. Thank God, our country was not razed like Germany and Japan. But why did we not become industrialized while those countries were at the peak of industry and development?
 
As a mentality, who did what, in the name of industrialization, without looking at other actions? Who also prevented it? We would like to share what we put into the volume of a small article.
During the reign of Ataturk, a major industrial move was initiated since the foundation of the Republic. The aircraft industry, textile industry, sugar factories and arms industry, especially in the branch, has achieved great success. During this period, hundreds of aircraft, especially high-tech products of that day were made, used and sold to the world. Vecihi Hürkuş, Nuri Demirağ, Nuri Killigil and other unnamed heroes are the main actors of this industrial move. This period is the period when the CHP was under the control of the first president Mustafa Kemal Pasha.
 
Since 1938, the second period of the CHP under the control of Inonu begins. In this period, unfortunately, the industrial breakthrough that lasted for about 15 years and followed by the bite of the world is interrupted, the factories shut down. It has to be shut down.
 
Turkey that has entered into a breakthrough to meet both domestic arms industry and export to the  world had a shock in 1949 because of the catastrophic sabotage of the weapons factory facilities. Nuri Killigil, who works in the facilities, becomes a martyr. The single-party CHP is in the last days of power. Neither they nor the subsequent DP government enlighten this sabotage and engage in any activity such as the reconstruction of this industry. Thus, a period that we cannot even produce pins starts.
 
In 1956-57, Assoc. Dr. Necmettin Erbakan succeeds in making mass production by manufacturing the first domestic engine in Turkey. As he manufactures, he accomplishes the success of being deemed impossible by exporting these engines both at home and abroad. Manufacturing domestic engines means opening the road to the automobile, helicopter and aircraft industries. But unfortunately, the Democrat Party (DP), instead of protecting and supporting the big move, remains only as an audience by reducing the customs walls of foreign engine manufacturers and Erbakan's Silver Motor company. This move, which started in the DP period, is thus extinguished again during the DP period.
 
In the early years of the 1960 Revolution, the same Assoc. Dr. Erbakan, the first one hundred percent of the domestic automobile design in Turkey within 4-5 months, designed and manufactured by DEVRIM manages to brands, including 4 units. This meant that the road to helicopter and aircraft manufacturing was opened for the second time. But unfortunately, both the governments of that period and the Justice Party (AP) did not endeavor to stand or even prevent them from being watched and obstructed, instead of supporting and protecting this great event. Thus, Turkey was lowered to a position that has not been able to produce even a needle again as domestic locations except the local ale and industrialism canner.
 
The National Vision movement, established under the leadership of Professor Dr.Erbakan, entered the Turkish Grand National Assembly with the 1973 elections and became a small partner of the coalitions between 1974 and 1977, even though it was a short period of time. 70 of the industrial facilities were completed and production commenced. Among them, there were industrial facilities that needed to build a factory. Domestic war industry, automobile, electronics, electromechanical industry, the aircraft industry, tank industry, chemistry, aside from Turkey to edify such as mineral processing plants had to fly. But unfortunately, after 1977, the AP and CHP, respectively, took steps instead of shelving. The September 12 juntaists and the Homeland Party (ANAP) period that followed them chose to complete them, mock and forget them. The finished ones continued their activities, while the unfinished ones and those whose foundations were not laid were registered. Installation continued.
 
We know that there was not a considerable leap in the name of industry until 2002 to exclude the coalition period of the National Vision in 1996-97.
 
In the last 18 years, the AKP was ruled by itself, and a new factory was not opened, and the old factories opened and operated were sold to the private sector under the name of privatization by saying that they would withdraw the state from the economy. Everyone knows that their land is being replaced by either housing or shopping malls.
 
When we make a final glance, we watch with sadness that there is no serious factory for a foreign statesman. The visit of the UAV and SİHA facilities established with the patronage and guidance of our Erbakan Hodja to the guests coming from Malaysia the other day constitutes the evidence.
 
In recent years, there is a common saying that has been expressed by some politicians:
 
"Turkey's industrialization prevented by such-and-such parties".
 
Write down the party names that represent the mentality in this article, which is in favor of and which followers of industrialization, which are against and preventive come in sight.
One more thing comes out:
 
If the National Vision is re-ruled, industrialization starts again. The parties who are trying to become a slave to the other West have a bad record in this regard, and their intention is never to industrialize.
 
Looking at the rough lines of the century, we can identify them.
 
HORIZONS BLACKENED
 
The decision to betray the National Vision,
 
What was a disgraceful decision?
 
The industry has suffered the greatest loss,
 
My country's horizons are dark!

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