“Why were revolutionary organizations established? What were the thoughts of those who first established revolutionary organizations? How did they view the world and the problems of Turkey? How were they organized and how did they achieve success? Without knowing these, it is not possible to establish a strong democracy based on solid foundations...

May 27 is like a second Constitutional Period (Meşrutiyet) in the Republican era. The May 27 proponents are like the Unionists (İttihatçılar). They say that the Unionists “died poor”. Köksal, with his actions, was one of the last Unionists. Like them, he died poor and alone. In recent times, how many individuals who assumed roles like Osman Köksal in state administration spent their final days struggling with hardship and poverty, can you tell me?"

Uğur Mumcu