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- DUNDAR TASER
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- Dündar Taşer, the
great Turkish nationalist, action man and heart man, was born in 1925 in Gaziantep. He is
from a rooted family. He was brought up with rooted and deep Turkish traditions in his
family and family environs where he lived his childhood and school days.
- He went to Land War
School with the support of his family and his own will, and graduated from the tank class
of this school as a lieutenant and took part in the army. Then he passed with success the
staff examination and became a staff officer. Due to his successful services in the army,
he was promoted up to staff tank major.
- He participated in the
coup d'état made on 27 May 1960 and was in the National Unity Committee consisting of 38
people. The high-ranking officers, that is, generals, sent Dündar Taşer with 14 of his
friends into exile abroad. Zurich city of Switzerland was Taşer’s chance. He conducted
the post of military attaché in the embassy of Republic of Turkey there. When he returned
to Turkey, he was obligatorily retired.
- Dündar Taşer entered
political life then. He entered CKMP (Republican Villager’s Nation Party) together with
Alparslan Turkeş and a few of his friends. The name of this party was modified as
Nationalist Movement Party in 1969. He struggled for strong nation, strong government in
MHP until his death on 13 June 1972.He passed away as a result of an unfortunate traffic
accident on 13 June 1972. Dündar Taşer, whose life passed with struggles for Turkish
nationalism, dealt with national issues as if he was worshipping. He was a distinguished
person of Turkish nationilsm with his broad and deep culture, sharp and striking
intelligence, sound belief and character.
- Dündar Taşer was
aware of Turkish history with his broad cultural knowledge. He put great emphasis on
bringing up the youth, and thus came together with youths frequently. He was a persistent
and patient history reader. His view to history bore a meaning more than just learning the
past. He assessed history as a laboratory and made comments on events, and derived lessons
for today and future. He had a researcher character with a sound judgement style, a fluent
and exciting style, and sharp understanding which easily penetrated the essence of the
problems.
- His judgements, on
whatever issue, always came out true. His determination, findings and comments were always
confirmed with events. He assessed events and problems from Turkish nationalism point of
view, always. He could establish simple but strong ties between reasons and effects by
stripping the most complex events out of details and misleading factors. He was a traveler
of a sacred case and its struggle.
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