(“Soul Man: Atsız” is the fourth part of the prose version of the show.) In 1943, people who set their heart on Turkist thought watched the showdown of two Turkists. This showdown took place between Hüseyin Nihal Atsız and Reha Oğuz Türkkan, and it made a lot of noise in the Turkist community. Reha Oğuz Türkkan’s targeting of Atsız in his article titled “We Are Accounting” compelled Atsız to write a reply letter entitled “Account Is Given Like This”. According to Atsız, the article written under the name Cihat Savaş Fer was written by Reha Oğuz Türkan. For this reason, Atsız wrote the answer to Türkkan. In the article titled “We are Calculating”, Atsız feared to publish his poems in Türkkan’s magazine with his own signature, Türkkan revived Turkism, Atsız’s Türkkan It is claimed that he became famous thanks to the Bozkurt magazine published by Atsız, that Atsız offered to be a chief to the Turkists, that Atsız left this group because he was not given the chiefdom, and that he filed a report against the magazine in Ankara. Atsız wrote a very harsh response to these slanders. “This is how the account is given” is the article that ends the showdown of the Turkists. Atsız says that the village of Türkkan, who slanders every Turkist who leaves his community as “not a Turk”, is an Armenian village, so he may be an Armenian too. Atsız responding to the slanders made against him, item by item, also presents the documents and letters he has to the view of the Turkists. All Turkists who sent an article to the magazine after the article titled “We Are Accounting” informed Türkkan that they had terminated their relationship with the magazine and would no longer write. Türkan is left alone with Jihad Savaş. Almost all of the Turkists are with Atsız in this showdown. Atsız also explained at the end of his article that open internal conflicts among Turkists would only please leftists. This writing war, which can also be called a showdown of the Turkists, is actually considered as the advice of a great Turkist to a young man who is keen on Turkishness and Turkism, has been completely against the Turkists. As Atsız said, communists were most pleased with these articles. Some people who want to end the tensions between the Turkists organize a meeting on March 7 to end the tension between Nihal Atsız and Reha Oğuz Türkkan. As a result of this meeting, which also included Zeki Velidi Togan, Hasan Ferid Cansever and İsmet Tümtürk, it was a “not attacking each other” even though it was not called reconciliation. opinion is established. Prime Minister Şükrü Saraçoğlu, who said, “We are Turks, we are Turkists, and we will become more Turkists every day,” while all these reckonings were happening, touched the hearts of Turkists and even became the cover word of some Turkist magazines. The positive speeches of Şükrü Saracoğlu, who was the prime minister of the time, on Turkism, mobilizes Atsız, who is disturbed by the communist organization among the state staff. His first letter, titled “Open Letter to Prime Minister Saraçoğlu Şükrü”, is published in the 15th issue. Some Turkists are hopeful that this letter will be answered positively. Others will consider it a futile effort. As a matter of fact, when Atsız’s house was searched during the Racism Turanism Trial, famous poet and defendant Orhan Şaik Gökyay said to Atsız, “These letters may cause you trouble, do not write” appears to have said. Atsız says that despite the promises made in his letter, Turkism could not pass into the business field. He then tells Saraçoğlu that the conference given by İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu was occupied by leftists and sabotaged the conference. He anonymously reports that Sabahattin Ali is among those who made this protest. Atsız declares that he supports İnönü, who is in favor of cooperation between the state and the nation, regarding the elimination of leftists who have infiltrated into the state, by giving an example. His second letter is also published in the 16th issue. In the second letter, Atsız notifying the communists in the state to the prime minister, calls the Minister of National Education Hasan Ali Yücel to resign. Sabahattin Ali is one of the people Atsız refers to as “communists who have infiltrated the state cadres”. Atsız gives an example from the poem written by Ali and says that this person should not work in government positions. The 16th issue, published on April 1, 1944, will be the last issue of Orhun. On April 7, Hasan Ali Yücel terminates Atsız’s teaching job at Boğaziçi High School. Yucel tried to resign before, but İnönü was prevented from resigning. Orhun was also closed for the second time by a court decision. Sabahattin Ali’s first intention was to reply to this letter in the same style, that is, with an article he would write. As Orhan Şaik Gökyay stated in his statement, Hasan Ali Yücel and Falih Rıfkı Atay pressured Sabahattin Ali to file a lawsuit. Despite Gökyay’s offer to mediate, Ali sues Nihal Atsız and the big case that will go down in history begins. Sabahattin Ali Atsız, who learned that he had filed a lawsuit against Mr. Atsız, came to Ankara from Istanbul by train. Turkish youth met him at the train station. There are many people who support Atsız as well as those who are hostile. Court starts on Wednesday. The crime attributed to Atsız is “insulting and cursing through publication”. Sabahattin Ali demands that Atsız be fined ten thousand liras for calling him a “traitor”. While all this was going on, Turkish university students filled the courtroom. In the first session, Sabahattin Ali had to run away from the crowd. The court adjourned to 3 May 1944. The second hearing of the case was held on May 3, 1944. When the Turkists, who demonstrated against communism, could not enter the courthouse, they advanced towards Ulus Square. Some speakers give speeches in front of the Atatürk statue. Turkists who want to meet with the Prime Minister Şükrü Saraçoğlu are subjected to violence by the police. One hundred and sixty-odd Turkists are arrested. Twenty-four of these names will be questioned in the historical trial. In the following years, the day of these events, that is, 3 May, will be declared as Turkism Day. At the third hearing held on May 9, 1944, Atsız is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Sabahattin Ali a “traitor”. The judge reduces the sentence to four months on the grounds of national incitement. The four-month sentence is also suspended. But despite the sentence being postponed, Atsız is arrested on the way out of the trial. While all this is going on, Atsız’s honorary lawyer, Hamit Şevket İnce, gives up on attorneyship due to Falih Rıfkı Atay’s exaggerated allegations about Atsız. TO BE CONTINUED Turkists who want to meet with the Prime Minister Şükrü Saraçoğlu are subjected to violence by the police. One hundred and sixty-odd Turkists are arrested. Twenty-four of these names will be questioned in the historical trial. In the following years, the day of these events, that is, 3 May, will be declared as Turkism Day. At the third hearing held on May 9, 1944, Atsız is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Sabahattin Ali a “traitor”. The judge reduces the sentence to four months on the grounds of national incitement. The four-month sentence is also suspended. But despite the sentence being postponed, Atsız is arrested on the way out of the trial. While all this is going on, Atsız’s honorary lawyer, Hamit Şevket İnce, gives up on attorneyship due to Falih Rıfkı Atay’s exaggerated allegations about Atsız. TO BE CONTINUED Turkists who want to meet with the Prime Minister Şükrü Saraçoğlu are subjected to violence by the police. One hundred and sixty-odd Turkists are arrested. Twenty-four of these names will be questioned in the historical trial. In the following years, the day of these events, that is, 3 May, will be declared as Turkism Day. At the third hearing held on May 9, 1944, Atsız is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Sabahattin Ali a “traitor”. The judge reduces the sentence to four months on the grounds of national incitement. The four-month sentence is also suspended. But despite the sentence being postponed, Atsız is arrested on the way out of the trial. While all this is going on, Atsız’s honorary lawyer, Hamit Şevket İnce, gives up on attorneyship due to Falih Rıfkı Atay’s exaggerated allegations about Atsız. TO BE CONTINUED One hundred and sixty-odd Turkists are arrested. Twenty-four of these names will be questioned in the historical trial. In the following years, the day of these events, that is, 3 May, will be declared as Turkism Day. At the third hearing held on May 9, 1944, Atsız is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Sabahattin Ali a “traitor”. The judge reduces the sentence to four months on the grounds of national incitement. The four-month sentence is also suspended. But despite the sentence being postponed, Atsız is arrested on the way out of the trial. While all this is going on, Atsız’s honorary lawyer, Hamit Şevket İnce, gives up on attorneyship due to Falih Rıfkı Atay’s exaggerated allegations about Atsız. TO BE CONTINUED One hundred and sixty-odd Turkists are arrested. Twenty-four of these names will be questioned in the historical trial. In the following years, the day of these events, that is, 3 May, will be declared as Turkism Day. At the third hearing held on May 9, 1944, Atsız is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Sabahattin Ali a “traitor”. The judge reduces the sentence to four months on the grounds of national incitement. The four-month sentence is also suspended. But despite the sentence being postponed, Atsız is arrested on the way out of the trial. While all this is going on, Atsız’s honorary lawyer, Hamit Şevket İnce, gives up on attorneyship due to Falih Rıfkı Atay’s exaggerated allegations about Atsız. TO BE CONTINUED At the third hearing held on May 9, 1944, Atsız is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Sabahattin Ali a “traitor”. The judge reduces the sentence to four months on the grounds of national incitement. The four-month sentence is also suspended. But despite the sentence being postponed, Atsız is arrested on the way out of the trial. While all this is going on, Atsız’s honorary lawyer, Hamit Şevket İnce, gives up on attorneyship due to Falih Rıfkı Atay’s exaggerated allegations about Atsız. TO BE CONTINUED At the third hearing held on May 9, 1944, Atsız is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Sabahattin Ali a “traitor”. The judge reduces the sentence to four months on the grounds of national incitement. The four-month sentence is also suspended. But despite the sentence being postponed, Atsız is arrested on the way out of the trial. While all this is going on, Atsız’s honorary lawyer, Hamit Şevket İnce, gives up on attorneyship due to Falih Rıfkı Atay’s exaggerated allegations about Atsız. TO BE CONTINUED Due to the exaggerated allegations made by Atsız, he gives up his attorneyship. TO BE CONTINUED Due to the exaggerated allegations made by Atsız, he gives up his attorneyship. TO BE CONTINUED