Commentary: Here is Solidarity

ERTUGRUL OZKOK"If I were Spain, I would applaud strongly, the voice coming from Turkey. The voice of Genclerbirligi Soccer Club's Leader Ilhan Cavcav who said that "Do not worry; we shall not do what others did. We are in Spain on March 25 for our soccer match""After the bomb-raids in Istanbul (in November) the European teams told us that they will not come to Turkey for matches, and hurt as a lot. Therefore, this voice coming from Turkey just after the terror raids is the biggest sign of solidarity against terror. Congratulations Ilhan Cavcav. Turkish Ambassador to Madrid, Volkan Vural told me on the phone "In such a large-scale terror action, there was no panic among the people. Nobody yelled or behaved excessively. They rushed to hospitals in a big discipline, to donate blood." Even though Spain and Turkey are both Mediterranean, their reactions are different. In my opinion, Spain is the most colorful and most successful country of Europe, with a remarkable development line. While the two old giants of Europe, Germany and France are struggling with stagnation and lack of creativity, Spain is constantly growing and her people are living their life, with all its colors...It is not boring like Northern countries. This is the country hit by terror...As soon as we heard about the raids; we thought that it was Al-Qaeda's job. However Spanish government spokesmen said that ETA was behind the raids.  Hearing this, our psychology changed and the issue became "The internal affair of Spain." However the statement at the Al Kuds Al Arabi directed suspicions once more on Al-Qaeda, Then I thought; "Is it right to deem as the terror of the other one as her domestic problem? Then, I was saddened, as if these bombs exploded in Turkey. Because like many others, I was following the development model and the nice people of Spain, with sympathy."ALL OF US TO MADRID!"As I said, they are people who likes both working and having fund and solidarity and protecting their democracy. They know how to resist the terrorist, the coup attempts at parliament...No one should regard terror as an internal affair of the other. Therefore all of us, must be in solidarity with the people who will march today in Madrid."Â