PUBLIC VOTE FOR FAYSAL

After the rebellion , Sir Percy Cox who was appointed to dominating political of Iraq ın place of Wilson , came to Bağdat on 1 October 1920. Before that , Serif Hüseyin reaching an agreement with the English , wanted to establish an Arabic state and his son Emir Faysal was brought to kingdom of this state. Faysal who wasn’t stayed in Syria , was wanted to become king of Iraq by the English colony Ministry. New judge sir Percy Cox took office. Then he believed that it would been strenghtened by applying to votes of Public. In public vote , society In north of Kerkük , Musul , Erbil and Süleymaniye voted against Emir Faysal. Even , Public in Kerkük showed a big reaction. They dispersed vote-boxes. Because King was an Emir Faysal ‘s land , society object to not thinking like a public vote in this district. Despite of being this way , Emir Faysal was crowned on 28 August 1921 by the English. The English wanted to obtain numerical balance between Sunni-Şii , the Sünni in North had voted against Faysal and it showed a trouble situation. Then , the English was shocked. Overwhelming majority of North Iraq formed from the Turk. However Faysal and his Father Setih Hüseyin were enemies against Turks. Furthermore , this family was brought from outside of Iraq and was wanted to assemble to the country. There was no their bases in society. Like the English mandate , monarchy regime coming from abroad , wasn’t loved and wanted. The worst side of this situation , Kral Faysal taking over the English male servant as inheritcance from his father wasn’t loved by Arabic and Kurd Public , But the Turk. King Faysal wrote a document on 15 Jaunarry 1919 , which was carrying his signature with real and his real handwriting . He infurmed those : , “The English helped spiritual and material to me in Big Battle.I won’t never deviate from friendship and love of the English , My father also willed it to me. For that reason , I advised for my children , relations , especially every Arabic having honour and Fidelity. To make cooperation with the English and and never deceviating.” This treachery document , registered that the English male servant tried to dishonour to Haşimi Family during the history.

The English wanted to make an independent election and thus Faysal would be King of Iraq with opproval Public. But , Faysal wanted to been appointed directly by the English Government for being King , Before applying to vote of Public. But , The English competents explained that “ If Faysal is directly appointed by the English Government , this will create very funny attitude. From this point of view , The English was running into difficulty to explain that this situation had to solve with Public vote , important authors , poets and scientists also raised their voice , and struggle with a poem for the Public not believing the English trick Mehmet Sadık (1886-1967)who was well known poet from Kerkük , was also vanguard of struggle with a poem “ I don’t nominate you for presidency of Faysal legal proceedings started to this.” For not electing Faysal.

In public vote , Faysal being king with trick didn’t prevent patriot people and important intellectual people of Turkey who was going on to struggle against this. Resistances against side of the English monorchy regime , which was represented by Faysal , couldn’t been prevented protest demonstration shaking movements went on for a long time. Important person of Iraq Turk hadn’t waited with silence. Thus they were exposed to assimination and pressure of government . Rebellion in 1920 and after that the period of time, poets , authers , journalists , teachers and several (important People who were exposed to legal proceedings of the English , punished with turture ; pain and exile.