Learn Turkish: Yeter ki vatan yaşasa, ölümü göze alırız. - We will risk death, provided that the homeland survives.

Yeter ki means "provided that," "as long as," or "just so." It introduces a strong condition. In Turkish, the verb that follows Yeter ki is most commonly conjugated in either the conditional (like yaşasa here) or the subjunctive/imperative (like yaşasın). Both express the idea of "if only it survives" or "provided it survives."

Why does "we will risk" translate to göze alırız? What does it literally mean?

The phrase göze almak is a very common idiom. Literally, it translates to "to take to the eye," but it means "to risk," "to dare," or "to accept the potential dangers" of something. It is the standard way to express being willing to face a severe consequence.

Why is ölüm (death) in the accusative case (ölümü)?

Because the idiom göze almak acts as a transitive verb. The thing you are risking is the direct object of the verb almak. Even though "death" is an abstract concept, it is treated as a specific definite object in this context (death itself), so it takes the definite accusative suffix -(y)ü, becoming ölümü.

Why is the aorist tense (alırız) used here instead of the future tense (alacağız) for "we will risk"?