What did Erdogan know, and when did he know it? “Russian ambassador’s assassin ‘guarded Recep Tayyip Erdogan,’” by Roland Oliphant, Telegraph, December 21, 2016: The Turkish policeman who murdered Russia’s ambassador to Ankara provided security to Recep Tayyip Erdogan on multiple occasions in recent months, a pro-government commentator has claimed. Melvut Mert Altintas, 22, served […]
Killer of ambassador: “We are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we will carry on jihad”
The mainstream media all across the world reported everything that Altintas said as he murdered the Russian ambassador, except for that one statement. Why did they leave it out?
Robert Spencer: What did Erdogan know, and when did he know it?
A Turkish police officer has murdered the Russian Ambassador to Turkey. What did Erdogan know? My latest in FrontPage: An off-duty police officer named Mevlut Mert Altintas, screaming “Allahu akbar” and making the raised index finger gesture that has come to be a signal of allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS), murdered Andrey Karlov, the […]
After murder of ambassador, Putin vows to obliterate the Islamic State
Putin said: This murder is clearly a provocation aimed at undermining the improvement and normalisation of Russian-Turkish relations as well as undermining the peace process in Syria promoted by Russia, Turkey, Iran and other countries interested in solving this conflict in Syria. Last month, Donald Trump and Putin held talks on the phone and indicated […]
Jihadist gunman who shot Russian ambassador identified, member of “special ops unit”
The gunman who shot Andrey Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, has been identified as a Turkish police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas. He was reportedly a “member of the special ops unit in Ankara.” According to eyewitness accounts, he was heard shouting: “We die in Aleppo, you die here” and “don’t forget Aleppo, Syria.” Altintas stood […]
Video: Turkish Muslim screaming “Allahu akbar” and making Islamic State signal murders Russian ambassador
An update on this story. Note, again, the one-finger Islamic State salute.
Turkey: Muslim screaming “Allahu akbar” murders Russian ambassador at photo exhibit
The Russian ambassador has died. Note that the assassin is making the one-finger-upraised signal that has come to signify allegiance to the Islamic State. It is widely rumored that Erdogan is actively supporting the Islamic State, so this could be taken in Moscow as an act of war against Russia — and that could escalate […]
German school in Istanbul cancels Christmas
“The move was seen by German politicians as part of a larger change under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan away from secularism across Turkey.” Indeed. “German school in Istanbul cancels Christmas,” DW, December 18, 2016: Berlin expressed its dismay on Sunday that a German high school in Istanbul had canceled its Christmas celebrations. “We do not […]
Turkey jails American Christian pastor on “terrorism” allegations
Non-Muslims are in an increasingly precarious position in rapidly re-Islamizing Turkey. While august institutions and government bodies wring their hands over “Islamophobia,” the Muslim persecution of Christians continues apace, and the persecutors are growing bolder and more aggressive in the face of the prevailing international indifference. “UPDATE: Turkey jails US pastor on ‘terrorism’ allegations,” by […]
Turkish Deputy PM: “Independence means being able to stand up to kafirs (infidels) by calling them kafirs”
Independence? Is Turkey’s independence in question? Anyway, Kurtulmus’ statement is striking. He discusses this hatred for Infidels in the context of the “four fundamental elements on which the new Turkey has been established,” and says: “We know Allah is one and we do not bow down or kneel down to anyone, other than before Allah. […]