Once again the question arises: which side are the Turks on? The Erdogan regime has never been much interested in moving against the Islamic State, and continues to fight against the Kurds, who are standing against the Islamic State. It is likely that Erdogan hopes that the Islamic State will eliminate the Kurds, and then […]
Islamic State claims beheadings inside Turkey
The relationship between Turkey and the Islamic State is clearly closer than the Turkish government would have us believe. “ISIS claims first beheadings inside Turkey,” Arutz Sheva, November 2, 2015: The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group on Sunday posted a video claiming responsibility for the beheadings of a Syrian anti-ISIS activist and his friend in […]
Islamic State oil exports worth $500 million a year “conducted through Turkey”
“Although Washington could curb the illegal traffic, it has chosen to focus on other issues.” “Saddam-style: ISIS oil exports worth $500m a year ‘conducted through Turkey,’” RT, October 30, 2015: The lion’s share of Islamic State illegal oil exports is conducted through Turkey and Kurdish areas. Although Washington could curb the illegal traffic, it has […]
Turkey: Opposition leader accuses government of “protecting” Islamic State
There is no reason why this couldn’t be true. Erdogan has notably dragged his feet in attacking the Islamic State, and when he did say he was going to do so, he attacked the Kurds instead. It is possible that he wants to use the Islamic State to clear away some of their common enemies. […]
Turkish opposition leader: Ruling party and Islamic State behind Ankara bombings
Is it possible that the AKP government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is cooperating with the Islamic State? Why not? They have a shared enemy: the Kurds. Erdogan has been notably slow to attack the Islamic State or to impede the flow of foreign fighters traveling through Turkey to get to the caliphate. It may […]
Turkey: Ankara jihad murderers ID’d, one was adherent of the Islamic State
“Recalling Davutoğlu’s remarks that the security forces had a list of suspected suicide bombers, Kılıçdaroğlu asked if the attackers in Ankara were on that list. ‘He says “we have a list.” I want to ask Davutoğlu, were those two suicide bombers on that list or not?’ Kılıçdaroğlu said in a live interview on CNNTürk news […]
Turkish Muslims in Islamic State video call for jihad slaughter in Turkey
The claim of the Islamic State to constitute the caliphate resonates with so many Muslims worldwide because the caliphate, in Sunni Islamic theology, is the sole government to which all Muslims owe allegiance, transcending all national allegiances and thus turning its adherents into traitors to their homelands. “Turkish militants in ISIL video call for slaughter […]
Turkish investigation of jihad attack focusing on the Islamic State; others suspect it was inside job
However, many suspect that Erdogan himself is responsible, and note that since Turkey has not aggressively attacked the Islamic State, the Islamic State would be stupid to stage a jihad attack inside Turkey. If, however, this was a Turkish government operation, the true story may never come out. “Hundreds March in Ankara to Condemn Slaughter […]
Video: Jihad-martyrdom suicide bombers murder 95 at Turkish peace rally
No one has claimed responsibility. Suspicion has fallen upon both the Islamic State and Kurdish separatists. In either case, the use of suicide bombers shows up the jihadist aspect of the attack, as the attackers were claiming Allah’s promise of Paradise to those who “kill and are killed” (Qur’an 9:111) in his cause. “Thousands gather […]
Turkey: Armenian neighborhoods must be turned into “cemeteries”
Turkey’s Muslims recently invaded with violent intent a number of Armenian (Christian) neighborhoods in Istanbul. “These districts must be turned into Armenian and Kurdish cemeteries,” chanted the angry Turks who support the Erdogan government. This came in response to ongoing clashes between Turkish authorities and the Kurdish Worker’s Party in the east and southeast of […]