Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Salafist offshoot of al-Qaeda, is the most powerful rebel group in Syria and has now launched an aggressive assault on Aleppo. The late Islamic State caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi aided the formation of HTS, but its goal differs from that of the Islamic State: it seeks Islamic rule in Syria […]
Erdogan: ‘As Western civilization collapses, our human-centered and divinely inspired civilization will rise again’
Note the projection. Erdogan says that Western civilization was “built on blood, tears, massacres, and exploitation.” That is actually true of Islamic civilization, which he terms “human-centered and divinely inspired.” Get the truth here. “Western civilization will collapse one day, Erdogan says,” Türkiye Today, November 26, 2024: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered remarks at the […]
Muslim cleric works to revive the Islamic State’s networks in Turkey and Georgia
A Muslim cleric has something to do with ISIS? Doesn’t he know that nearly every non-Muslim politician in the Western world has insisted that ISIS has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam? “Release of key cleric revives Kurdish ISIS networks in Turkey and Georgia,” by Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, November 18, 2024 (thanks to The […]
Turkey: No prosecution of Muslim theologian and imam who called for beating or killing those who don’t pray
Have you noticed how much both shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain and “secular” Turkey are looking more like Islamic states by the day? “Turkish prosecutor drops case against theologian, imam over incitement claims,” Duvar English, November 15, 2024: An Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office ruled that no prosecution was required for Islamic figures Ebubekir Sifil and […]
US warns Turkey against hosting Hamas leaders after Qatar kicks out Hamas
The Biden administration earned an international reputation of being weak. It has little to no influence on the decisions and direction of Islamic countries. Biden’s warning to Turkey against hosting Hamas leaders is futile, and will fall on deaf ears; no one respects Biden. “US warns Turkey against hosting Hamas leaders after Qatar abandons negotiations […]
Hamas leadership reportedly relocates to Turkey after being expelled from Qatar
The Biden administration indicated that Qatar bowed to the US request to expel the Hamas from its country, but other US officials contradict that claim, saying that Qatar decided on its own to expel Hamas over frustrations in hostage negotiations with the US, Israel and Hamas. Whatever happened, now Hamas has apparently relocated to Turkey. […]
Erdogan invites Trump to visit Turkey, ‘eyeing reset in ties’
The much-celebrated Abraham Accords were brokered by Trump, because Trump is respected globally. Even in countries governed by despots such as Erdogan, with ideologies opposed to US interests, Trump garners respect. Erdogan is hostile to Israel and the infidel West. He has encouraged the “resistance” as an Islamic issue, saying that ‘Turks must defend the […]
Turkey exempts Palestinian territories from trade ban against Israel
Turkey will only support the Palestinians from afar. Less than two weeks after October 7, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated about Turkey’s rejection of Palestinian refugees: “We reject the policy of Palestinians’ being removed from their homes in Gaza and exiled into Egypt. We are fully against it and stand with Egypt.” Turkey and other supporting […]
Turkish President Erdoğan accuses Israel of genocide, then bombs the Kurds
Erdogan’s ongoing violence against the Kurds emanates from the fact that the Kurds seek their own independent state. Kurdish fighters performed heroically and were a critical American ally at the height of the battle against the Islamic State. Yet Erdogan abuses the Kurds unceasingly, while he accuses Israel of genocide. It is obscene that Turkey […]
Iran and Turkey strengthen relations since death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has joined the Palestinian “resistance” which aims to obliterate Israel. According to Hürriyet Daily News, Erdogan addressed a group of officials in Ankara; he praised “martyrdom,” the “resistance,” and the late Yahya Sinwar: Erdoğan expressed respect for the leaders and members of the Palestinian resistance, “which has become legendary not […]