The U.S. regards Hamas as a terrorist group, at least officially. Turkey is a U.S. ally in NATO. One of these things will have to end eventually. The way things are going, the U.S. will likely drop the designation of Hamas as a terror group, and congratulate and thank Erdogan. “Erdogan rebukes Greek PM for […]
Jerusalem: Muslim who stabbed Israeli cop worked as an imam in Turkey
We reported on this story on April 30, but didn’t have the detail that the attacker was an imam. Imagine the uproar if he had been a priest or rabbi. But why would an imam, a man who has dedicated his life to understanding Islam correctly and communicating it properly, get the idea that he […]
Turkey converts another historic Byzantine church into a mosque
The practice of appropriating the sacred sites of other religious traditions and converting them to mosques, or destroying the non-Muslim buildings and constructing a mosque on the same site, has abundant precedent worldwide. Consider Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the Church of St. John the Baptist/Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, thousands of mosques built over destroyed Hindu […]
Israel announces countermeasures against Turkey following trade suspension
Back in November, Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan threatened to use military force against Israel in order to aid Hamas. Turkey then drew a line in the sand, when Erdogan stated in March that Turkey “firmly backs” Hamas, and that “no one can make us qualify Hamas as a terrorist organization.” Nothing different can be expected […]
The Day(s) That Turkey’s Erdogan Humiliated America
Weak. Deceitful. Cowardly. Those describe America’s ongoing responses to the savage, unprovoked attack on peaceful protestors by Turkish President Erdogan’s security detail in Washington, DC. It happened on Tuesday afternoon, May 16, 2017, following his meeting with President Trump. Shortly after his motorcade arrived at the Turkish ambassador’s Sheridan Circle residence, where protestors had lawfully […]
Erdogan embraces and kisses Hamas top dog Haniyeh
Turkish President KISSES Hamas leader responsible for the Oct 7th attack. President Erdogan gave Ismail Haniyeh a warm embrace, kisses and a hand shake as he posed next to the terror leader for photos. Hamas’ top leaders were invited with a delegation to Istanbul to meet the… pic.twitter.com/t5m4ZqzxyY — Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 20, 2024 […]
US, Moscow, Arab nations, and UN warn Israel against ‘further escalation’
Moscow has joined in warning against further escalation, along with Israel’s Arab neighbors such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and even the Biden administration, which “urged Israeli leaders not to retaliate, fearing a regional war.” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has also warned UN “members not to further escalate tensions with reprisals […]
Somalia: Jihadis murder aid worker from Turkey
No one cares about the murder of this aid worker. No Jews were involved, so even though this was deliberate and the killings in Gaza were accidental, no one will take any particular note of this. “Turkish aid worker killed in attack in Somalia,” by Harun Maruf, VOA News, April 4, 2024: A Turkish aid […]
Turkey: Erdoğan suffers historic setback in crucial mayoral elections as secular party surges in popularity
The Islamic supremacist and despotic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suffered what’s being described as the “worst election defeat since coming to power two decades ago.” The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is now Turkey’s leading party, “according to the preliminary results of Turkey’s local elections,” which took place on Sunday. Erdogan has […]
Turkey: Greek minority is on the brink of extinction
Turkey is a historic Greek homeland, the heartland of the Roman Empire in its Byzantine period. The Turks, however, have systematically practiced ethnic cleansing until there are almost no Greek Christians left in the country. “The Greek Orthodox minority in Turkey faces the threat of disappearance,” by Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, March 11, 2024: The […]