Among the providential results of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the reawakening of the West to the value of its mutual defense pact, NATO, whose 30 members are all pledged to come to the defense of any member threatened with aggression. And the Ukraine war has led to a spectacular development: the desire […]
No, It’s Not Xenophobic to Question a Senate Candidate’s Dual Citizenship in an Enemy Islamist Nation
Mehmet ‘Mohammed’ Oz’s bizarre Senate campaign responded to criticism about his ties to the Islamist regime in Turkey by playing the “X” card. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday alleged that Republican US Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz may be a security threat if he is elected to office. Pompeo, a former CIA director […]
Turkey: Women Murdered; Government Launches Lawsuit to Close Women’s Rights Organization
Femicide committed by those closest to women (including their husbands, ex-husbands, boyfriends, ex-boyfriends, fathers, brothers, or even their sons) has become a devastating epidemic in Turkey. On May 2, yet another Turkish woman was murdered by her fiancé for wanting to break up. Dilek Ceylan, 32, a mother of two, was murdered by her fiancé, […]
Turkey: Freedom of Religion Only for Islam
Turkey has long been heralded by the international media as a “secular” and “modern” country. But in reality, it is the absolute opposite. Non-Muslim communities – Christians, Jews, Alevis, Yazidis, agnostics, deists, atheists, and all others – are systematically victimized by discriminatory acts, including violations of their human rights, their convictions, their faith, and their […]
Turkey: MP claims that in Europe, ‘anti-Muslim and racist policies’ advance ‘under cover of freedom of expression’
Well, yes. The freedom of expression, if it is recognized and protected, does allow one individual or group to say or do something that offends others, without fear of arrest or violence. Also, Şentop should consider the old adage, “Physician, heal thyself,” and deal with the plight of Christians and other religious minorities in Turkey […]
Turkey’s interior minister: ‘We will save Syria and Iraq from the hands of America and Europe’
For over two decades now, I’ve been saying that there needs to be a global reconfiguration of alliances based on present-day realities. The United States maintains alliances today that were developed in the Cold War era in order to fight the Soviet Union. Soylu’s statements are one indication of why these alliances are outmoded. “Interior […]
Turkey introduces new missile with video targeting Greek island
Biden’s handlers’ obvious weakness has emboldened all manner of aggressors worldwide. Why shouldn’t Erdogan take the opportunity to pursue his caliphate dreams? “Turkey introduced its new missile with a video targeting a Greek island,” by Levent Kenez, Nordic Monitor, April 5, 2022: Turkish weapons manufacturer and defense contractor Roketsan, a subsidiary of the Turkish Armed Forces […]
Turkey playing major role in Russia-Ukraine war
Turkey has now taken up a major role in mediating in the Russian-Ukraine war, making it clear at the outset that it condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but also that it does not support sanctions against Russia. Of course, Turkey has its own paramount economic interests in mind. Turkey has also long worked to expand […]
Erdogan rallies Turks in the EU to ‘work harder’ to advance ‘the causes of Allah’
While the world is caught up with the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to rally Turks across Europe to “work harder” to “advance the causes of Allah.” And he “sees Turks living in Europe as his own citizens.” Turkey does not belong in NATO. It should have been ejected long ago. […]
Erdogan asks EU to relaunch membership talks for Turkey
If Turkey becomes a member of the EU, Europe as we have known it will be definitively over. But everyone in the EU leadership who knows anything about Turkey’s historic relationship to Europe, or about the political and cultural implications of even more mass Muslim migration into Europe, has already been silenced as an “Islamophobe.” […]