A prominent member of Turkey’s highest Islamic institution, the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), stated that children who read the Turkish translation of the Koran “start gravitating towards” atheism and deism, a belief in a non-interventionist creator. The statement was made by Professor Cağfer Karadaş during an interview with the pro-government newspaper Yeni Şafak on […]
Russian air force unleashes “powerful attack” against anti-Assad jihadists bordering Turkey
The defense against jihad terror in the West has been long stymied by Leftists. The red-green axis has served to proliferate Islamization across the West, but it is an alliance of convenience. And while Iran, Turkey, Russia and China are celebrating the so-called collapse of the United States due to the communist-rooted Black Lives Matter/Antifa […]
Turkey’s coast guard again escorts illegal Muslim migrants into Greek waters
A hostile power committing a hostile act. But European authorities will side with Turkey and welcome these Muslim migrants. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing bad could result from welcoming in large numbers of people with a radically different view of how society should be ordered, many of whom being determined to replace the one […]
Turkey: Islamic prayers, Qur’an readings held at Hagia Sophia on the anniversary of the Ottoman jihad conquest
As The History of Jihad explains, the Hagia Sophia, like innumerable other churches, as well as synagogues, Hindu temples, and the houses of worship of other religions, was converted into a mosque in order to demonstrate the victory and superiority of Islam. The secular Turkish regime converted it into a museum, but now the rapidly […]
Iran, Turkey, China and Russia celebrate the “collapse” of the United States
“Authoritarian regimes throughout the world are pushing narratives that appear to gloat over and celebrate that chaos unfolding in the United States.” They include Iran, Turkey, China and Russia. The Leftist-Jihadist alliance, the red-green axis, has long been — and is continuously — addressed on Jihad Watch. Proponents of Marxism and Islamization, and regimes that […]
Turkey: Man stabbed to death for playing Kurdish music during the Islamic call to prayer
20-year-old Baris Cakan was attacked by three men and stabbed in the heart. Why? One account says it was because he was listening Kurdish music on his balcony. Music in general is haram in Islam (Hadith Qudsi 19:5), and from the Turkish standpoint, Kurdish music is even worse. But according to another account of the […]
How the Hagia Sophia became a mosque on this day in 1453
Turkish President and would-be caliph Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to turn the Hagia Sophia, now a museum in Istanbul, back into a mosque. But how did the Hagia Sophia become a mosque in the first place? Today is the anniversary of an awesome tragedy. On May 29, 1453, Constantinople, once the greatest city in the […]
Turkey: Cross Ripped Off Door of Armenian Church
The Surp Grigor Lusavorich (St. Gregory the Illuminator) Armenian Church in Istanbul’s Kuzguncuk district has been attacked, the newspaper Agos reported. On May 23, an unknown assailant ripped off a cross from the church door. The moment of the attack was caught on surveillance cameras. This was the second attack against a church in Istanbul […]
Turkey: Man attempts to burn down Istanbul church, blames Christianity ‘for spread of coronavirus’
“The individual known by the initials M.K. is said to suffer from mental problems.” Of course. It is astonishing how often we hear that violent Muslims are suffering from mental problems. It’s striking how comparatively seldom we hear about mentally ill Christians behaving violently toward Muslims. Might there be another factor that makes this kind […]
Turkey: Killing your own neighbors
A Turkish pro-government writer recently threatened the political opposition in the country and her own neighbors with death on national TV. On May 3, Sevda Noyan said on Ülke TV that in the event of a coup attempt, her family can kill at least fifty people, including some neighbors. She said she made a list […]