Recep Tayyip Erdogan fancies himself, not quite accurately I’m afraid, as the leader of the Muslim world – a kind of successor to the Ottoman sultan or parishah. He sees Turkey not as just one more member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (O.I.C.), but rather, given the centuries of Ottoman rule over so […]
Erdogan’s Neo-Ottoman Dreams Are Not Working Out
An interview with the head of the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army on Turkish television reminds the Arab states why they so mistrust President Erdogan. The story is here. The Executive Summary, and then a partial transcript of the interview, follow. Ahmad Shihabi, a commander in the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) was interviewed on the […]
Turkey: Demonstrators protest Trump peace plan, hold signs saying “Jerusalem belongs to Islam”
Once again, supporters of the “Palestinians” invoke Islam. Yet mainstream Western analysts continue to ignore Islam in examining the Israeli/ “Palestinian” conflict. This is to the severe detriment of their peace plans, as The Palestinian Delusion shows in detail. “‘Jerusalem belongs to Islam’: Thousands across Turkey protest Trump’s Mideast plan,” Yeni Şafak, January 29, 2020: […]
Turkey: Supreme Court of Appeals upholds prison sentence for Armenian writer for criticizing Islam’s prophet
Turkey’s Court of Cassation, also called Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey, has recently upheld the 13-and-a-half-month prison sentence imposed by a local court on the prominent Armenian writer Sevan Nişanyan for his “offensive” statements about Islam’s prophet Muhammad, the Turkish news website Diken reported. According to the Turkish criminal code, for one to be legally […]
Obama-backed Free Syrian Army top dog: “Inshallah, we will go wherever there is Jihad” for “the Ottoman Caliphate”
“We have a Free Syrian Army and a moderate opposition that we have steadily been working with that we have vetted.” — Barack Obama, September 2014 “Commander in the Turkish-Backed Free Syrian Army: We Will Go to Libya, China, and Wherever There Is Jihad; We Are Willing to Sacrifice Our Lives and Our Children for […]
UK tourists shocked to discover popular Turkish resort is now Sharia-compliant, serves no alcohol, women must cover
The principle is always and everywhere the same: in Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to Islamic sensibilities. And in non-Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to Islamic sensibilities. “HALAL HOLIDAY Holidaymakers at all-inclusive hotel shocked to find resort was taken over by Islamic company who banned booze,” by Andy Jehring, The Sun, […]
Turkey continues move toward adopting Sharia with new Islamic finance laws
It is no secret that Turkey is becoming increasingly Islamized under the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and its new Islamic finance laws herald its full adoption of Sharia. Turkey should have long ago been thrown out of NATO. “Turkey edges toward Islamic law with new finance rules,” by Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Turkey Pulse, […]
“Expulsions, massacres, and genocide have resulted in the complete homogenization and Islamization of Anatolia”
But remember: any concern about “Islamization” is a sign of “racism,” “bigotry,” and “Islamophobia.” “Turkey: How the Greek presence in Cappadocia came to an end,” by Uzay Bulut, Greek City Times, January 6, 2020: …Caesarea is significant in Christian history, as well: It became a nucleus of Christianity in the 4th century when Saint Basil […]
Greeks in Turkey on the Verge of Extinction
“There is one Greek family left in Ortaköy.” The statement has recently been made by the Ortaköy Greek Foundation Chair, Strato Dolçinyadis. “Expropriated in the 1980s, the Greek school has been returned to them as a result of their struggle at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The revenue coming from the school is […]
Turkey: Religious ministry has $11 billion budget to promote Islam, Christians have no legal way to build churches
Islamic law forbids the construction of new churches. Christians are “forbidden to ring church bells or display crosses, recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays, and are forbidden to build new churches” – Reliance of the Traveller o.11.5 (6,7) “Turkey Grows Role of Islam,” International Christian Concern, […]