Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently clarified his stance on the Taliban, referring to Islam as the common ground between Turkey and the jihadist organization. On July 20, Erdogan said that Turkey could negotiate with the Taliban about Turkey’s plan to run the Kabul airport after the withdrawal of the US troops. He […]
Afghanistan: Taliban say they see Turkey as an ally, want to build close ties
Yes. Erdogan recently said regarding the Taliban: “Turkey has nothing that contradicts their beliefs.” “Taliban say it perceives Turkey as an ally, want to build close ties,” Duvar English, August 15, 2021: The Taliban has said that the militant group doesn’t perceive Turkey as an enemy, but as an ally instead. Speaking to The Independent’s […]
Erdogan says conversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque is ‘symbol of the revival’ of Turkish civilization
A calculated insult to the tiny remnant of Christians in Turkey is a “symbol of the revival” of Turkish civilization. Erdogan thus suggests that a revived Turkish civilization will subjugate non-Muslims and subject them to the institutionalized discrimination and harassment of dhimmitude. This would be in line with his caliphate dreams, for of course a […]
Taliban says that if Turks extend their military presence in Afghanistan, it will wage jihad against them
In response, Erdogan said, “As the Taliban held some talks with the US, it should hold these talks with Turkey much more comfortably. Because Turkey has nothing that contradicts their beliefs.” “Taliban Threaten Turkish Troops with ‘Jihad’ if They Stay in Afghanistan,” by Ayaz Gul, VOA News, July 13, 2021: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The Taliban […]
Erdogan on the Taliban: ‘Turkey has nothing that contradicts their beliefs’
Secularism? Oh, never mind that. It’s on the way out. Remember when all the learned analysts would confidently point to Turkey and say that it, not the jihadis, was the future of the Islamic world? So do I. “Turkey ‘Has Nothing That Contradicts The Taliban’s Beliefs,’” International Christian Concern, July 22, 2021: 07/22/2021 Turkey (International […]
Turkey: Erdogan to form new monitoring agency to restrict social media activity and combat ‘fake news’
“Fake news” according to whom? Why, according to Erdogan, of course. Just as in the U.S., what Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg and the Google thugs consider “fake news” from their far-Left perspective is banned, buried, erased, silenced. Biden’s handlers are likely taking notes from Erdogan in this and ready to make this social media […]
No US ‘investment’ has paid such large and steady dividends as the investment made in Israel
Israel has shared its experiences in fighting terrorism with the U.S. It was the first country that had to plan and execute a long-distance commando raid against terrorists, long before the Navy Seals’ night-time raid, thousands of miles from home, on Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Yoram Ettinger offers more evidence of Israel […]
Erdogan: ‘The re-opening of the Hagia Sophia as a mosque is important, as it is a legacy of conquest’
Erdogan couldn’t be clearer in signaling what is coming, and it should be clear to everyone, but isn’t: in February 2018, he declared his desire to reconquer the lands the Ottoman caliphate once ruled: “Those who think that we have erased from our hearts the lands from which we withdrew in tears a hundred years ago […]
Constantinople Victory Day: Erdogan’s Day of Shame
May 29 is a holiday in Turkey. It is celebrated with great pomp and ceremony, especially in Istanbul because it marks the anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople on that day in 1453. After a 53-day siege, the forces of Sultan Mehmet II were able to breach the walls of the city, following […]
Sharia advances in Turkey as government increases restrictions on alcohol
These restrictions on alcohol are all part of Turkey’s broader re-adoption of Sharia. “O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, stone altars and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.” (Qur’an 5:90) But remember: if you suggest that Sharia may not be compatible […]