“Across Turkey’s mosques, the Diyanet, or the directorate of religious affairs, organized calls to prayer and recitation of the ‘Conquest’ chapter in the Quran, broadcasting it over loudspeakers. Turkish mainstream media, including state-run Anadolu Agency, broadcast Islamic clerics telling followers the northeast Syria operation was ordained by God. The pro-government media outlet shared dozens of […]
New Calls to Make the Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again
Asia News reported this on November 6: Istanbul (AsiaNews) – The State Council has decided that the ancient Church of Saint Savoir [sic] Chora, be returned “to its initial cult”, that is to be used as a mosque. The pro-government newspaper “Yeni Şafak” reported this yesterday. Orthodox Christians and Catholics fear that this decision could […]
Turkey’s Erdogan: “Our God commands us to be violent towards the kuffar” (infidels)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a mainstream Islamic leader with a vision of a revived Ottoman Empire. His declaration that “Our God commands us to be violent to the kuffar” is in keeping with normative Islam, as pointed out in the article below. But violence against the kuffar continues to be ignored as an aberration of […]
Turkish government employs D.C. law firm to gather information on U.S. residents
The Saltzman & Evinch law firm should not do the dirty work of the Turkish government at any price. And that government is not a friend. Not an ally. This sham alliance should be officially ended. “D.C.-based law firm gathers intel on U.S. residents for Turkey – WSJ,” Ahval News, November 14, 2019 (thanks to […]
Turkey’s Erdogan renews threat to flood EU with millions of Muslim migrants
“During a recent visit to Hungary, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again threatened to open the gates for Syrians to head to Europe in large numbers. President Erdogan made the comments during a meeting with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, saying that he would ‘open the gates’ to potentially millions of migrants if the […]
Turkey: Erdogan government has released hundreds of Islamic State prisoners from jails
Rapidly re-Islamizing Turkey is not an ally or friend of the United States, and should be expelled from NATO. “Erdoğan gov’t has released hundreds of ISIS prisoners from Turkish jails,” by Levent Kenez, Nordic Monitor, November 2, 2019: Turkey has released hundreds of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) prisoners from Turkish jails in […]
Why Is Turkey Still In NATO?
At Jihad Watch we keep asking that question. Let’s refresh our memories about how Turkey has behaved under Recep Tayyip Erdogan. President Erdogan has repeatedly attacked the Kurds in Syria, who — whatever reservations some may have about them – have been our closest and most effective allies against ISIS. He has carried on a […]
Erdogan Extols Koranic Harshness Toward Non-Muslims, Seeks Their Koranic Conquest
Notwithstanding any limited “support” Turkey may (or may not) have provided the successful U.S. raid this weekend, which liquidated ISIS’s al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Erdogan made some revealing, indeed pathognomonic remarks, during last Friday’s (10/25/19) prayers in Istanbul’s Great Camlica Mosque. A Turkish writer in exile who is a very fluent, gifted Turkish-to-English translator, translated (below) […]
Leftist daily: Islamic State commander says Erdogan ordered 2014 ISIS attack in northern Syria
The Communist daily Morning Star is hardly a reliable source. However, there is nothing unbelievable about this report. Turkey’s support for the Islamic State in its heyday was obvious in numerous ways. Back in 2015, in my book The Complete Infidel’s Guide to ISIS, I noted that Erdogan was aiding the Islamic State in the […]
Erdogan’s jihad offensive didn’t begin with Trump’s withdrawal; it began many months ago
There is little, if any, possibility that those who are denouncing this troop withdrawal and demanding that U.S. forces protect Syria’s borders (not America’s) indefinitely will listen to reason, but here is some anyway. “Erdogan’s Jihad Offensive Began Many Months Ago,” by Clare M. Lopez, Center for Security Policy, October 15, 2019: …Events in the […]