Despite the conviction and sentencing, however, all five walked out of court free men while their case awaits higher legal review, infuriating Turkish Christians. Gokhan Talas, close friend of the three slain Christians and witness at the murder scene, said……They need to be in jail right now…This process is unjust. There’s no justice for Christians […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: In Erdogan’s Turkey, Kemalism is Temporary, Islam is Forever
The Ottoman Empire, the Sick Man of Europe in the nineteenth century, finally was put out of its misery by military defeat in World War I, to be replaced by the enlightened despotism of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, a war hero at Gallipoli, who established a provisional government in Ankara as the head of the Turkish […]
50,000 demonstrate for Turkey’s Erdogan…in Cologne, Germany
“For Democracy, Against Putsch” in Turkey means “For Islamization, Against Secularism.” And 50,000 people demonstrating for this in Germany bodes ill for Germany’s future. But what doesn’t, these days? “50,000 demonstrators march through the streets of Cologne to show support for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan,” by Anthony Joseph, MailOnline, July 31, 2016: Around 50,000 demonstrators […]
Erdogan tightens iron grip on power: Turkey shuts down over 130 media outlets, dismisses 2,400 military personnel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is actively using the recent coup attempt that led to some 290 deaths on July 15 to claim sweeping new powers for himself. Now he has ordered the shutdown of over 130 media outlets and dismissed 2,400 military personnel. Some say that the coup was staged precisely to give the tyrannical leader […]
Erdogan calls failed Turkish coup a “gift from Allah”
It allows him to move against his opponents and consolidate his power. He will be able to hasten the roll-back of secularism and the Islamization of the country. “After his Istanbul speech, many commentators suggest that Turkish coup attempt was ‘staged,’ as the President called it a ‘gift from Allah,’” by Irene Kostaki, New Europe, […]
Turkish coup attempt caused by Erdogan’s “support of Islamists”
The situation is still in flux in Turkey, but Erdogan’s plane has landed in Istanbul, where he is reportedly addressing a huge crowd. Even if his regime survives this coup attempt, free people may hope that the supporters of secularism in Turkey will not be entirely silenced, shunted aside and persecuted by the pro-Sharia Islamic […]
Turkish coup attempt reportedly fails, Obama backs Erdogan, Erdogan vows arrests
The International Spectator is reporting now that the coup attempt has failed: Whether it has or not, Obama has backed Erdogan, and thus the continuing Islamization of formerly secular Turkey: “Live Now: Turkish Army Attempts to Seize Control of Country,” Bloomberg, July 15, 2016: …Here’s an excerpt from the White House release on the call […]
Ousted by coup, Turkish President Erdogan becomes first Muslim refugee Germany won’t take
Good to see that even under the disastrous Angela Merkel, Germany has some standards. The neo-Ottoman caliph and dismantler of Turkish secularism was too much even for the Germans. “Turkish president’s plane trying to land in Germany: Request denied!,” eTN Global Travel Industry News, July 15, 2016 (thanks to Paul): According to unconfirmed MSNBC reports, […]
Military claims control after coup in Turkey, Erdogan government vows resistance
UPDATE: The military is claiming control, but “Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said his government is still in control and will resist.” — Since the advent of Kemalist secularism in the 1920s, the military has been its guardian. If the military now is trying to forestall Erdogan’s neo-Ottoman plans to restore Islamic rule in Turkey, then […]
Erdogan: Infidels “good for nothing. They try to destroy our Islamic values.”
“And never will the Jews or the Christians approve of you until you follow their religion. Say, ‘Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the guidance.’ If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allah no protector or helper.” — Qur’an 2:120