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Turkey strengthens ties with Central Asian Muslim-majority states — and with China

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Turkey’s attendance at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit is grave news for Western interests. Turkey is not a unifying force, as it is depicted in the article below; nor is it a bridge between the two worlds of the West and Central Asia. Its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is manipulating his way toward realizing his […]

Is Turkey ‘the new Iran’? A top Israeli strategic analyst thinks so

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Jihad Watch has been reporting on Turkey since this site began in 2003. See HERE. For years, the country, led by the despotic Islamic supremacist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has posed a developing danger to Israel, as well as to America and Western interests. Western culture tends to focus on appearance and mannerisms, and the […]

Turkey detains three more mayors as part of crackdown on Erdogan’s opposition

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In March, Istanbul’s popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was officially nominated for president by the opposition CHP party for the 2028 elections, despite having been thrown in jail on trumped-up charges. Now three more mayors who represent a threat to the leadership of Islamic supremacist Erdogan have been detained. Nonetheless, Erdogan acts as though he has […]

Turkey expands its economic and ‘defense’ strategy in Egypt, Morocco, Libya and West Africa

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Turkey’s expanding influence in Africa should be of critical concern to the West. It comes at a time  “when many African countries are rethinking their relationships with traditional western powers and international institutions.” “Turkey is stepping up its influence in west Africa – what’s behind its bid for soft power,” by Issouf Binaté, The Conversation, […]

Will This Blow Up NATO?

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New in PJ Media: Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey has long coveted the Greek Aegean islands in the disputed waters between the two countries, and now it has made its claim official. The flagship newspaper of the Greek-American community, The National Herald, reported Wednesday that Turkey “has provoked Greece by submitting a map to UNESCO claiming parts of […]

Turkey to censor Qur’an translations; critics call it ‘state-enforced Islam that endangers religious freedom’

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Nothing else could be expected but the further Islamization of Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule. Critics call the new censoring of Qur’an translations “state-enforced Islam that endangers religious freedom.” The more Islamized a country becomes, that is exactly what happens. Erdogan has made no secret of his aim to revive the Ottoman Empire, with […]

Turkey’s Minister of National Defense says Turkey backs Syria’s military and has no immediate withdrawal plans 

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Turkey was already responsible for putting al-Qaeda linked leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani (a/k/a Ahmed al-Sharaa) in power, and will continue to work for Turkish hegemony over Syria and the region in the long term, even as the Western way is short-term, from election to election. Turkey and Israel are cooperating for the time being, but […]

Turkey, Crimea, and the Neo-Pan-Turkic Empire

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After meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky announced that the Turkish president considers Crimea “Ukrainian.” Western media were touched by the “firm position” of the Turkish leader and his support for the “collective democratic West” in opposing the Russian invasion. Thus the “collective West,” like Zelensky, has once […]

Turkey remains resolute in supporting ‘brotherly people of Pakistan’ amid Indian calls for Turkish boycott

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According to First Post: Turkey not only came out in support of Pakistan, it also reportedly sent it 350 UAVs as well as drone operators to help Islamabad figure out how to use them. Now Indian social media is trending with calls to #BoycottTurkey, including in tourism — where cancellations to destinations in Turkey are already […]

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