The reason why Erdogan has been so notably dilatory in fighting against the Islamic State may be that he wants to co-opt its caliphate and incorporate it in a neo-Ottoman caliphate centered in Istanbul.
“Turkey’s Radical Islamization Process Accelerating,” by Uzay Bulut, PJ Media, January 13, 2017:
A primary school in Istanbul’s Umraniye neighborhood has recently prepared a “corner” remembering those who lost their lives during the abortive coup on July 15. A model of Sergeant Omer Halisdemir (who died that day), photos of armed soldiers describing the coup night, as well as models of tanks and people standing in front of tanks were put in the corner, with a caption that reads:
Whatever you do, you will not stop the rise of the Turkish nation. Whatever you do, the victory will be of Islam.
Journalists with the Turkish newspaper Evrensel called the principal of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Primary School (Istanbul Ticaret Odasý Ilkokulu) to ask about the banner. The principal hung up the phone after saying they “do not give information to journalists.”
Ironically, the Gulen movement — which the Turkish government now calls the “Fethullah Gulen Terror Organization” and accuses of masterminding the attempted coup on July 15 — is also an Islamic movement.
Even if the accusations by the government against Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen were correct, it would not be rational to claim that it was the defeat or weakening of Islam that the Islamic Gulen movement targeted by organizing the coup attempt.
Evrensel also reported that last year the board in one of the classrooms of the same school was filled with Koranic verses and hadith — sayings attributed to Islam’s founder, Muhammad, which encouraged dying, killing, and jihad in the name of Islam.
One was the Turkish version of the Koran’s verse 4 of “Surah Muhammad,” which reads:
So when you meet those who disbelieve in battle, strike their necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and either confer favor afterwards or ransom them until the war lays down its burdens. That is the command. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them Himself, but He ordered armed struggle to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah — never will He waste their deeds.
Anti-IS students attacked at university campus in Istanbul
A group at Istanbul University attacked a group of secular students who were protesting the Islamic State presence at the faculty of letters of the university, and were disseminating anti-IS leaflets titled “murderous IS.” The attackers tried to destroy the leaflets, according to the Turkish newspaper Birgun.
IS has threatened Istanbul University on social media. In one of the photos IS supporters disseminated on social media, an armed IS militant is standing before the entrance of the university’s campus.
In another photo, an armed IS militant is seen before the Bosphorus Bridge, where the Reina night club, site of a mass shooting on January 1st, is located. At least 39 people were killed and at least 70 were injured in the terror attack. IS officially claimed responsibility, and released a statement claiming the attacker was a soldier of IS who had “struck one of the most famous nightclubs where the Christians celebrate their apostate holiday.”
Seven members of the secular “Student Collectives” (Ogrenci Kolektifleri) at Izmir ‘s Dokuz Eylul University were detained on January 4 by Turkish police while they were trying to protest the detention of their friends, Aysegul Basar and Hamit Diskaya, members of the secular group “People’s Houses” (Halk Evleri). The two students were arrested as they attempted to read what they called “a declaration of secularism” at university’s cafeteria on January 3.
Turkish school principal: “Caliphate will be reintroduced in 2024”
On the night of the terror attack at Reina night club in Istanbul, Iskender Cinar, the principal of the Yunus Emre Imam Hatip Middle School in the city of Nevsehir, declared on his social media account:
The first secularist is Satan. Secularism is saying that “I accept the existence of Allah but I reject his laws”. Secularism is being a kafir. All of the thieves and pimps in the world are secular.
According to the newspaper Cumhuriyet, Cinar also claimed that a caliphate, an Islamic state ruled according to the Islamic law, will be established in 2024.
Secularists attacked, detained over call to protect secularism
Three people from the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) youth branch in Sakarya’s Serdivan district were battered by an angry mob that chanted “La Ilaha Illallah” (There is no God but Allah) near banners they hung inside a shopping mall on January 9. The banners reportedly read: “Turkey is secular and will remain secular.”
Security guards at the mall rounded up the three CHP members and handed them over to the police. They were later detained, according to media.
Meanwhile, an AKP mayor declared that defending secularism is supporting terrorism.
Yusuf Alemdar, the mayor of the district, referred to the incident from his Twitter account, writing:
Nobody has the right to spoil the peace of our citizens. Saying things like Turkey is secular and will remain secular only supports terrorism.
The successor of the Ottoman Empire, which was also the last Sunni Islamic caliphate from the 14th century to 1924, Turkey already has a great potential for radical Islamization and jihad. The history textbooks at Turkish schools have for decades glorified the history of the Ottoman Empire, including all of its wars and conquests.
Islam also plays a large role in the sociology of Turkish society, even though the country’s constitution is officially secular. According to a 2014 survey, for example, 89% of the Turkish population said that what defines a nation is belonging to a certain religion. Among the 38 countries that participated in the question, Turkey ranked number one in the world.
“So according to [Turkish] citizens in the streets, a Turk is the one who is a Muslim,” said Professor Ersin Kalaycioglu of Sabanci University, one of the academics who conducted the survey….

David Scoltock says
Ataturk will be spinning in his grave so fast you could use his body to generate electricity.
EmHotep says
Yes,please make sure do not give any room organisations like CAIR, they have a negative impact on seculars, people here think that USA supports muslim freaks. Close CAIR and similar organisations since they have a SECRET agenda.
EmHotep says
The war between Seculars ( Turks, Kurds, Yehudit, Christians, Armenians and Ataturk supporters) vs erDOGan and his Islamic state (IS) has started.
We are resisting, there are 500.000 ISIS members against us and 30.000.000 erdogan supporters. If we lose the whole world will be in extreme danger under the neo ottoman Caliph Erdogan’s rule.
The good part is that Turkish economy is collapsing, all the foreign investment running away and the $ is going up. Muslims are scared of money more than anything.. But there is stupid saudi money coming in which we have to stop.
Please support Turkish Seculars against jihad to defeat islam. Meanwhile, we need to also stop the new “constitution” that will make erdogan the new sultan.
With Love.
EmHotep says
Ps: Friends asked me what is “Yehudit”, short explanation is just Jew. We sefarades call it like this. ספרד
ElderlyZionist says
When US and Russian energy production ramp up, soon, the Saudi princes will have a lot less money to spend financing dawa, takfir and jihad. ISIS in Syria and Iraq will soon be crushed. Hang on and don’t despair. Islam will fail Turkey in no very long time. Leave CAIR to us.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
emhotep,you are a rascal to the core.you claim to be from turkey,yet you wish that turkish economy will collapse.it is you and your kufr secularism that will vanish and forgoten.it is now that turks begin to realise that kemal ataturk was a devil sponsored to kill islam from turkey.agent of doom emhotep, you are just deceiving yourself .islam comes to stay in turkey forever even if you kuffar dislike it.
EmHotep says
Ibrahim believe it or not I hate islam because of muslims like yourself. There are 57 muslim countries and look at their situation. Not all Turks are muslims, we were shamans before arabs made us to accept islam by sword. I have lost my everything because of Turkish islamists in the last 15 yrs.
I of course care about my country, but believe me it was much better when it was secular, there were no fights between Turkish people and now 70% wants to kill the remaining 30%..
Let’s see who will win and if we lose I hope that US will nuke us including myself since I do not want to live in an islamic sharia country.
Kay says
I have known some lovely people from Turkey, grace-filled and joyful secularists. I have long wanted to visit your beautiful country. I hope you make it.
gravenimage says
We stand with you, EmHotep!
efoc says
Hi EmHotep, I visited Turkey many years ago and know there are many good Turks like yourself. I pray that you and all other secular-minded Turks are kept safe during this time.
Lesley says
<3 EmHoptep, hang in there <3
gravenimage says
Muslim supremacist ibrahim itace muhammed wrote:
emhotep,you (sic) are a rascal to the core.you (sic) claim to be from turkey,yet (sic) you wish that turkish (sic) economy will collapse.
…………………………
EmHotep is noting that the Turkish economy will not flourish under Islamism. Despite all of muhammed’s blustering about the supposedly wonderful health of economies under the horror of Shari’ah, can he show that EmHotep is incorrect?
More:
it (sic) is you and your kufr (sic) secularism that will vanish and forgoten (sic).
…………………………
Of course, this is not a comment about the supposedly poor performance of economies under secular government–instead, it is a threat to EmHotep and other Secularists.
More:
it (sic) is now that turks (sic) begin to realise that kemal (sic) ataturk (sic) was a devil sponsored to kill islam (sic) from turkey.agent (sic) of doom emhotep (sic), you are just deceiving yourself .islam (sic) comes to stay in turkey (sic) forever even if you kuffar (sic) dislike it.
…………………………
Yeah–all those decades of being part of the civilized world was just too much for pious Muslims–now they can turn in earnest to aping the likes of failed Muslim states like Yemen and Somalia…
ibrahim itace muhammed says
emhotep,you are a rascal to the core.you claim to be from turkey,yet you wish that turkish economy will collapse.it is you and your kufr secularism that will vanish and forgoten.it is now that turks begin to realise that kemal ataturk was a devil sponsored to kill islam from turkey.agent of doom emhotep, you are just deceiving yourself .islam comes to stay in turkey forever even if you kuffar dislike it. emhotep,did secularists bring economic growth like what erdogan did?secularism is not synonymous with development.emhotep you are just an idiot
gravenimage says
Did ibrahim itace muhammed forget that he posted this comment almost word for word less than an hour earlier? Really, he is becoming more chaotic in his behavior all the time.
efoc says
Thanks for the cut and paste ibrahim….it is you who is the idiot.
Anne Smith says
Wonder what all the stupid Conservatives, who thought Cameron was so wonderful, now think about his often professed eagerness to see Turkey in the EU.
Would be great all round wouldn’t it??
Taurus Caerulus says
The bad part is, lots of turkish, better islamic barbarians would seek asylum in germany or will be picked up by family members, if the economy breaks down.
Islam thing is the excuse to fall!
gravenimage says
Hang in there, EmHotep.
Jack Holan says
We’ll see for how long the Turkish People stand for a return to the 14th Century with Sharia as their Criminal/Civil code of Juris Prudence. After nearly a hundred years of Secular Constitutional Government there will be nearly universal Opposition to Erdogan and the “Faithful”. People may claim to be religious but reject Religion in the affairs of government.
Angemon says
Historically, hundreds of million, if not more, were muslims.
Angemon says
Ack! Stupid touchpad shortcuts:
Historically, hundreds of million, if not more, were muslims, acting in accordance with islamic laws.
EmHotep says
🙂 secular here in Turkey means apostates at best. So they can kill us according to Quran.
george says
Allah himself is a pimp…..
He will supply u with hoories……lol…….kick turkey out of EU and Nato…….turkey has to be divided between 3 countries and go back to its original nature……armenia,greece and russia……….
Westman says
Erdogan, the would-be-caliph, is playing with fire; thinking he is creating another Ottoman Empire, when what he will get is another Iran. Like Trotsky, after creating his new “empire”, he will likely find himself eclipsed by some Stalin-like cleric fruitcake.
Taurus Caerulus says
Erdogan would think twice, if turkey weren’t in NATO.
The biggest shit to the world would be NATO helps him to endure his plans.
Seabird says
Have you noticed, the more NATO/west (and Russia) coddles and enables this pompous tyrant,
The worse he gets.
This is the slow-motion train wreck of a country.
gravenimage says
True–this is what appeasement always does.
Biff H says
“All of the thieves and pimps in the world are secular.”
Caravan raiding, muta practicing fecal bags, what’s wrong with this picture?
Dacritic says
Secularism is neutral and good in many ways (just ask Singapore, which I think is one successful secular nation). But on the flipside, secularism is a vacuum. By the principle of “horror vacui”, something would rush in and fill it up soon enough, and if a particular government or country is not careful, guess what happens.