Here is a strong indication of Erdogan’s re-Islamization of Turkey. Feyza Altun thought she could publicly register her disdain for Sharia without fear of consequences. She knows better now. “Turkish Religious Authority Seeks Lawyer’s Prosecution for ‘Insulting Islam,’” by Hamdi Firat, Balkan Insight, February 20, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): The Turkish religious […]
Turkey: Man responsible for shaping Erdogan’s Middle East policy says ‘there is no such state called Israel’
Erdogan’s Turkey, which wants to destroy Israel, is an ally of the U.S., and Israel itself is an ally of the U.S. One of these alliances is in serious danger, and the worries are not in Istanbul. “‘Israel must be destroyed,’ said chief Middle East advisor to Turkey’s President Erdogan,” by Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, […]
Lockheed Martin to sell $23 billion worth of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey
The U.S. State Department has yet to sign off on the multibillion-dollar deal to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and Greece; of those two countries, the latter is not the problem. Turkey is. The deal will amount to another foolish move by the Biden government that would see the U.S. strengthening its enemies. This […]
Turkey Revives Plan to Convert Another Historic Church Into a Triumphal Mosque
New in PJ Media: “If you look at history books, you will see that Turk equals Muslim,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday. He added that “a definition of Turkishness without the inclusion of Islam’s holy war spirit is merely an attempt to turn the Turkish nation into a folklore tale.” On Feb. 23, Turkey plans […]
Germany’s New Naturalization Law Will Shorten Time for Muslim Migrants to Acquire the Right to Vote
In 2015 Angela Merkel, then the Chancellor of Germany, made a fatal error: she opened wide the gates of her country to migrants, and in that year 2.13 million of them entered Germany. Most of them — 1.5 million — were Muslims. She was sure that any problem of integrating these people could be overcome. […]
Turkey revives plan to convert another historic Byzantine church into a triumphal mosque
The conversion of the Chora Church to a mosque, following several years after the conversion of Hagia Sophia, is yet another declaration of Islamic supremacism. Erdogan is signaling the victory of Islam and its supremacy not only over Christianity, although that is certainly part of what he is doing, but also over Ataturk’s secularism. Ataturk […]
Israel Should Stop Sending Aid to its Enemies
Israel not only helps its friends. It also has a long record of helping its enemies, sending humanitarian aid, medical personnel, and search-and-rescue teams, to these countries in the wake of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. This practice has not lessened the recipients’ enmity. Israel should cease the practice, and direct its aid […]
Turkey: Pro-Hamas gunman take hostages at Procter & Gamble factory
Protesting against Israel in Turkey is a peculiar example of bringing coals to Newcastle. Erdogan has made it abundantly clear that he hates Israel. Apparently Procter & Gamble was chosen because it’s an American corporation. In any case, it’s unusual, and unusually decent, for CBS News to note that the number of people killed in […]
Erdogan: Any ‘definition of Turkishness’ must include ‘Islam’s holy war spirit’
The nations neighboring Turkey should see this statement as a warning, but they probably won’t. “‘Hostility against Sharia is hostility against Islam,” says Turkey’s Erdoğan,” Duvar English, February 2, 2024: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Feb. 1 commented on the critics of Sharia law, saying “hostility against Sharia Law is hostility against Islam,” during […]
Erdogan to visit Egypt to reboot ties and take ‘steps to end’ Gaza war
The talks between Erdogan and El-Sisi “are expected to focus on aid shipments for Palestinians in Gaza and steps that could be taken to end the war.” Yet neither country is taking in Palestinian refugees. There are also no “steps” that could possibly be taken by Turkey and Egypt to end the war. Israel is […]