Turkish Imam Halil Konakçı, with 1.7 million Instagram followers, said that the Turkish flag will fly over Jerusalem and likened it to the conversion of Hagia Sophia Cathedral into a mosque. We will often hear from the Islamic World about the effects of Western imperialism, but… pic.twitter.com/XdNRuxMu6G — Paul Antonopoulos 🇬🇷🇨🇾 (@oulosP) October 22, 2023 […]
Turkey: Imam decries abolition of caliphate, ‘We want that office back, friend, we want it in the name of Islam’
Many people of power and influence in Turkey agree with Halil Konakçı. “Imam Sezen targeted Aksu and demanded the caliphate…,” translated from “İmam Sezen Aksu’yu hedef aldı, hilafet istedi…,” Arti 49, January 17, 2022: The Imam of Ankara Melike Hatun Mosque, Halil Konakçı, called for the caliphate, saying, “We want that office back, friend. We […]