The Al Arabiya Institute for Studies compared Islamists in Egypt and Turkey. (File) Al Arabiya Institute for Studies – Hoshnek Oussi The Al Arabiya Institute for Studies examined 15 points of conversion and difference between Egypt under Muslim Brotherhood rule, and Turkey under the Justice and Development Party (AK). 1. Turkey’s Islamists have long … Continue reading »
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Tokyo governor’s ‘Islamophobic’ remarks on Muslims cause outrage in Turkey
Awwww..Islamist savages are sensitive,lol.. /SİNEM CENGİZ, ANKARA The controversial remarks of Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose have been met by strong reactions by not only Turkish politicians but also Turkish analysts, who consider his remarks on Muslims and İstanbul unacceptable and Islamophobic. “The governor’s remarks are very disturbing, Islamophobic and racist. It could be understandable if … Continue reading »
Israel seeks Turkish airbase to enable Iran strike
Yaakov Amidror travels to Ankara offering advanced defense technology in exchange for an airstrike launching platform, the Sunday Times reports By Ron Friedman Illustrative photo of an F-16 jet (photo credit: Nati Shohat /Flash90) When National Security Council head Yaakov Amidror arrives in Turkey on Sunday to discuss compensation for flotilla victims, he will also … Continue reading »
Turkey: Guns of 15,000 abusive men seized under domestic violence law
See?All it takes is a excuse… and these are Obama’s BFF’s in the Middle East… TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL Family and Social Policy Minister Fatma Şahin has announced that the weapons of 15,000 men found to have been involved in violence against women have been confiscated as a protective measure since the Law on the Prevention … Continue reading »
Yemeni officials: Jihad in Syria causes problems for Yemen
By Abu Bakr al-Yamani in Sanaa Members of Liwaa Hamza, a newly-formed Islamic brigade in the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor, hold the flags of Jabhat al-Nusra (left) and another Islamist unit. [Zac Baillie/AFP] Yemeni officials and clerics are criticising calls for Yemeni youth to fight alongside Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN) and other extremist opposition groups … Continue reading »
Turkey was warned on Warnings on US Embassy attack in Advance
Turkish President Abdullah Gül speaks during a joint news conference with his Serbian counterpart, Tomislav Nikolic (not pictured), on Feb. 4, 2013. (Photo: AA, Evrim Aydın) QUESTION is did the State Dept know as well? WTF/TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL Turkish President Abdullah Gül has expressed his regrets over the fact that police could not prevent the US … Continue reading »
Turkey detains Bin Laden’s son-in-law Abu Gheith
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Suleiman Abu Gheith was al-Qaeda’s spokesman and lived in a camp in Iran until he was forced to flee the country. (Photo courtesy http://www.aawsat.com) By Al Arabiya with Agencies Turkish security forces have detained Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Suleiman Abu Gheith in Ankara following a tipoff from U.S. Central Intelligence Agency … Continue reading »
Hug Hezbollah to death if necessary
Turkey’s assessment is that the regime of President Bashar Assad will survive another three months. If that’s true, it may undercut Hezbollah’s strategy in Lebanon, namely to use summer elections in order to gird the party with the legitimacy of state institutions, in that way protecting its weapons. Hezbollah will not disappear, but the party … Continue reading »
#myjihad Turkey:Turkish Man Contracts out for an Acid Attack on His GF
Here we go again. Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar University, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject … Continue reading »
Turkey: Headed for Sharia
The menu for meals on my Turkish Airlines flight earlier this month assured passengers that food selections “do not contain pork.” The menu also offered a serious selection of alcoholic drinks, including champagne, whisky, gin, vodka, raki, wine, beer, liqueur, and cognac. This oddity of simultaneously adhering to and ignoring Islamic law, the sharia, symbolizes … Continue reading »
Turkey to help secure Af-Pak border
Some groups, or rather some states, simply do not want the two neighbors, Pakistan and Afghanistan, to mend fences over their disagreements, and they are doing everything in their power to derail the rapprochement efforts between these two countries brokered by Turkey, a trusted ally of both countries. Turkish President Abdullah Gül clearly made a … Continue reading »
Turkey jails more journalists than any other country
From Now (Lebanon): Turkey has been hailed as a beacon of democracy in a troubled region. Many cite it as an example for post-revolutionary countries of the Arab Spring, as it is held up as a successful fusion of liberalism and Islam. But a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published on Tuesday … Continue reading »
Russia arms Syria with powerful ballistic missiles
Hours after NATO agreed on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey because of the crisis in Syria, Russia delivered its first shipment of Iskander missiles to Syria. The superior Iskander can travel at hypersonic speed of over 1.3 miles per second (Mach 6-7) and has a range of over 280 miles with pinpoint … Continue reading »
The Obama-Erdogan Alliance
by Joseph Puder/Hurriyet Daily News, a major Turkish newspaper, reported on July 31, 2012 that a “senior US official visiting Turkey says Washington does not anticipate an autonomous Kurdish region in Syria and they favor the protection of Syria’s territorial integrity.” The official, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon … Continue reading »
Source: Iran readies attacks against Saudi Arabia, Qatar
By Reza Kahlili/ Iran is preparing for a direct attack on Saudi Arabia should Syria’s Bashar Assad be in danger of falling to rebel forces that the Islamic regime believes are being supported by the Arab kingdom, according to a source within Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Iran also blames the Saudis for unrest in two of … Continue reading »
Turkeys Hypocrisy Over Gaza
It must be one of the biggest casesof diplomatic hypocrisy in the world today. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s most recent efforts to improve damaged relations with Turkey ran into a brick wall once again, receiving only a dismissive response from Israel’s former ally. Lieberman stated Israel is ready “to solve any outstanding disputes” with … Continue reading »
