Tag: Erdogan
Could Sunday’s election in Turkey be its last?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s suffocating hold on power in Turkey, and the deterioration of the country’s democracy and Islamist-based foreign relations, is going to be tested in the national elections on June 24.
Israel,...
Turkish PM: State of Israel emulates Hitler and Mussolini
On May 18, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated, along with other senior politicians, in a pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said: “The administration of Israel, which emulates Hitler and...
Behind Erdoğan’s boycott threat against Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in the midst of one of his periodic bouts of Israel-hatred, lashing out at the Jewish state and its leaders with all the insults (“Nazi,” “apartheid,” “child-killers” and...
Thanks to Erdogan, most Turks see Israel as enemy, not ally
The most concerning development in the current crisis between Israel and Turkey is the joint statement condemning Israel from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Islamist party and the opposition Republican People’s Party. At the...
Erdogan vs. the free press
The takeover of Turkey’s largest independent media group by an Erdoğan crony was not unexpected, given the troubles and systematic state harassment suffered by the Dogan Media Company in the past decade.
Now the opposition...
Turkey blasts American veto of UN resolution
Turkey on Monday blasted the U.S. veto of a UN resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to rescind his declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,
A statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry which was quoted...
Erdogan: Recognition of Jerusalem a ‘bomb’ in the Middle East
Muslims will never accept the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday, according to AFP.
He referred to President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as...
Erdogan says muslims won’t remain silent on Yerushalayim crisis
Turkey’s president has condemned Israeli security precautions at Har Habayissaying the Islamic world would not remain silent.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed reporters Sunday in Istanbul before departing on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.
He...
Erdoğan sends Passover greetings to Turkey’s Jews
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has released a congratulatory message to Turkey’s Jewish community and Jews all over the world who are marking the Passover religious festival this week.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Erdoğan...