Posts Tagged: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Al Jazeera Anchor’s Call for Assassinating Arab Leaders Goes Unpunished
Qatari news network Al Jazeera portrays itself as podium for free speech in the Middle East. But since its 1997 founding, it has gained notoriety...
Turkey Tells Russia That Attacks in Syria’s Idlib Must Stop
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday he told his Russian counterpart that attacks in Syria's northwestern Idlib region must stop immediately and that...
Talking Turkey, Islamism, and Genocide on Capitol Hill
Will Turkey’s current hostility towards the West be long-lived, as is post-revolutionary Iran’s -- or will it fade with the inevitable demise of its mercurial...
When the Dust Settles in Syria…
JNS.org - To speak about Kurds has suddenly become a cry in favor of human rights and self-determination by the Western press, and rightly so:...
Turkey’s Assault on the Kurds: The Silence of the Islamists
A stateless people comprised of a large number of Sunni Muslims is being bombarded by a country with an overwhelming military advantage. It's the kind...
Erdogan Says Turkey to Launch Military Operation in Northeast Syria; Kurds Pledge ‘All Out War’
Turkey will mount a military operation in northeast Syria, it said on Saturday, after accusing Washington of not doing enough to expel Syrian Kurdish fighters...
While Erdogan Slammed Israel at the UN, Turkish Support for Terror Was Revealed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his United Nations General Assembly speech last week to blast Israel as the cause of "injustice" in the Middle...
US Islamists Effusively Praise Erdogan in New York Meeting
Top US Islamists effusively praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting on Sunday in New York. "You give us a sense of pride, an...
Israel Blasts Turkey’s Erdogan for Comments at UN Libeling Jewish State
Top Israeli officials slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for a series of comments he made libeling the Jewish state. A report from Turkey’s...
Turkish Threats Close Children’s Basketball Camp in New York
An NBA player's free basketball clinic for kids was abruptly canceled last week, and the player is blaming the government of Turkey. Boston Celtics player Enes...
Turkish Prosecutor’s Document Suggests Turkey Spying on US Soil
A Turkish prosecution document obtained by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) could offer the first public documentation showing that Turkey is spying on people...
Islamists Notably Silent on Hamas’ Brutal Repression of Gaza Protests
Hamas continues to use force to quell a popular uprising in Gaza, as protests against the group's governance enter a third week. Protesters are constantly...
Turkey’s Alliance with the US Exists Only on Paper
This week, Turkey chose not to attend a US-sponsored summit chaired by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo because the meeting was "anti-Iran." The United States...
CAIR Conveniently Ignores Turkey’s Human Rights Abuses
An organization aimed at fostering democracy in the Arab world will be dedicated to the slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi's memory, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)...
