Posts Tagged: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Where’s the Outrage for Turkey’s Deadly Assault on the Kurds?
A full-fledged military assault on a predominantly Muslim community typically sparks a global wave of protests, condemnation, and sometimes calls by Islamist leaders for retaliation. This...
Deported Palestinian Inciter Calls US ‘Our Enemy’ at Turkish Conference
Deported Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) board member Sami Al-Arian denounced the United States as "our enemy" last Tuesday at an Istanbul conference on Jerusalem, which was sponsored...
A Disappointing, Muted Response to Imams Calling for Violence
A radical imam recently called on Muslims to "kill the Jews" in a Friday sermon entitled, "Our Duties Towards Al-Quds (Jerusalem)." But this imam was not a...
Erdogan Invokes Islamic Text Sanctioning Killing Jews at Party Convention
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invoked a Muslim hadith commonly used by Hamas and other terrorist supporters to sanction the killing of Jews, during a party convention...
A Lesson in Democracy for Turkey’s Islamist President
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Washington, DC this past May, he was greeted outside the home of the Turkish ambassador by a small...
The Identity Crisis Fueling European Muslim Radicalization
When tanks entered the streets of Istanbul and Ankara last summer in an attempt to overthrow the Turkish government, people swarmed the streets to fight...
Trump’s Disappointing Silence on Erdogan’s Excesses
The man with the bullhorn had already been knocked to the ground, and repeatedly kicked and beaten. Despite that, the man in the sharp suit (and with a handgun...
The Erdogan Enigma
I nominate Recep Tayyip Erdogan, president of Turkey, as the most inconsistent, mysterious and therefore most unpredictable major politician on the world stage. His victory...
How Erdogan’s Victory Might Be Europe’s Defeat
Over lunch in Istanbul last week, a friend and I spoke about the upcoming Turkish referendum. "Many European Turks are likely to vote 'yes,'" I...
Kurdish Factions Turn Guns on Each Other in Yazidi Homeland
Yazidis living in Iraq's Sinjar region are on edge, due to fighting last week between rival Kurdish factions -- forces aligned with the Kurdistan Regional Government...
Erdogan Critics Beware: Turkey Is Watching
For some Americans, concerns about Russian spying and interference in our elections are growing, with new reports emerging nearly every day. But in Europe, officials are...
A Message to Trump: Turkey’s Erdoğan Can’t Be Trusted
JNS.org - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was at his repellent best when he was interviewed by Israeli television journalist Ilana Dayan this week. Although the interview...
Despite Turkey’s Horrible Abuses, CAIR Continues to Shill for Ankara
A delegation from Turkey's parliament came to Washington last week, in order to make the case for extraditing Fethullah Gülen -- an opposition figure living in self-imposed exile...
Erdogan-Gulen Power Struggle Divides European Turks
On the night of July 15, members of the Turkish military stormed the state-run TRT news agency in Ankara and forced an anchorwoman to read...
