Posts Tagged: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Atlantic: How the Arab Spring Has Hurt Hamas
The Arab Spring has not been kind to regimes in the Middle East, and Hamas, despite its continued stranglehold on Gaza, can be counted among...
Turkey, Amid Islamization and Anti-Semitism, Fit for EU Membership?
JNS.org - It's a familiar pattern. The citizens of a Middle Eastern state explode with frustration against their corrupt, repressive government. They gather for noisy, impassioned demonstrations...
European Parliament Member: Turkey Has Replaced Kemalism With Islamism
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) was initially rewarded by the European Union for changing Turkey's Kemalist state ideology, but Kemalism...
What Turkey’s Riots Mean
Rebellion has shaken Turkey since May 31: Is it comparable to the Arab upheavals that overthrew four rulers since 2011, to Iran's Green Movement of 2009...
Concerns Grow Over Converting Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Church Into a Mosque
JNS.org - Amid fears in Turkey of the Islamist policies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, concerns are growing over a government commission to...
Jordanian Columnist: ‘Jews Control the World Through Money, Media and Women’
A leading Jordanian newspaper published a column last week in which it was claimed that "Jews control the world through money, media and women." The article,...
Erdogan Welcomes Hamas Leaders to Turkey
Jerusalem Post - Even as the EU canceled a parliamentary visit to Ankara scheduled for Wednesday, and UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon criticized Turkey for...
Erdogan Associate Blames American ‘Jewish Lobby’ for Turkey Protests
An associate of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan posted this past weekend a note to a social media account in which he claimed that...
Erdogan Rejects European Parliament Criticism
Embattled Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan maintained his defiant tone Thursday, lashing out at the European Parliament for its criticism of the Turkish government's...
Report: Mossad Director Meets With Head of Turkish Intelligence in Ankara
JNS.org - The head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, Tamir Pardo, met secretly with the Turkish intelligence agency's undersecretary, Hakan Fidan, on June 10 in...
Turkey’s Deputy PM Apologizes for Initial Response to Protests
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister apologized Tuesday for his country's initial response to protestors in Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Bülent Arınç offered the...
Turkey Protests: Can Erdogan Weather the Storm?
Can Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pictured, weather the storm of Turkey protests that erupted over the weekend? Photo: World Economic Forum. JNS.org - Widespread...
Erdogan: Turkey is Examining Foreign Involvement in Protests
Turkish intelligence is exploring possible connections between foreign actors and protesters in Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday, according...
Erdogan Rejects Dictator Charge
Ynet - Turkey's prime minister on Sunday rejected claims that he is an authoritarian leader, dismissing protesters as an extremist fringe even as hundreds moved...
