Posts Tagged: Turkey anti-Semitism
Turkish Official Blames Jews and ‘Crusaders’ for Election Losses
Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost a parliamentary majority it had enjoyed for 13 years in voting last Sunday. Voters had many reasons to back...
Opening a New Synagogue in Turkey
In the past, when Adio Kerida (Goodbye my Beloved) was sung at the end of a Jewish ceremony in Turkey, some had tears in their...
Turkish Leader Accuses ‘Jewish Lobby’ of Plot to Topple Regime
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that his government would not give into the "Jewish lobby," which he claims is working against the ruling AKP...
Turkey, Terror, and Tirades: What the Paris Attacks Reveal About Erdogan’s Regime
JNS.org - On Monday, the European Union (EU) announced it is partnering on counter-terrorism projects with Middle East countries—including Turkey, Egypt, Yemen, Algeria, and...
No Pardons for Turkey
The annual White House tradition of sparing the life of a turkey on Thanksgiving by way of a "presidential pardon" may seem peculiar to people...
The Danger of Depending on Turkey
JNS.org - Here's the good news: the Obama administration has finally grasped that the onslaught of the Islamic State terror group through Iraq and...
Istanbul Store Bans Entry to ‘Jew Dogs’
A shop in downtown Istanbul, Turkey, posted a sign on its window front announcing that "Jew dogs" are banned from entering, local Jewish newspaper Salom...
Europeans Call for the Death and Gassing of Jews. Again.
Few European Jews speak or understand much Arabic. But there is one phrase many have recently come to know: "Khaybar Khaybar ya-Yahud, jaish Mohammad saya'ud."...
Former Turkish Economy Minister Apologizes to Jewish Community for Anti-Semitic Comment
Former Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan on Monday apologized to the Turkish Jewish community after denigrating "Jews, Zoroastrians and atheists" in a speech on Saturday...
Bipartisan Letter Criticizes Turkish Officials’ Anti-Semitic Comments
JNS.org - Members of U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee have sent a bipartisan letter to Turkish President Abdullah Gül asking for the...
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Blames ‘Jewish Diaspora’ for Country’s Unrest
The "Jewish diaspora" is a main culprit behind recent unrest in Turkey, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay claimed Monday, according to Hurriyet...
Report Shows Jews Biggest Target of Hate Speech in Turkey
Jews and Armenians are the most popular targets for hate speech in Turkish media with 25 percent of all cases, while Christians follow them...
