Posts Tagged: Turkey Islam
What Erdogan’s ‘Election’ Will Mean for Turkey — and the World
The re-election of Turkey’s President Erdogan -- falsely considered to be free, fair, and representative of the will of the majority of the Turkish population -- has dire implications,...
The Islamization of Turkey
The Turkish regime is gradually transforming into a more developed and dangerous version of Al Qaeda. Their rhetoric and approach seem convergent or even identical. The...
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...
Erdogan Exploits Islam for Personal and Political Gain
Anyone who follows Turkish President Erdogan’s political career cannot escape the conclusion that he has carefully and systematically crafted policies framed in Islamic clothing. He...
Is Turkey Following Pakistan’s Descent Into Islamization?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's oppressive response to July's failed coup attempt -- in which he sacked thousands of government officials and journalists in a sweeping purge -- threatens...
Two Things That Could Undo the Islamist Movement
The Islamist movement may appear stronger than ever, but a close look suggests two weaknesses that might doom it, and perhaps quickly. Its strengths are obvious....
Why Turkey’s Erdogan Won a Surprise Election Victory
The shouts ricocheted across cyberspace, on Twitter and Facebook, in e-mails and messages and banners: "Turkey votes for Islam!" "Islam wins! America loses!" This is how the...
President Erdogan: The Bully of Istanbul
Almost everyone at some time during their youth has seen and experienced a form of bullying; some may have even been a bully themselves. It might...
U.S.-Turkey Partnership is a Gigantic Blunder
A headline declaring "U.S. and Turkey to Create Fund to Stem Extremism" may look like a parody headline but it's the entirely serious title of a New...
Greatest Church Soon To Be Mega Mosque?
Ostensibly dealing with a building, a recent report demonstrates how Turkey's populace—once deemed the most secular and liberal in the Muslim world—is reverting...
