Posts Tagged: Turkey
Chaos Ensues as Street Band Plays ‘Jewish Music’ Near Mosque in Turkey (VIDEO)
Members of a street band were attacked in the streets of Istanbul on Monday after they were accused of playing "Jewish music," Israel's Channel 2...
Holocaust-Themed Turkish ‘Great Escape’ Game Threatens to Turn Challengers Into Soap
The popular real-life interactive "Great Escape" game has made it to Turkey, but the new challenge has raised some eyebrows. The Turkish version has apparently adopted a Holocaust...
Turkish Jewish Community Hosts Iftar Meal at Historic Edirne Synagogue
About 700 people gathered at the historical Edirne Synagogue in northwestern Turkey this week for the customary fast-breaking Iftar meal observed by Muslims on Ramadan, Turkish Hurriyet reported on Tuesday. Leaders of...
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...
In Turkey, Women Suffer Horribly Under Erdogan
First, there were the beatings in their home in Ankara: her husband's fist crashing hard against her body. Then came the beatings at the shelter,...
Paper Accuses ‘Jewish-Run New York Times’ of 100-Year Bias Against Turkey
A Turkish newspaper accused on Tuesday the "Jewish-family managed" New York Times of harboring a century-old bias against Turkey. The Sabah newspaper tweeted a link to...
Turkey’s Quasi-Dictator Takes on The New York Times and Democracy
For 13 years, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has worked to impose his Islamist vision on Turkey's proud secular democracy, reshaping the country into a neo-Ottoman republic....
Report: Turkish Mall Scraps Plans for Jewish, Christian Prayer Rooms After ‘Attacks’
A recently opened furniture mall in western Turkey scrapped plans to open separate prayer rooms for Jews and Christians over a series of "intolerant attacks,"...
Turkish Paper: Palestinian Cause Now ‘Much Less a Priority’ for Arab World
The Palestinian cause is now "much less a priority" for the international community and Arab world, Turkish state media contended on Friday. The reason: "Observers argue...
Turkey Joins Qatar in Pushing Floating Gaza Seaport Ceasefire Proposal
Turkey and Qatar's new proposal for a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas includes building a floating harbor off the coast of the Gaza Strip...
Israeli Film About Female Soldiers a Hit at Turkish Festival Despite Strained Ties
JNS.org - An Israeli film about female Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers has had a successful run at the Istanbul International Film Festival despite strained...
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...
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...
Growing Talk of Hamas Moving from Qatar to Turkey Prompts Concern Over Integrity of NATO Alliance
The ruling Hamas regime in Gaza has angrily denied Israeli claims that Khaled Mashaal, the head of the terror organization's political bureau, has been expelled...
