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Turkey is a safe haven for terrorists, FSA and covert operatives: Syria defending itself
Global Security News 5 October 2012
The government of Turkey and the strong allies of this country are showing the world that "hypocrisy is the order of the day.” While this is nothing new, it is currently 
Turkey's NATO Trap for Obama
The Nation 5 October 2012
By Robert Dreyfuss
Turkey, a NATO member with a religious-Sunni, right-wing political base, is setting a dangerous trap for President Obama. The United States cannot let itself be drawn into
How the Europeans Saved Islam
American Thinker 4 October 2012
By Mike Konrad
A study of Western History shows that on many occasions Islam was on its deathbed only to be rescued by Western intervention. The civilizational struggle we now face is one of our own making. The enormity of this abysmal lunacy becomes apparent when one realizes that by the mid-nineteenth century so complete was Islam's collapse that at every point where it survived, it did so only because of imprudent Western assistance. The monster we now face is a resuscitated corpse, and like that of Frankenstein, it has consistently turned on the creator who gave it life.
Iran accuses Turkey's IHH of arming terrorists
Elder of Ziyon 4 October 2012
Pretzel irony from Iran's FARS "news" agency: A Turkish NGO known as IHH which is operating in full coordination with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Saudi
Turkey strikes targets in Syria in retaliation for shelling deaths
CNN 4 October 2012
By Ivan Watson
Turkey fired on Syrian government targets in response to the shelling of a Turkish border town in which five civilians were killed Wednesday, according to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office.
Turkey: No EU in Erdogan's 2023 programme, controversy
ANSAmed 4 October 2012
ANKARA - Where is the Turkey of 'sultan' Recep Tayyp Erdogan going - towards the EU, Eurasia or the Middle East, questioned press reports in Ankara after a
Turkey’s Ruling Party Celebrates Hamas
Commentary Magazine 3 October 2012
By Michael Rubin
This weekend saw the convention of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkey’s ruling Islamist party. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he would remain
Turkey’s Ruling Party Celebrates Hamas
Commentary Magazine 2 October 2012
By Michael Rubin
This weekend saw the convention of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkey’s ruling Islamist party. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he would remain
Why Turkey Will Never Join the EU
Family Security Matters 2 October 2012
By ANDREW C. MCCARTHY
When Recep Tayyip Erdogan became prime minister of Turkey, it was anything but clear that he would last more than a few months. The military, the constitutional guardian of
Turkey's Foreign Minister at UN: Islamophobia "can no longer be tolerated under the guise of freedom of expression"
Jihad Watch 1 October 2012
We saw at the UN this week a concerted effort by Muslim leaders from around the world to compel the West to criminalize criticism of Islam. The objective of this effort is to
Turkey’s Erdogan Chides Obama for Stance Over Anti-Islamic Film
Businessweek 28 September 2012
By Ali Berat Meric and Selcan Hacaoglu
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized U.S. President Barack Obama for saying an anti-Islamic film that caused outrage in the Muslim world fell under the
Turkey to block access to anti-Islam film
Sacramento Bee 27 September 2012
ANKARA, Turkey -- A Turkish court issued an order on Wednesday allowing authorities in the country to block Internet access to the anti-Islam movie that has sparked violent
Father demands cattle and land from daughter's rapist
Today's Zaman 26 September 2012
The father of a girl raped by a teen relative in the eastern province of Erzurum has demanded land, cattle and that the rapist marry his daughter and the rapist's sister marry
Turkish Air Sponsoring Anti-Israel Hatefest
Commentary Magazine 25 September 2012
By Michael Rubin
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has embraced often crude anti-Semitism and religious incitement. Erdogan, whom President Obama has
Turkey accused of using school system for 'campaign of Islamisation'
The National 25 September 2012
By Thomas Seibert
ISTANBUL // Summer holidays are over but having to be back in class is not the reason why Sidar Kardogan, a 16-year-old high school student in Istanbul, is angry. Along with
It’s a holy war, stupid
Ynetnews 24 September 2012
By Daniel Brode, Daniel Nisman
While discussing the bloodshed in Syria at a September 7 conference held in Turkey, Prime Minister Erdogan drew a chilling parallel. "What happened in Karbala 1,332 years ago is what is happening in Syria today,” he said, comparing the Syrian revolution to the most divisive event in Islamic history, the Battle of Karbala.
326 convicted in Turkey military coup plot
Lincoln Journal Star 24 September 2012
A Turkish court on Friday convicted 326 military officers, including the former air force and navy chiefs, of plotting to overthrow the nation's Islamic-based government in
From Nigeria to Athens, Muslim protests rumble on
Reuters UK 24 September 2012
By Robin Pomeroy
Muslims protested in Nigeria, Iran, Greece and Turkey on Sunday to show anti-Western anger against a film and cartoons insulting Islam had not dissipated. As delegates from
Turkish PM Pushes International Blasphemy Laws
AINA (press release) 20 September 2012
By Andrew Harrod
The Turkish English-language publication Today's Zaman has just recently reported on its website the comments of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan concerning the implications of the Internet trailer for the movie Innocence of Muslims for free speech. The statements from the elected leader of an important North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member are an alarm bell for anyone concerned about the increasing threats to freedom of speech from various Muslim quarters around the world.
Turkish PM: Israel sent 'the world's richest Jew' to broker a deal with Turkey
Haaretz Israeli News Source 20 September 2012
By Barak Ravid
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkish media that Israel had sent a Jewish U.S. businessman in bid to formulate an agreement that would clear the air between
