Posted on Mon, June 13, 2011 at 00:58 am CEST
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Turkish Election: Islamism Triumphant

The AKP got almost everything it wanted. It will be in power for four more years, infiltrating institutions, producing a new constitution… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Islamism • Neo-Ottomanism • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, May 22, 2011 at 01:14 am CEST
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Is the AKP that “Vanquished” the Military Caught in the Trap of Militarism?

There is a grim irony to the fact that while the AKP’s 2007 victory represented a defeat for the military, victory four years later requires… Continue reading

Topics: Kurdish People • Neo-Ottomanism • PKK • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:41 am CEST
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Will the Arab Uprisings Result in the Emergence of a Sunni Bloc Dominated by Turkey?

Against the background of the fall of the autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, the massive demonstrations in Yemen, Syria and Bahrain… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Bahrain • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Iranian Protests • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Libya War • Neo-Ottomanism • Sunni Islam • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • Yemen 
Posted on Fri, May 6, 2011 at 16:46 pm CEST
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The AKP’s Election Manifesto: The Silences That Ring Alarm Bells

In late April 2011, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) announced their manifestos… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Europe • Islamism • Kurdish People • Neo-Ottomanism • Sunni Islam • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, April 11, 2011 at 18:54 pm CEST
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What Country in the World Has the Most Journalists Imprisoned?

What country in the world has the most journalists imprisoned? The answer might surprise you. According to a recent study… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Ergenekon • Human Rights • Neo-Ottomanism • The Media • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, February 10, 2011 at 17:44 pm CET
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Turkey and the Middle Eastern Revolts: Democracy or Islamism?

Turkey’s leaders have embraced the popular revolts in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül publicly urging Egyptian… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Global Islam • Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Neo-Ottomanism • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, August 6, 2010 at 21:03 pm CEST
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Crusade Propaganda

Since September 11 2001, the crusades are news and are quite possibly the most misunderstood event in European history. So, what do the medieval crusades have to do with… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Global Islam • Global Jihad • Islamic Countries • Islamic Fundamentalism • Ottoman Empire • Taliban • The Crusades • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Mon, June 28, 2010 at 22:25 pm CEST
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The Turkish Atrocities In Bulgaria

More than 5,000 of the 7,000 inhabitants of the Bulgarian town of Batak, including women and children, were raped, slaughtered, beheaded or burned alive by Ottoman irregulars who left piles of dead bodies around the town square and church… Continue reading

Topics: Bulgaria • Global Jihad • Islamofascism • Ottoman Empire • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, June 22, 2010 at 13:04 pm CEST
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Retired Turkish Ambassadors Statement: Erdogan is Caught Up in Neo-Ottomanism

Retired ambassadors hit back at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s criticisms of Foreign Ministry diplomats, saying no diplomat deserves to be the target of such uninformed speech… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • Israel • Ottoman Empire • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, May 20, 2010 at 01:26 am CEST
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Bring Back the Caliphate

The Islamists’ embrace of Osman, a descendant of the westernized Ottoman sultans, provides a periscope into the Islamist mind: Islamism is not about religion or reality. Rather it is a myth and a subversion of reality intended to promote Islamism… Continue reading

Topics: Eurabia • Global Islam • Islamism • Ottoman Empire • Turkey