Tag Archives: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Known for his harsh repression of Turkey’s citizens, Erdogan calls Israel “racist and discriminatory”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Erdogan lashes ‘racist’ Israel, calls for Muslims to flood Temple Mount by Staff and AFP May 8, 2017 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged Muslims to throng to the Temple Mount in a show of … Continue reading

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#Erdogan: “arguably the most virulent anti-Israel leader in the world”

THE JEWISH CHRONICLE I Criticised Hamas and My Life in Turkey Became a Nightmare by Burak Bekdil April 2, 2017 …In 2006, the then Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was widely viewed as a Muslim democrat, a pro-EU reformist, a … Continue reading

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“How does a tin-pot dictator such as Erdogan develop the “cojones” to threaten the world’s greatest superpower? Easy – he knows Barack Obama still has half a year as President, and Obama has made a career of bowing and scraping before lesser powers”

TOWN HALL President Obama’s ‘Kick-Me’ Sign by Adam Turner August 11, 2016 Turkey’s Islamist President and would-be-dictator, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, recently ordered Turkish troops to surround the Incirlik Air Base, where the U.S. has air forces currently engaged in operations … Continue reading

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“In 2014, Erdogan invited exiled leaders of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood into Turkey and allowed Hamas leaders to set up their international headquarters in Istanbul”

THE DIPLOMAT Is Turkey Following Pakistan’s Descent Into Islamization? By Abha Shankar August 10, 2016 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 … Continue reading

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The Attempted #Turkey coup and Fethullah #Gülen

VOX Turkey’s coup: The Gülen Movement, explained by Dylan Matthews July 16, 2016 In the chaos of the attempted coup apparently perpetrated by elements of the Turkish military on Friday, the nation’s president and incipient strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pointed … Continue reading

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Israel and #Turkey make up: Israel to pay $20m compensation for families of Mavi Marmara dead in deal renewing full diplomatic ties. Ambassadors to return soon

TIMES OF ISRAEL Ending years of rancor, Israel and Turkey reboot relationship by Raoul Wootliff June 27, 2016 Israel and Turkey announced Monday the terms of a deal ending years of diplomatic stalemate between the eastern Mediterranean countries and heralding … Continue reading

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Turkey-Israel relations almost back to normal. Israeli Minister Yuval Steinitz says both sides have ‘considerable interest’ in finalizing terms

TIMES OF ISRAEL Minister close to PM: Most of Turkey reconciliation deal is done by Staff and Agencies April 16, 2016 Most of the issues in a reconciliation agreement between Israel and Turkey have been agreed upon, Energy Minister Yuval … Continue reading

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Ankara and Jerusalem look like two teenagers being forced into an unwilling date

GATESTONE Turkey and Israel: A Loveless Date by Burak Bekdil February 9, 2016 There is official evidence and credible speculation that Turkey and Israel may be on the brink of a historic handshake. Some say that it may be a … Continue reading

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“Turkey is a country where politics cannot be discussed freely and people are marginalized for their political views”

MEDIA LINE Erdoğan’s Next Target to Muzzle: Turkey’s Academics by Nick Ashdown January 31, 2016 The Turkish government’s latest target in its campaign to silence critical voices is the country’s academics. Many of the 2,212 Turkish academics who signed a strongly-worded … Continue reading

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Erdogan: Turkey needs Israel

TIMES OF ISRAEL ‘Turkey needs Israel,’ says Erdogan as he pushes reconciliation by AFP January 2, 2016 Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal … Continue reading

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