Tag Archives: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Israel-Turkey relations are back on

GATESTONE When All Else Fails, Erdogan Calls Israel by Shoshana Bryen December 18, 2015 The announcement of the restoration of Israel-Turkish relations should be seen in the context of Turkey having nowhere else to go. Turkey’s relations with Israel have been … Continue reading

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The West has lost capacity for “self-love” only sees its dark past

WALL STREET JOURNAL In Defense of Christendom by Bret Stephens October 19, 2015 Having ignored its inheritance, Europe wonders why its house is falling apart.The death of Europe is in sight…Still hazy and not yet inevitable, but nevertheless visible and … Continue reading

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Obama strikes again

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick July 30, 2015 Obama’s first hope was to reach a deal with his Iranian friends that would leave the Assad regime in place. But the Iranians blew him off. While Israel and much of official … Continue reading

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Is Erdogan Preparing a Coup?

COMMENTARY by Michael Rubin June 28, 2015 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is no advocate of democracy, having once famously compared it to a street car: ‘You ride it as far as you need and then you step off.” But, … Continue reading

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Turkey’s election is a blow to Erdogan and a victory for Kurds

WASHINGTON POST by Ishaan Tharoor June 7, 2015 Turkish voters delivered a dramatic blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice Development Party on Sunday, with results showing it losing its majority in parliament. And, in a historic first, … Continue reading

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Turkey’s ‘Jerusalem Fetish’

GATESTONE by Burak Bekdil May 30, 2015 It is truly fascinating that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a professor of political science, believes that Jerusalem, built a millennium before the birth of Islam, is originally a Muslim city. And, according … Continue reading

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