Tag Archives: Erdogan

The Arab World and Turkey

Posted on June 9, 2015 by

( President Erdogan- Photo via AP) In a historic election, the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost its parliamentary majority. The consequences of these results are felt not just in Turkey, but also throughout the Arab world. Erdogan … Continue reading →

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What Will Happen After Turkey’s Elections on Sunday

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

Originally posted on Ottomans and Zionists:
When Turkish voters go to the polls this Sunday, it will mark the end of what has been an interminable 15 month long election cycle in Turkey encompassing municipal elections, a presidential election, and…

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On Bilal Erdogan’s alleged Egyptian Nationality

Posted on May 25, 2015 by

(Bilal Erdogan) Yesterday, I tweeted an Arabic report published in Egypt’s newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm (AMAY) about an ongoing court process to deprive Bilal Erdogan, the son of the Turkish president Recep Tayyib Erdogan, from his Egyptian citizenship. The report claimed … Continue reading →

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“New” Turkey has blocked my tweet

Posted on April 4, 2015 by

Yesterday, I received a notice of withholding from the Twitter legal team via e-mail. My understanding from the e-mail, which was written in Turkish, is that one of my tweets was banned in Turkey by a court ruling. Twitter gave … Continue reading →

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For Hamas, Egypt is now the new “Israel”

Posted on March 2, 2015 by

(Photo via Reuters) For the Egyptian leadership and Hamas, February was a particularly bad month. The tension between the two sides has reached tipping point. The cascade of escalating events started with a court verdict listing Hamas’s armed wing as … Continue reading →

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Political Islam and Erdogan’s Wonderland

Posted on November 21, 2014 by

(Photo via Reuters) “Muslim sailors reached the American continent 314 years before Columbus.” The recent remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have left many surprised and baffled, but the Turkish president’s controversial comments are not new. Just a month … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 39 ( Sept 22- 28)

Posted on September 28, 2014 by

(Egypt’s El-Sisi speaks at the United Nation General Assembly, photo via AP) Main Headline  Monday President El-Sisi is consolidating his regime, says Western diplomats UN chief flags rights abuses during meeting with Sisi in New York Islamic State urges attacks … Continue reading →

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Before converting Hagia Sophia, look at the mosque-cathedral of Cordoba

Posted on June 9, 2014 by

( Inside Hagia Sophia during my last visit to Istanbul) Initially published in Hurriyet News Daily The mosque-cathedral of Cordoba and the Hagia Sophia of Istanbul – both magnificent buildings – were victims of the geopolitical standoff of medieval times … Continue reading →

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Neither Erdoğan’s victory, nor the Muslim Brotherhood’s protests are an Ottoman slap

Posted on April 15, 2014 by

Published in Hurriyet Daily News Following a trail of setbacks, Islamists in the Arab world have something to celebrate. Their hero, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has won in Turkey’s local elections, a victory Islamists in the Arab world are selling to their … Continue reading →

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Timeline of the Current Turmoil in Turkey

Posted on March 30, 2014 by

(Turkish PM Erdogan addresses supporters on March 23, photo via Radio Free Europe) December 17 52, including sons of Turkish ministers, detained in fraud and bribery probe December 18 Turkish police capture 4.5 million dollars in the house of Halkbank … Continue reading →

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