And how he presents himself...to not be taken lightly IMO...he's sowing the history of the past rulers and sees himself as the New Great One....visual matters in the M.E.
Posted on 06/04/2015 1:38:11 PM PDT by markomalley
Turkey’s Islamist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Barack Obama
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the conquest of Jerusalem again in an election appeal this week.
YNet News reported:
Just one week before upcoming parliamentary elections in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and officials in his Justice and Development Party (AK Party) found a unique way to try and secure a victory at the polls by calling for the “liberation” of Jerusalem.
“Conquest is Mecca, conquest is Saladin, it’s to hoist the Islamic flag over Jerusalem again; conquest is the heritage of Mehmed II and conquest means forcing Turkey back on its feet,” said Erdoğan in a speech on Saturday in Istanbul before millions who appeared to celebrate 562 years since the Turks captured Constantinople from European Christians.
Erdoğan drew a straight historical line between the capture of Jerusalem from the crusaders by Saladin and the capture of Constantinople to the elections in Turkey due to take place next week. Although state employees were required to send a delegation to the celebration, under the threat of punishment, local media reported that many partakers left during the President’s speech.
Attempts by Erdoğan and his allies to find political support by linking Jerusalem and Islam have formed a clear and solid trend in Turkey. Only a few days ago, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu dedicated a new airport in the south of the country, naming it after Saladin. According to Davutoğlu, “It’s a name that says to the Kurds, to Turkey, and to the Arabs, yes, this is our leader.
Someone might call for the glassification of Ankara.
but, but, but Turkey is a NATO ally!
Erdogan sounds like a Lord of the Rings character.
Erdogan and his followers seem to have completely repudiated the legacy of the Ataturk. It will not end well for their neighbors, and quite likely the Turks, ultimately.
And how he presents himself...to not be taken lightly IMO...he's sowing the history of the past rulers and sees himself as the New Great One....visual matters in the M.E.
It’s obviously time to liberate Constantinople.
Any chance Erdogan will lose?
Erdoan trying to revive the Ottoman Empire. The Moslems have full possession of their #1 and #2 holiest cities, Mecca and Medina. But they’ve also just go to have Jerusalem, the holiest city of the Jews and Christians.
They have a long list of holy cities and holy places, sort of like their long list of religious laws they try to impose on the nations they’ve invaded through immigration in recent decades.
Erdogan’s blathering about ‘liberating Jerusalem’ is highly aggressive and threatening. Wonder if we’ll hear any responses of the sort this foolishness merits.
whack um....
Time for the liberation of Constantinople
Its time to liberate Constantinople.
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