[Paladin2]

Turkey has to be linked to ISIS.

[Pelham]

“Turkey has to be linked to ISIS.”

I doubt it. More likely we are going to see Dueling Caliphates. Get your popcorn ready.

[House Atreides]

IMHO Turkey’s leaders surreptitiously support ISIS and have plans to use it.

[Usagi_yo]

That’s not my question, my question is Obama encouraging him?

[BeauBo]

As long as Erdogan rules in Turkey, it is only a matter of time until he unveils himself as the true Caliph.

He will be the “good cop” moderate caliph, to rescue us all from the “bad cop” extremist ISIS caliph.

There is already some rumbling in Turkey that maybe they should go to Mosul, because they could take over from ISIS without all the death and destruction that a Shiite invasion would bring - because they have such unique relationships with the people there (because it used to part of their caliphate under the Ottomans).

[piasa]

Turkey’s ruling party is linked to IHH, which is linked to “Qaradawi’s Union of Good.”

[piasa]

Qaradawi: A portrait of Muslim Brotherhood's supreme authority ‎3‎/‎2‎/‎2011‎ ‎2‎:‎49‎:‎43‎ ‎AM · by Uncle Miltie · 8 replies Jerusalem Post ^ | 03/02/2011 | THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORM Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi, who preached in Tahrir Square 10 days ago, loathes Israel, justifies suicide bombings against its civilians. 1. Sheikh Dr. Yusuf Abdallah al-Qaradawi is a central figure affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. He was expelled from Egypt and found refuge in Qatar, operating from there throughout the Muslim world. 2. Many consider him the supreme religious and ideological authority for the Muslim Brotherhood, although he is not officially its leader. (In the past, he refused to accept the title of the Muslim Brotherhood’s General Guide). He is influential in Egypt and considered one of the most important Sunni...

[bert]

no, like the others, Turkey is mostly dithering while trying to get a handle on ISIS