Erdogan just wants to be the Caliphate over them all.
Posted on 09/10/2024 5:19:51 AM PDT by bert
Erdogan called for Muslim unity against Israeli expansion, but Turkish expert Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak sees deep divisions in the Muslim world
After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Saturday for Muslim nations to unite against the "threat of Israeli expansion" in the Middle East, claiming that Israel aims to conquer countries in the region, Turkish politics expert Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak dismissed the likelihood of such a union.
Dr. Yanarocak, born and raised in Turkey, is an expert on Turkish politics, Turkey-Israel relations, and is a researcher at the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University.
“For several years now, Erdogan has emphasized the importance of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),” Yanarocak said. “It’s no secret that they want to make this organization more influential. Their vision primarily focuses on joint decision-making by the entire Muslim world, aimed at implementing a united agenda. Of course, Erdogan consistently uses Gaza as an issue that should be addressed. This doesn’t surprise me at all.”
The Islamic world remains divided Dr. Yanarocak continued, “With all due respect, and there is respect, there are very deep divisions within the Muslim world. We know well that the OIC typically makes symbolic decisions, and each Muslim country has different interests. For example, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have different interests from Iran or Pakistan. Turkey also has its own foreign policy and wants to use the OIC to increase the political pressure it desires. I don’t think this is feasible because Muslim nations don’t view things from the same perspective.”
Regarding Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a human rights activist with both American and Turkish citizenship who was killed near Nablus, Yanarocak said, “The shooting of the Turkish civilian in Nablus is significant because she had American citizenship, and she was born in Turkey, so she’s also Turkish. Erdogan is using this incident in his speech to rally against the IDF. It’s just more fuel for the fire.”
Turkey is in Nato and was a valued partner because the American bases there flanked the Soviet Union. There is no longer a need for a severely weakened and economically stressed Turkey. Finland now is Nato and wonderfully allows American installations to flank from the north, right on the Russian border.
Turkey is trying to destroy what President Trump created, an Arab/Israeli alliance opposing Iran. Turkey being Erdogan is left out in the cold.
Erdogan just wants to be the Caliphate over them all.
Egypt’s Nasser was the last major Middle East national leader that tried this, and it failed.
Why? Because contrary to Muslim wishes, nations are nations first and have their own national interests and at the end of the day those interests either prevent Muslim “union” or they genenerate divisions within it that break it up.
The danger of Turkey is that it can galvanize European Muslims.
But Erdogan is not Nasser.
Erdogan is just trying to appear relevant
European Muslims have no loyalty to their host nations.
You’ll see more Turkish flags than German flags in Germany.
Erdogan is nuts
Islam has singleness of purpose. All leaders/martyrs are irrelevant. Jihad continues apace. Barbarians v Civilization. 2024.
Actually the more divided Islam remains the less threat it is to Western Civilization - especially considering the Sunni/Shiite conflict.
Unless some idiots go out of their way to provide money and technological advances to a particularly fanatical enemy, enabling them to develop nuclear weapons.
Oh wait...
Oh wait...BUMP! Their Forward Operating Bases are in every civilized nation. Nuclear weapons might hasten their purpose but are not necessary in the long game.
Thanks Mike. You’ve been through a lot. Hang in there buddy. Homepage BUMP!
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