CIVILIZATION-STATE & Rise of the Neo-Turkish Caliphate
Hagia Sophia: Top Imam uses Ottoman’s sword during Friday sermon
siasat.com/hagia-sophia-top-imam-uses-ottomans-sword-during-friday-sermon-1928722/
China, Russia and the return of the civilisational state
Such states define themselves not as nations but civilisations – in opposition to the liberalism and global market ideology of the West.
newstatesman.com/2019/05/china-russia-and-return-civilisational-state
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia holds first Friday prayers since reconversion to mosque
Is Turkey’s reconversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque a politically expedient decision or part of Turkey’s growing global assertiveness?
al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/07/turkey-hagia-sophia-muslim-prayers-mosque-controversy.html
Hagia Sophia: Top Imam uses Ottoman’s sword during Friday sermon
siasat.com/hagia-sophia-top-imam-uses-ottomans-sword-during-friday-sermon-1928722/
The irresistible rise of the civilisation-state
Western liberalism has no answer to assertive powers that take pride in their cultural roots
BY ARIS ROUSSINOS
unherd.com/2020/08/the-irresistible-rise-of-the-civilisation-state/
Turkey on the Warpath
by Uzay Bulut
July 27, 2020 at 4:00 am
gatestoneinstitute.org/16278/turkey-warpath
‘Erdogan is openly calling for re-establishment of caliphate in Turkey’
ANI | Updated: Aug 03, 2020 13:39 IST
https://www.aninews.in/news/world/asia/erdogan-is-openly-calling-for-re-establishment-of-caliphate-in-turkey20200803133949/
In Desperation Panic, Turkey Hikes Lira Overnight Rate To 1,024% To Crush Shorts As Currency Implodes
zerohedge.com/markets/paniced-scramble-turkey-hikes-lira-overnight-rate-1024-crush-shorts-currency-implodes
Turkey’s Brain Drain: Why Youths See No Future There
by Burak Bekdil
August 1, 2020 at 5:00 am
gatestoneinstitute.org/16277/turkey-brain-drain-youths
Turkish Magazine Calls For Revival Of Caliphate
zerohedge.com/political/turkish-magazine-calls-revival-caliphate
In Rare Compromise, Turkey ‘Pauses’ Gas Exploration Near Greece After EU & US Pressure
zerohedge.com/geopolitical/rare-compromise-turkey-pauses-gas-exploration-near-greece-after-us-eu-pressure
Can the would-be caliph from Turkey be stopped?
The Turkish leader is uniquely poised to take center stage in many of the area conflicts and advance his grand design of reviving an Islamic caliphate under his rule.
By ZVI MAZEL JULY 24, 2020 08:13
jpost.com/opinion/erdogan-is-ready-to-take-center-stage-in-the-middle-east-636144
Is Turkey Drilling For Oil & Gas In The Wrong Sea?
zerohedge.com/markets/turkey-drilling-oil-gas-wrong-sea
In Message To Turkey, France & Egypt Conduct Joint Naval Exercises In Mediterranean
zerohedge.com/geopolitical/message-turkey-france-egypt-conduct-joint-naval-exercises-mediterranean
Turkish Lira Goes Berserk As Central Bank Briefly Loses Grip On Capital Controls
zerohedge.com/markets/turkish-lira-goes-berserk-central-bank-briefly-loses-grip-capital-controls
Turkey Threatens to Invade Greece
by Uzay Bulut
February 19, 2018 at 4:00 am
gatestoneinstitute.org/11907/turkey-greece-invasion
Turkish Leader Erdogan Assails Europe, Calls It ‘Sick,’ ‘Collapsing’
rferl.org/a/turkey-erdogan-europe-referendum-european-union/28420141.html
Abdullah Bozkurt
@abdbozkurt
twitter.com/abdbozkurt/status/1236305722767532035
Macron seeks EU sanctions over Turkish ‘violations’ in Greek waters
reuters.com/article/us-france-cyprus/macron-seeks-eu-sanctions-over-turkish-violations-in-greek-waters-idUSKCN24O12E
Abdullah Bozkurt
@abdbozkurt
twitter.com/abdbozkurt/status/1238820184279994368