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Austrian Muslims denounce mosque closures

Austria's main federation of Muslim residents (IGGiOe) on Sunday voiced its "indignation" after Vienna announced the closure of seven mosques and said it would expel Turkish-funded imams. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who faces elections in two weeks, on Saturday strongly criticised the move as anti-Islamic and promised a response, and the Austrian Muslim federation followed on Sunday with a broadside. Vienna wants to "discredit the religious community," said the […]

11 June 2018

International News

Erdogan: UN ‘finished’ after failing to act over Gaza killings

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the United Nations "collapsed" when faced with Israeli security forces killing more than 60 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip during protests earlier this week. Speaking on Wednesday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Erdogan described the UN as "finished" because of its lack of response to Israel's continued use of deadly force against demonstrators in the besieged coastal enclave. On Monday, Israeli forces killed more […]

17 May 2018

International News

Turkish president says ‘terrorist’ Assad cannot be part of Syria solution

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a "terrorist" and said it was impossible for Syrian peace efforts to continue with him. Erdogan made his comments while in Tunis to sign key agreements along with 10 government ministers and more than 150 businessmen on the final leg of a tour that has also taken him to Chad and Sudan. Syria's foreign ministry quickly responded by […]

28 December 2017

International News

Erdogan, Abbas Discuss Jerusalem Status

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas spoke over the phone on Saturday to discuss the status of Jerusalem, according to a Turkish presidential source. The leaders also discussed the latest developments in Palestine, the source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media. Erdogan emphasized that an independent and sovereign Palestinian state should be established with East Jerusalem as its capital. […]

4 December 2017

International News

Turkish police move to arrest 333 soldiers over Gulen links

Turkish police have launched raids in 49 cities to detain over 300 soldiers accused of links to the group blamed for last year's attempted coup, state media reported Wednesday. The Istanbul public prosecutor issued arrest warrants for 360 people as part of a probe into followers of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen in the Turkish armed forces, state-run news agency Anadolu said. Those targeted include 333 soldiers, as well as […]

29 November 2017

News

Turks in South Africa tell a different narrative about Erdogan

By Yaseen Kippie The Hizmet Movement, founded by exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, hosted a panel discussion by its South African branch last weekend. The purpose of the event was to clarify misconceptions about the movement and its involvement in the current political situation in Turkey. Its philosophies, history and activities, is claimed to be purely “social, and not political,” according to Aydin Inal, regional director of the Turqouise Harmony […]

15 September 2017

International News

Erdogan urges ‘sweeping change’ in Turkey’s ruling party

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged "sweeping change" in the upper echelons of the ruling party ahead of 2019 elections, after it showed signs of weakness at the ballot box. Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was celebrating the 16th anniversary of its founding in 2001, for the first time since Erdogan returned to the job of party boss this year. "Change is natural for the AKP, […]

15 August 2017

International News

Recep Tayyip Erdogan hails referendum victory

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the "Yes" vote in the referendum to amend Turkey's constitution and grant the country's presidential office new executive powers. "We have been attacked by other nations of the world. You have seen how the West attacked us," Erdogan told cheering supporters in Istanbul on Sunday. "We have not been divided… We have already been on our way, now we will gear it up [with […]

17 April 2017

International News

Turkey arrests head of opposition newspaper: report

Turkey detained the head of the board of opposition daily Cumhuriyet, which saw nine of its staff arrested last week, the newspaper said on Friday. Akin Atalay was taken into custody at Istanbul's airport after arriving from Germany, said Cumhuriyet, which has in recent years taken a strong line against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP). He was targeted by a warrant that was part of a […]

11 November 2016

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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