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38 Nobel Laureates, In Letter To Erdoğan, Protest Turkey’s ‘Wrongful Conviction Of Writers And Thinkers’
The letter objects to “the unlawful detention and wrongful conviction of writers and thinkers.”
What Israel Can Learn From The ‘Erdogan Revolution’
Societies dealing with secular revolutions and religious counterrevolutions must engage with each other rather than sharpening their blades.
An Increasingly Autocratic And Islamic Turkey Is Scaring Its Jews
Numbers paint a stark picture for the future of Turkey’s steadily shrinking Jewish community. Forty percent of the population is preparing a possible exit route from a land that has harbored Jews since Ottoman times.
A Turkish Magazine Was Just Shut Down For A Cartoon About Moses
Turkey’s Erdogan regime continues its war on the free press this week by shutting down a satirical magazine for a cartoon about Moses.
My Meeting With Fethullah Gülen, the Man Accused of Plotting Turkey’s Coup
A few weeks ago I met with Fethullah Gülen, “the man behind the coup,” according to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, who accuses this reclusive cleric of being the brains behind the failed coup last summer in Turkey.
Turkey’s President Erdogan Paves the Way For Reconciliation With Israel
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the reconciliation agreement with Israel restoring diplomatic ties after a six-year freeze.
Erdogan Purge Is Like the Nazis, Says Head of Germany’s Liberals
The leader of Germany’s liberal Free Democrats (FDP) likened Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s purge of state institutions to the actions of the Nazi party in the 1930s in comments published on Sunday.
Anti-Israel Erdogan Loses Majority in Turkish Parliament
The political party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost its ruling majority in parliament, apparently setting back the anti-Israel leader’s bid to gain sweeping powers.
Turkey Unveils Great Synagogue as Jewish Community Fades
When the domes of Edirne’s abandoned Great Synagogue caved in, Rifat Mitrani, the town’s last Jew, knew it spelled the end of nearly two millennia of Jewish heritage in this Turkish town.
