Erdogan: "bevrijdt Jeruzalem van de Joden!"

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Erdoğan: 'Liberate Jerusalem' from the Jews

Turkish President continues trend of drawing parallels to historic Muslim conquerers as elections spell losses for AK Party.

Eldad Beck, Berlin
Published: 06.01.15, 11:04 / Israel News


Just one week before upcoming parliamentary elections in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and officials in his Justice and Development Party (AK Party) found a unique way to try and secure a victory at the polls by calling for the "liberation" of Jerusalem.



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"Conquest is Mecca, conquest is Saladin, it's to hoist the Islamic flag over Jerusalem again; conquest is the heritage of Mehmed II and conquest means forcing Turkey back on its feet," said Erdoğan in a speech on Saturday in Istanbul before millions who appeared to celebrate 562 years since the Turks captured Constantinople from European Christians.


Erdoğan at an Istanbul rally during Presidential elections in 2014. (Photo: EPA)




Erdoğan drew a straight historical line between the capture of Jerusalem from the crusaders by Saladin and the capture of Constantinople to the elections in Turkey due to take place next week. Although state employees were required to send a delegation to the celebration, under the threat of punishment, local media reported that many partakers left during the President's speech.


Attempts by Erdoğan and his allies to find political support by linking Jerusalem and Islam have formed a clear and solid trend in Turkey. Only a few days ago, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu dedicated a new airport in the south of the country, naming it after Saladin. According to Davutoğlu, "It's a name that says to the Kurds, to Turkey, and to the Arabs, yes, this is our leader.


"It's a symbol that unites us," he continued. "All those who claim that Jerusalem is the Jew's holy city should be ashamed. We chose the name Saladin in order to send a message with the help of Allah that Jerusalem will always belong to the Kurds, to Turkey, to Arabs, to Muslims."


According to the results of public opinion polls, Erdoğan's AK Party is likely to lose the absolute majority it's enjoyed for the past 12 years in the House of Commons in elections on June 7.


While Erdoğan made his inflammatory comments, the Islamist organization IHH held a march in Istanbul calling for the "liberation of Jerusalem" to mark the fifth anniversary of the Marmara flotilla that was boarded by Israeli commandos when it tried to reach Gaza with unidentified cargo. Nine Turkish activists were killed in the raid.
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Op maandag 1 juni 2015 11:45 schreef Red_85 het volgende:
Officieel gek nu.

Leuke sfeer nu in Europa.
- Het westen dat continu overhoop ligt en een laf bureaucratisch monster gecreëerd heeft en maar in een lamme economie blijft hangen en geen knopen durft door te hakken.
- Putin die alleen maar agressief loopt te trollen en zoveel mogelijk land aan het jatten is.
- Een lamme gek in Turkije die het land terug stuurt naar de middeleeuwen en internationaal ook geen vrienden maakt.

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Op maandag 1 juni 2015 11:34 schreef Downwards het volgende:

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Waar hebben de Turken deze kermisklant vandaan gehaald joh?

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Turkey's Erdogan challenges opposition to find his golden toilet seat

ISTANBUL: Irritated by accusations of lavishness, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to resign if the leader of the main opposition can find a single golden toilet seat in his vast new palace.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the Republican People's Party (CHP) has repeatedly criticized Erdogan's profligacy in campaign speeches ahead of a June 7 parliamentary election.

"Gentlemen in Ankara, palaces have been built for you, planes bought, Mercedes cars purchased ... golden seats have been bought, that's how you use the toilet," Kilicdaroglu said at a rally in the Aegean city of Izmir Saturday.

Erdogan, who moved into the controversial new 1,000-room palace complex after winning a presidential election last August, challenged Kilicdaroglu to prove his assertion.

"I invite him to please come and take a tour ... I wonder if he will be able to find such a golden toilet seat in any of these washrooms," Erdogan said in an interview with state broadcaster TRT late Sunday.

"If he finds it, I will resign from the presidency."

Brightly illuminated at night and sitting on a hilltop, the complex - nicknamed Ak Saray or the White Palace - dominates the skyline on the western edge of the Turkish capital.

Previous heads of state used a more modest old palace, but Erdogan's move came as he launched what he has dubbed a "New Turkey," in which he aspires to amend the constitution and create a full executive presidential system.

Erdogan wants the ruling AK Party, which he founded more than a decade ago, to win a strong enough majority on June 7 to change the constitution unopposed, but opinion polls suggest it will struggle to do so.