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Western attacks on Islam will backfire
| OpinionWestern countries, including politicians, business circles, academia and media, have been insistently and deliberately otherizing …
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OpinionQuran burning amid Qurban Bayram and Erdoğan’s message to the West
By Burhanettin DuranSweden made headlines in Türkiye again this week by permitting yet another Quran burning under police protection on the first day of Qurban Bayram, also known as Eid al-Adha. That heinous act took place near a mosque in Stockholm, as had another burning in January, and had absolutely nothing to do with freedom of expression. Quite the contrary, it was a hate crime targeting Muslims and an obvious act of provocation.
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OpinionTurkish presidential elections and Western misperception
By Muhittin AtamanPresident Erdoğan has received 52.18% of the vote, while his rival Kılıçdaroğlu received 47.82%. Thus, President Erdoğan has won over 10 elections – including presidential elections, parliamentarian elections, local elections and referendums – that he entered since 2002. This is a record-high number in the history of modern Türkiye, which made Erdoğan the longest-serving statesman in the history of the Turkish Republic.
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OpinionIt’s time to challenge the Western media narrative on Türkiye
By Burhanettin DuranThe Western media doubling down on its anti-Erdoğan campaign in the home stretch is hardly surprising. In addition to The Economist, which went well beyond endorsing the opposition candidate in Türkiye’s presidential race, publications like Foreign Policy, Le Point, L’Express, Der Spiegel and The Washington Post have been notably involved in the Turkish elections.
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Sweden Must Face Its Commitments Instead of Instrumentalizing Anti-Turkish...
By Talha KöseSweden is unlikely to make any move that could play into President Erdogan’s hand ahead of Turkey’s upcoming elections.
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Anti-Islam sentiment: Europe shooting itself in the foot
By Muhittin AtamanThe recent Quran burning has shown that European governments are sensitive about crimes committed against one religion, but not against another
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What Goes Wrong With Sweden’s “Limitless” Freedom of Expression?
By Yücel AcerHow Rasmus Paludan could burn the Holy Qur’an as the Swedish police simply watched.
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Türkiye’s place in NATO questioned amid provocations in Europe
By Burhanettin DuranIt is no secret that some Western governments have been unhappy with Ankara's autonomous foreign policy in recent years, so some have questioned Türkiye's NATO membership and policies
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Sweden allows insulting Islam and Muslims
By Muhittin Ataman'It is unfortunate to see how European governments, directly or indirectly, pave the way for the ultranationalist and xenophobic circles to dominate European politics'