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Optimism?
Reader comment on item: Islamist Turkey Overreaches
Submitted by Edward Halper (United States), Jun 8, 2010 at 22:30
It's hard to optimistic about Turkey. Erdoğan crushed what looked to be an attempted military coup last February. That may have been its last chance for democracy. Now that he no longer faces the military, Erdoğan has come out of the closet as an Islamist. The flotilla was a show that seemed to have dramatically increased his support in Turkey. His next show may some expansionist move or heightened repression of the Kurds.
His move against Israel brought him support in the west from so-called "leftists" who will now be happy to ignore the descent into tyrannic Islamism.
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| 1 | Prejudice against non-Muslims in Turkey [64 words] | Stas | Dec 22, 2012 03:06 | 201699 | |
| scenarios of islamdom [67 words] | Can | May 4, 2012 21:05 | 195440 | ||
| 3 | Turkey will collapse [8 words] | Oguz Tolga | Sep 17, 2010 16:43 | 178362 | |
| 1 | Gulen [37 words] | Joseph II | Jun 20, 2010 20:20 | 174604 | |
 same old story, do it and justify it; the Jihad [180 words] | Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthi | Sep 1, 2010 02:56 | 174604 | ||
| oddly reminiscent? [68 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Jun 20, 2010 04:14 | 174579 | ||
| 1 | What really islamized Turkey [195 words] | metacristi | Jun 18, 2010 08:12 | 174525 | |
| 1 | The lost of Turkey as partner is not that Important Anymore [502 words] | Hamma Mirwaisi | Jun 14, 2010 14:16 | 174403 | |
| 1 | Please find yourself another platform to do advertisement for your book! [273 words] | Nihat C. | Jul 30, 2010 05:29 | 174403 | |
| 1 | The lost of Turkey as partner is not that Important Anymore [473 words] | Hamma Mirwaisi | Jul 30, 2010 19:18 | 174403 | |
| NOT TRUE [249 words] | EK | Dec 20, 2012 16:16 | 174403 | ||
| 1 | Islamic nationalism [16 words] | Joe Six-Pack | Jun 12, 2010 16:36 | 174309 | |
| News Agencies have been Infilterated by Israel's enemies [88 words] | UMK | Jun 11, 2010 14:36 | 174243 | ||
| 6 | Boycott Islamist owned GODIVA Chocolates! [37 words] | A Friend | Jun 10, 2010 11:22 | 174166 | |
| 4 | Boycott Turkey, the Black Sheep of NATO [540 words] | Amy Howard | Sep 21, 2014 11:36 | 174166 | |
| 1 | Question for Dr. Pipes [32 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Aymenn Jawad | Jun 10, 2010 10:13 | 174165 | |
| at last the new emerge of turkey in islamic world [57 words] | syed mohammad ali | Jun 14, 2010 12:19 | 174165 | ||
| 2 | in your arabian dreams [89 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 15, 2010 04:33 | 174165 | |
| islamizm [203 words] | havas | Jun 15, 2010 06:22 | 174165 | ||
| As long as ... [39 words] | Roberto | Jun 16, 2010 14:50 | 174165 | ||
| 1 | Just like your government wants. [409 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 17, 2010 05:04 | 174165 | |
| imperialists [264 words] | havas | Jun 18, 2010 13:35 | 174165 | ||
| 1 | watch and learn [959 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 20, 2010 02:30 | 174165 | |
| 1 | water desalination [44 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Jun 20, 2010 04:25 | 174165 | |
| i never meant to invade any country [232 words] | syed mohammad ali | Jun 20, 2010 04:26 | 174165 | ||
| 3 | Another victim of the Turks that invaded the Byzantine Empire [101 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 20, 2010 07:57 | 174165 | |
| hate [41 words] | havas | Jun 21, 2010 14:55 | 174165 | ||
| 1 | typisch [152 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 22, 2010 05:04 | 174165 | |
| 3 | Moslem Imperialism [352 words] | gibor | Jun 27, 2010 20:37 | 174165 | |
| know your enemy [124 words] | Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthi | Sep 3, 2010 02:58 | 174165 | ||
| 1 | Where is the 'Outcry" for an "Investigation" of Turkey's aid and support of IHH, a Terrorist organization? [46 words] | Sofa Sogood | Jun 9, 2010 00:30 | 174080 | |
| assault on another NATO member [24 words] | myth | Jun 10, 2010 05:10 | 174080 | ||
| 1 | Not just Cyprus [156 words] | Ianus | Jun 10, 2010 18:38 | 174080 | |
| 1 | Why is Israel silent about Turkey? Why not support Kurds? [110 words] | UMK | Jun 11, 2010 14:29 | 174080 | |
| 2 | Nothing new under the Crescent [190 words] | Ianus | Jun 11, 2010 17:07 | 174080 | |
| why does Israel not ... [98 words] | myth | Jun 11, 2010 21:30 | 174080 | ||
| Israel not helping Assyrians, Kurds, Berbers...? [84 words] | Sacha | Jun 18, 2010 06:45 | 174080 | ||
| 1 | Time for a Radical change in Israeli strategy [172 words] | Wise Man | Jun 21, 2010 17:10 | 174080 | |
| Birds of a Feather Flock Together [40 words] | Barry Black | Jun 24, 2010 14:57 | 174080 | ||
| Kurdistan and Turkish money in America [682 words] | Ianus | Jun 27, 2010 07:40 | 174080 | ||
| Why Thank You [77 words] | Barry Black | Jun 28, 2010 17:04 | 174080 | ||
| Israeli-made drones against the Kurds [883 words] | Ianus | Jun 29, 2010 18:29 | 174080 | ||
| Who can answer the question ? [50 words] | Ianus | Jun 29, 2010 18:46 | 174080 | ||
| Point Well Taken [90 words] | Barry Black | Jul 1, 2010 15:10 | 174080 | ||
| correction? [198 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jul 2, 2010 18:16 | 174080 | ||
| Correction Indeed [78 words] | Barry Black | Jul 5, 2010 14:05 | 174080 | ||
 Optimism? [98 words] | Edward Halper | Jun 8, 2010 22:30 | 174076 | ||
| 5 | Militarist tyranny vs. Islamic tyranny [65 words] | Ianus | Jun 9, 2010 17:07 | 174076 | |
| 1 | Turkish Democracy [101 words] | Edward Halper | Jun 9, 2010 18:35 | 174076 | |
| Turkey's Orwellian "democracy" [373 words] | Ianus | Jun 13, 2010 02:04 | 174076 | ||
| 1 | Freedom of Speech [88 words] | Edward Halper | Jun 14, 2010 09:37 | 174076 | |
| "Our common struggle against terror and law-breakers" [304 words] | Ianus | Jun 15, 2010 18:04 | 174076 | ||
| 2 | "I am Turkey." [1291 words] | Ianus | Jun 16, 2010 17:38 | 174076 | |
| Turkey in uncharted waters [126 words] | Vijay | Jun 8, 2010 18:19 | 174070 | ||
| 2 | Terrorist Turkey [206 words] | Ianus | Jun 9, 2010 16:16 | 174070 | |
| Gaddafi makes it plain: Turkey to be Trojan horse in European Union [66 words] | Jack R | Jun 8, 2010 18:07 | 174069 | ||
| Thank you for the info [209 words] | Alex | Jun 9, 2010 02:57 | 174069 | ||
| Hegemonic Yearnings [68 words] | Susan Somerville | Jun 8, 2010 16:36 | 174066 | ||
| 2 | How much Islamic do you need to be to become 'secular' ? 100% ! [1293 words] | Ianus | Jun 8, 2010 16:25 | 174065 | |
| Ianus, don't let the endless venting get in the way of truth [594 words] | Lazman | Jun 9, 2010 14:34 | 174065 | ||
| Lazman Turkey is Secular!!! [35 words] | spa | Jun 10, 2010 02:48 | 174065 | ||
| 1 | The Turkish gate-keepers of "truth" [2747 words] | Ianus | Jun 10, 2010 17:21 | 174065 | |
| Ianus, you remind me of an Abraham Heschel quote [125 words] | Lazman | Jun 10, 2010 23:43 | 174065 | ||
| Turkey......don't be quick to judge everyone! [111 words] | Froike | Jun 11, 2010 10:20 | 174065 | ||
| 1 | Shortly on brevity [296 words] | Ianus | Jun 12, 2010 03:08 | 174065 | |
| turkey is not going islamist [63 words] | havas | Jun 12, 2010 15:39 | 174065 | ||
| 1 | The honeymoon with a barbarian [1170 words] | Ianus | Jun 12, 2010 16:21 | 174065 | |
| Ianus.....He knows his Turkeys! [50 words] | Froike | Jun 13, 2010 17:12 | 174065 | ||
| Ianus, it is quite obvious there is nothing I can say to ease your anger and resentment towards Turks (Secularists or Islamists). [46 words] | Lazman | Jun 13, 2010 17:38 | 174065 | ||
| 1 | Facts and minds [290 words] | Ianus | Jun 14, 2010 04:15 | 174065 | |
| Thanks [234 words] | Ianus | Jun 24, 2010 16:33 | 174065 | ||
| 1 | Turkey is just one in a long line of countries to have islam take TOTAL control. [86 words] | Phil Greend | Jun 8, 2010 15:53 | 174064 | |
| Don't confuse Turks with Islamists living in Turkey [236 words] | Lazman | Jun 8, 2010 14:00 | 174059 | ||
| Interchangeability of "Islam" and "secularism" [172 words] | Ianus | Jun 9, 2010 16:53 | 174059 | ||
| Turkey and Islamism [172 words] | Kiel Hesselmann | Jun 8, 2010 13:48 | 174058 | ||
| 2 | What should Israel Do? [113 words] | Michael C. Geokas,M.D.,Ph.D. | Jun 8, 2010 12:38 | 174053 | |
| Alliance with the Greeks is More Provocation to Turkey [71 words] | M. Tovey | Jun 9, 2010 19:31 | 174053 | ||
| 2 | An alliance between Greece and Israel [71 words] | Stergios Bakas | Jun 21, 2010 05:50 | 174053 | |
| turkey [159 words] | havas | Jun 8, 2010 12:36 | 174052 | ||
| good for Turkey ? [56 words] | myth | Jun 9, 2010 12:41 | 174052 | ||
| not the end of life [164 words] | cem | Jun 10, 2010 15:14 | 174052 | ||
| Russian tourists as a source of financing anti-Russian activities of the Turks [412 words] | Ianus | Jun 11, 2010 17:58 | 174052 | ||
| NOT ENTIRELY TRUE [116 words] | ek | Dec 20, 2012 15:51 | 174052 | ||
| 1 | Turks are never interested in what is true. [938 words] | Ianus | Dec 21, 2012 16:03 | 174052 | |
| Greek Propaganda [165 words] | Mozere | Dec 22, 2012 06:51 | 174052 | ||
| 1 | Mozere, I know I am casting pearls before swine. [346 words] | Ianus | Dec 23, 2012 14:57 | 174052 | |
| Ataturk's Secular Islam Was a Ploy [233 words] | Historyscoper | Jun 8, 2010 12:27 | 174051 | ||
| 5 | Ataturk? Islam? [313 words] | Whoo | Apr 30, 2011 09:54 | 174051 | |
| Implications for the Kurds? [132 words] | Carmen Waggoner, Ph.D. | Jun 8, 2010 11:10 | 174047 | ||
| Fantastiic Assessment. [155 words] | Svet | Jun 8, 2010 10:54 | 174046 | ||
| How to draw the distinction? [109 words] | Cat | Jun 8, 2010 10:13 | 174045 | ||
| I Respectfully Disagree [199 words] | Mark D. | Jun 13, 2010 22:04 | 174045 | ||
| 3 | IRAN IS THE ONLY SUPER POWER IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD, BECAUSE USA HAS NOT ATTACKED [171 words] | F60 | Jun 8, 2010 09:00 | 174041 | |
| 1 | Wahhabi Sunnis [46 words] | Solomon Taragano | Jun 16, 2010 10:58 | 174041 | |
| 1 | Out, Turkey!! [40 words] | Godfrey de Bouillon | Jun 8, 2010 08:52 | 174040 | |
| Wishful thinking , I am afraid . [321 words] | Ianus | Jun 9, 2010 06:07 | 174040 | ||
| Turk need it as much. [117 words] | Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthi | Sep 3, 2010 02:31 | 174040 | ||
| NATO and EU membership [20 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | myth | Jun 8, 2010 08:34 | 174038 | ||
| 2 | turkey [336 words] | gibor | Jun 27, 2010 19:48 | 174038 |
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