According to the textbook that is being taught in all grades in Turkey’s government-run religious high schools, known as imam-hatips, some 50 countries were established in the vast territory of the Ottoman Empire and the overwhelming majority of them are stigmatized by a lack of true independence both politically and economically. “Nearly 50 countries were… Continua a leggere
Libya: “Italy must stand against the Muslim Brotherhood’s Government that keeps Tripoli and the rest of the country in a state of war,” stated Souad Sbai during the demonstration “Stop agreements with the fundamentalism spread by the Muslim Brotherhood” that took place in Montecitorio Square. “We ask Parliament to press Palazzo Chigi to adopt a… Continua a leggere
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRIME MINISTER GIUSEPPE CONTE Confident in the intelligence and in the sense of responsibility that have always distinguished your work on the institutional and political level, I hereby ask you to take into due consideration the appeal launched during the demonstration held on Wednesday, August 7, in Montecitorio Square, which urged the Government… Continua a leggere
Turkey is the gateway to Europe, a nation that could be annexed to the EU but that face Erdogan’s pressures and complaints. “We will continue to dialogue with a character who has crushed the Turkish people and not only them, also all the minorities. Erdogan opened a corridor to Syria years ago, where our foreign… Continua a leggere
Libya: “Italy opposes the government of the Muslim Brotherhood that keeps Tripoli and the rest of the country in a state of war,” stated Souad Sbai before the demonstration “Stop agreements with the fundamentalism of the Muslim Brotherhood”, which will take place today Wednesday, August 7 in the Piazza Montecitorio, Chamber of Deputies, Rome, starting… Continua a leggere
The United States and Turkey and were on a collision course Tuesday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to “eliminate” a Kurdish militia in northern Syria — a move deemed “unacceptable” by the Pentagon. Erdogan has repeatedly warned that it is preparing an offensive into Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia, which the US has… Continua a leggere
By Souad Sbai Cairo, the heart of Egypt, spills blood again. Investigations into the explosion that caused 20 deaths and over 40 wounded shortly after midnight on Monday, August 5 still continue. An accident, an attack or both options? A car that was traveling at high speed in the opposite direction and that crashed into… Continua a leggere
After Afrin, Erdogan is ready to the attack the Kurdish positions east to the Euphrates river: just a way to distract the public opinion from his domestic failures. Turkey will carry out an operation east of the Euphrates river in northern Syria, in an area controlled by the Kurdish YPG militia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip… Continua a leggere
According to a report in Nordic Monitor, a modern history text book for Turkish public school students justifies the Sept. 11 attacks in the US by Al-Qaeda and labels the European Union a “Christian club”. The article from NM, a group that covers religious, ideological and ethnic extremist movements and radical groups, also shows that… Continua a leggere
The Muslim Brotherhood group has been designated by the Egyptian state as terrorist since late 2013. In a leaked audio recording, a Muslim Brotherhood member revealed financial irregularities and embezzlement among the group’s leaders who have fled to Turkey. The audio, which was leaked by Omar Hassan, a Muslim Brotherhood member, is believed to belong… Continua a leggere
Here are the consequences of the Islamist drift imposed by Erdogan on the ideological and cultural level: textbooks in schools justify the terrorist attacks of September 11 and contain slogans against the West. The 12th grade modern history book that is being used in public schools in Turkey is full of anti-American and anti-EU references,… Continua a leggere
The CHP leader in Istanbul, Canan Kaftancioglu, is being trialed for having allegedly insulted Erdogan himself and the Turkish state. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s opponent on Thursday, July 18, rejected the charges against her during a trial described by her defenders as “revenge” for the opposition’s success in Istanbul. Canan Kaftancioglu, who leads the secular Republican… Continua a leggere
The European Union will put on hold high-level talks with Ankara and negotiations on an air transport agreement, as well as freeze funding for Turkey next year, over “illegal” drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters. The joint EU decision, which may still be changed, will be… Continua a leggere
The battle to defeat Erdogan in the 2023 presidential election has begun. Former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan said on Monday he was resigning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party (AKP) over “deep differences” with the party’s direction and said that Turkey needed a new vision. Babacan, along with former president Abdullah Gul,… Continua a leggere
Turkey’s president has met with the head of Libya’s “recognized” government, following heightened tensions between Turkey and forces loyal to a rival Libyan authority. In a statement from his office late Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his support for Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj’s forces. Libya is split between two warring governments. Sarraj leads the… Continua a leggere
