Secularism Archive
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No Need for Secularism in Tunisia
Posted on December 26, 2011 | No CommentsThe leader of the Tunisian Islamist Ennahda party Ghannouchi says the closest example of their experience is Turkey, but they do not need secularism in Tunisia. The closest example to... -
The Ottoman empire’s secular history undermines sharia claims
Posted on October 8, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Ottoman empire’s secular history undermines sharia claims A new paper shows 18th- and 19th-century Ottoman rulers decriminalised homosexuality and promoted women’s education Tehmina Kazi guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 October 2011... -
Atatürk will remain a towering figure among Turks
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 1 CommentNotwithstanding, there is little doubt that Atatürk will remain a towering historical figure among Turks. Reactionary forces that resist change and want to hold on to the past will not hold the Turkish nation hostage to their hatred and bigotry. -
Turkey: profile of Tayyip Recep Erdogan
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsWhen Tayyip Erdogan sold bread rolls as a boy on the old streets of Istanbul, Turkey was a country caught in a cycle of army coups. It languished on the... -
ATATURK SOCIETIES OF USA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM STRONGLY OPPOSE
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsATATURK SOCIETIES OF USA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM STRONGLY OPPOSE THE TURKISH RULING PARTY’S DECLARED INTENTION TO CHANGE “TURKEY’S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES” PROTECTED BY THE CURRENT CONSTITUTION Turkey’s ruling Justice and... -
Confronting anti-Muslim hatred
Posted on May 15, 2011 | No Comments21 May 2011 A conference on anti-Muslim hatred throughout Britain and Europe. Saturday 21 May 2011, 11-6pm London Muslim Centre Whitechapel Road, London E1 1JX Speakers include: John Esposito –... -
![ISTANBUL—“A leading Turkish national security analyst” told US diplomats that seven percent of Turkish citizens support “radical forms of Islam,” adding that “in a country of 70 million [people], even...](http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/0323muslimprayer-115x115.jpg "US Fears Millions of ‘Potential Terrorists’ in Turkey")
US Fears Millions of ‘Potential Terrorists’ in Turkey
Posted on March 24, 2011 | 3 CommentsISTANBUL—“A leading Turkish national security analyst” told US diplomats that seven percent of Turkish citizens support “radical forms of Islam,” adding that “in a country of 70 million [people], even... -
Turkish Lessons, if Any, for Egypt
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Joshua W. Walker With the overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on Friday after thirty years in power, it appears increasingly likely that the long-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood will gain... -
Osmanlıca, Türkçe Değildir!
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 1 CommentCumhuriyet 04.02.2011 Osmanlıca, Türkçe Değildir! Sevgi ÖZEL Bir TV dizisinin, geçmişe özlemi böyle köpürteceğini, yaşamı boyunca Osmanlı tarihi ve Türk dili üzerine çalışan uzmanlar da düşünemezdi. Uğur Mumcu’nun deyişiyle “bilgi... -
A Turkish Solution For Egypt
Posted on February 4, 2011 | No CommentsJONATHAN SCHANZER and KHAIRI ABAZA The New Republic, February 2, 2011 Jonathan Schanzer is vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). Khairi Abaza is a senior fellow... -
Tory chief Baroness Warsi attacks ‘bigotry’ against Muslims
Posted on January 20, 2011 | 1 CommentPrejudice against Muslims has become widespread and socially acceptable in Britain, the Conservative chairman will claim. By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent Islamophobia has “passed the dinner-table test” and is seen by... -
America’s Dark View of Turkish Premier Erdogan by Maximilian Popp
Posted on December 5, 2010 | No Comments01Dec10 By Maximilian Popp REUTERS Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, has surrounded himself with “an iron ring of sycophantic (but contemptuous) advisors,” according to US diplomatic cables. The... -
Why Turkey will emerge as leader of the Muslim world
Posted on November 25, 2010 | No CommentsBy SONER CAGAPTAY The AKP is setting the stage for a total recalibration of Turkey’s global compass. Turkey is not thought of as the Muslim country par excellence, but it is... -
Merkel says German multi-cultural society has failed
Posted on October 18, 2010 | No CommentsAFP – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, pictured in Potsdam on Saturday at a conference of younger members her … Slideshow:German Chancellor Angela Merkel by Audrey Kauffmann Audrey Kauffmann – Sun Oct 17, 11:50 am ET BERLIN (AFP)... -
Turkey needs to re-interpret secularism – senior MP
Posted on October 16, 2010 | 1 CommentTurkey has to re-interpret its principles of secularism to adapt to a changing society, an AK Party member in charge of drafting a new constitution said, joining a growing debate... -
We are turning into a totalitarian fascist regime
Posted on October 15, 2010 | No Comments14Oct10 Emre Kongar evaluates recent steps taken by the AKP government. Putting them into context, Kongar argues that the ultimate goal of the AKP is to spread the government’s ideology... -
DEAD HEADS by Cem Ryan
Posted on October 14, 2010 | No CommentsIt's now all the chi-chi fashion rage! The prurient fashion designing male politicians of both sides are again trying to determine what Turkish women should wear on their heads. -
Turkish government condemns alleged conservative Muslim attack on Istanbul art gallery
Posted on September 24, 2010 | No CommentsBy The Associated Press (CP) ISTANBUL — Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has condemned an attack allegedly by conservative Muslims on people drinking cocktails outside an Istanbul art gallery, calling for understanding... -
‘Israel uses wiretapping equipment it sold to Turkey on Turkish citizens’
Posted on September 3, 2010 | No CommentsTurkish newspaper: IDF using eq uipment sold to Turkey in 2007 to listen in on Turkish citizens, including political activists, members of opposition parties and academics. By Zvi Bar’el http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-uses-wiretapping-equipment-it-sold-to-turkey-on-turkish-citizens-1.311626 A... -
A Symposium: What Is Moderate Islam?
Posted on September 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe controversy over a proposed mosque in lower Manhattan has spurred a wider debate about the nature of Islam. We asked six leading thinkers—Anwar Ibrahim, Bernard Lewis, Ed Husain, Reuel...
