Posts Tagged: AKP Party

Under Erdogan, Turkish High School Textbooks Praise Jihad
The United States helped bring about the 9/11 attacks because it sees "itself as one above equals in international relations," a history book assigned to...

Erdogan Fosters Anti-Western, Anti-Israel, and Jihadist Sentiment in Turkey
The November 1 assault on an American sailor by Turkish nationalists reflects the anti-Western sentiment prevailing in Turkey, fostered by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During a...

Turkish Official Blames Jews and ‘Crusaders’ for Election Losses
Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost a parliamentary majority it had enjoyed for 13 years in voting last Sunday. Voters had many reasons to back...

Senior Turkish Officials Blame Problems on Jews
Anti-Semitic sentiment flourishes throughout many parts of the Muslim world. Leaders in various countries have historically blamed Jews and Israel for internal woes to alleviate...

Why the West Cares about Turkey’s Diplomatic Conflict with Israel
Under the surface, there have been growing concerns in the West about the general direction of Turkish foreign policy under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and...