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Turkey's Quest To Build An Islamic Superpower
PNW ^ | 3/29/21 | Giulio Meotti

Posted on 03/29/2021 10:25:19 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

"It was a very special day, July 24 [2020]," said France's leading expert on Islam, Gilles Kepel.

"It was pilgrimage time to Mecca and, due to the pandemic, no one was there! It was the anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, the origin of modern Turkey within its current borders. Erdogan was about to twist the arm of the secular Ataturk, who had turned the old Hagia Sophia basilica into a museum that he had donated 'to humanity'. Erdogan... turned it back into a mosque".

This was the moment, remarked Kepel - who just published a new book, "Le Prophète et la Pandémie" ["The Prophet and the Pandemic"] -- that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan became the new leader of the umma, or global Islamic community. "Erdogan is trying to appear as the champion of Islam, just like Ayatollah Khomenei in 1989".

Both Khomeini and Erdogan seem to have been committed to erasing secularism and ties with Western culture from their respective countries; to heading a battle against Saudi Arabia for supremacy of the Islamic world and to re-Islamizing their societies. Veiled women, for instance was rarely seen in Tehran before Khomeini, and Erdogan reintroduced it into Turkish society.

(Excerpt) Read more at prophecynewswatch.com ...


TOPICS: Current Events; Islam; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: constantinople; erdogan; islam; israel; kurdistan; ottomanempire; receptayyiperdogan; turkey
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1 posted on 03/29/2021 10:25:19 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Should we wait and let the Moozlems carve each other up like we did the Russians and the Krauts? Someone here dared us to say something positive about the Chicoms and their moozlem problem.


2 posted on 03/29/2021 10:29:18 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Turks seized Westerners property. The purge has begun.


3 posted on 03/29/2021 10:32:20 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The realm of the Antichrist will probably be Islamic.


4 posted on 03/29/2021 10:33:31 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Erdogan is going to be a problem for The Biden Bunch.
He can be a tough customer. For years he kept threatening to allow more Syrians free travel into Europe if he didn’t get his way diplomatically. I don’t know if he still holds that bargaining chip or if the Russians now do.
“E-Dog” seems to be more direct in saying what he wants compared to
Kim Jun Un.


5 posted on 03/29/2021 10:40:16 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
"It was a very special day, July 24 [2020]," said France's leading expert on Islam, Gilles Kepel. "It was pilgrimage time to Mecca and, due to the pandemic, no one was there! It was the anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, the origin of modern Turkey within its current borders. Erdogan was about to twist the arm of the secular Ataturk, who had turned the old Hagia Sophia basilica into a museum that he had donated 'to humanity'. Erdogan... turned it back into a mosque"

6 posted on 03/29/2021 10:57:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Recep Erdogan will be a major player in the coming days. His hope to rebuild the Antichrist Caliphate is not without significance. Coincidentally, his name in English Gematria is of some concern


7 posted on 03/29/2021 11:01:26 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

“Coincidentally, his name in English Gematria is of some concern”

How so?
I want to know more about that very interesting point.


8 posted on 03/29/2021 11:02:57 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

https://www.gematrix.org/


9 posted on 03/29/2021 11:07:34 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Suleiman and The Ottomans - 2021 Reunion World Tour


10 posted on 03/29/2021 11:10:35 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

What makes Erdogan dangerous is that all of the Muslims throughout Europe will be loyal to him, over their host countries.


11 posted on 03/29/2021 11:11:53 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Hey, Jan, looks like you’re back, just in time. ;)


12 posted on 03/29/2021 11:13:19 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Did you see my #7 post? Recep Erdogan is definitely someone to watch. The way he used the a faux constitutional crisis to root out all military members not loyal to him was of historic significance. And how he cut power to US bases!?


13 posted on 03/29/2021 11:23:23 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: dfwgator

I agree with your previous statement too! Having been stationed in Germany, the Turks there have much political power now


14 posted on 03/29/2021 11:24:19 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Sure, I did, just as I pointed out his real threat is that he will have the loyalty of the Muslims across all of Europe. They are always looking for someone from the Islamic world they can support.


15 posted on 03/29/2021 11:26:09 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Yes! Spot on!


16 posted on 03/29/2021 12:06:31 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Can you imagine this creep having the temerity to stroke PDJT on the cheek?


17 posted on 03/29/2021 12:09:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

I can’t get anything significant, but I’ll admit I may not be doing it correctly either.


18 posted on 03/29/2021 12:12:25 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: BenLurkin

They are ‘sons of their father’ after all.


19 posted on 03/29/2021 12:13:51 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Recep Erdogan = 666 (in English Gematria)

That said, there is no reason to believe he is THE Antichrist right now. However he is definitely someone to watch
20 posted on 03/29/2021 12:26:33 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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