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Nova Roma
Celebrating his victory against the eastern Roman Emperor, Licinius, Constantine 1 has Byzantium renamed Nova Roma - New Rome. The original Constantinople was surrounded by seven hills, just like Rome. 6 crests lies along the Golden Horn, while the 7th lies alone about a km south. ( info on the hills part 1, part 2)
Constantine built his new capital with the help of artisans from Rome, so Constantinople retained a lot of Roman classical art.
The Turkish ruler had the pompous title of:
"Emperor of Powerful Emperors: Refuge of Sovereigns; Distributor of Crowns to the Kings of the Earth; Keeper of the Two Very Holy Cities; Governor of the Holy City of Jerusalem; Master of Europe, Asia and Africa; High King of the Two Seas; the Shadow of God upon Earth."
The Roman Empire was officially split into two parts, the East and the West in 395 C.E. In 476 C.E. the Ostrogoths removed the Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus from the throne and thereby returned the entire Empire to Zeno, the Eastern Roman Emperor. This transfer of power marked the downfall of the Western Roman Empire and Constantinople’s establishment as the single imperial capital. Thereafter, the Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire, and Constantinople became a uniquely eastern Orthodox city.
Constantinople was the capital and the greatest city in Christendom in terms of wealth, population, and political power. The Empire it ruled consisted of Asia Minor, the Balkans, and Greece. Over the 12th and 13th centuries, it lost most of its lands in all these areas, but its fortunes waxed and waned dramatically. By 1291, however, the "Empire" was reduced to the city of Constantinople and its hinterland, plus a few outposts.
The great city, Constantinople, fell to the hands of the Ottoman Turks on Tuesday 29th May 1453.
Map of Constantinople (1422)
That was a great shock to the whole Western Europe. Since that day, it has been called Istanbul as Sultan Mehmed II declared in Haiga Sophia, praying to Allah, 3 days later: "Here after my capital is Istanbul" [Sir Edwin Pears, "The Fall of Constantinople being The Story of The Fourth Crusade"]
Quote:
"Woe be to thee, O Constantinople,
seated on seven hills,
thou shall not continue a thousand years."
"The Antiquities of Constantinople" by Pierre Gilles, translated by John Ball, p.180
Read more on the Fall of Constantinople here
Constantinople 18th Century
Constantine became the emperor of Rome in 306, and was the most powerful person in his part of the world. His so called conversion to Christianity had far reaching effects on the common practice of the religion and on all the factions of Christianity that are present today.
His conversion helped Christianity in many ways. Followers were safe from persecution, and Christian leaders were given many gifts by the Emperor.
Constantine's adherence to Christianity ensured exposure of all his subjects to the religion, and he had no small domain. He also made Sunday an official Roman holiday so that more people could attend church, and made churches tax-exempt.
However, many of the same things that helped Christianity spread subtracted from its personal significance and promoted corruption and hypocrisy. Many people were attracted to the Church because of the money and favored positions available to them from Constantine rather than from piety.
The growth of the Church and its new-found public aspect prompted the building of specialized places of worship where leaders were architecturally separated from the common attendees, which stood in sharp contrast to the earlier house churches which were small and informal.
Constantine believed that the Church and the State should be as close as possible. From 312-320 Constantine was tolerant of paganism, keeping pagan gods on coins and retaining his pagan high priest title "Pontifex Maximus" in order to maintain popularity with his subjects, possibly indicating that he never understood the theology of Christianity.
From 320-330 he began to attack paganism through the government but in many cases persuaded people to follow the laws by combining pagan worship with Christianity. He made December 25th, the birthday of the pagan Unconquered Sun god, the official holiday it is now--the birthday of Jesus. It is likely that he also instituted celebrating Easter and Lent based on pagan holidays. From 330-337 Constantine stepped up his destruction of paganism, and during this time his mother, Helen, made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and began excavations to recover artifacts in the city. This popularized the tradition of pilgrimages in Christianity.
Whether or not his conversion was "genuine," Constantine's reign was extremely important to the Christian church. After his vision, he immediately declared Christianity legal in the Edict of Milan. He completely abandoned paganism and put his full force of favor towards advancing the cause of the Church of Christ.
He provided Christianizing legislation on such matters as the observance of Sunday, the confiscation of the temple treasures, and the exemption of some clergy from taxes. He funded Christian leaders and the construction of churches, some of which he dedicated to his mother. Most Christian leaders greatly admired Constantine for the works he did for the church and Christian cause.
Maps of the Ottoman Empire
The Expansion
The Decline
Ancient maps of Asia Minor can be viewed here
............... To Modern Economic Success
Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul: bridging civilisations
The Republic of Turkey is often referred to as a ‘bridge’ between civilisations; it combines a unique blend of western and eastern culture and tradition. Turkey hosted the birth of many major ancient civilisations, and borders two continents and eight countries. The country is home to magnificent, mountainous landscape, and is surrounded by various seas, including the Mediterranean, Black and Aegean seas. Turkey’s geographical location has ensured that it has come to acquire increasing strategic significance Strong and prudent economic policy, accompanied by structural reform, has brought a fresh outlook to the Turkish economy. The economy’s outstanding growth performance (combined with strong disinflation) carried economic reforms to a new frontier. Due to economic stability, a much improved investment environment, and positive expectations for the future, Turkey has been able to attract considerably high amounts of foreign direct investment in recent years.
Turkey eyes to turn Istanbul into a finance center
"Istanbul can be a financial, cultural and logistic center of Turkey, thanks to its unique geographical location; rich historical, cultural and architectural heritage; giant infrastructural investments; economic links with Europe, Asia and the Balkans; and relatively cheap labor force," source
Turkey strives for 21st century form of Islam
Turkey is engaged in a bold and profound attempt to rewrite the basis for Islamic sharia law while also officially reinterpreting the Qur'an for the modern age.
The exercise in reforming Islamic jurisprudence, sponsored by the modernising and mildly Islamic government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, is being seen as an iconoclastic campaign to establish a 21st century form of Islam, fusing Muslim beliefs and tradition with European and western philosophical methods and principles.
The result, say experts following the ambitious experiment, could be to diminish Muslim discrimination against women, banish some of the brutal penalties associated with Islamic law, such as stoning and amputation, and redefine Islam as a modern, dynamic force in the large country that pivots between east and west, leaning into the Middle East while aspiring to join the European Union.
A team of reformist Islamic scholars at Ankara University, acting under the auspices of the Diyanet or Directorate of Religious Affairs, the government body which oversees the country's 8,000 mosques and appoints imams, is said to be close to concluding a "reinterpretation" of parts of the Hadith, the collection of thousands of aphorisms and comments said to derive from the prophet Muhammad and which form the basis of Islamic jurisprudence or sharia law. "One of the team doing the revision said they are nearly finished," said Mustafa Akyol, an Istanbul commentator who reflects the thinking of the liberal camp in Erdogan's governing AK party. "They have problems with the misogynistic hadith, the ones against women. They may delete some from the collection, declaring them not authentic. That would be a very bold step. Or they may just add footnotes, saying they should be understood from a different historical context."
Fadi Hakura, a Turkey expert at Chatham House, described the project as an attempt to make Turkish Sunni Islam "fully compatible with contemporary social and moral values.
"They see this not as a revolution, but as a return to the original Islam, away from the excessive conservatism that has stymied all reforms for the last few centuries. It's somewhat akin to the Christian reformation, although not the same." source
UN Alliance of Civilizations
The Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) aims to improve understanding and cooperative relations among nations and peoples across cultures and religions and, in the process, to help counter the forces that fuel polarization and extremism. The Alliance was established in 2005, at the initiative of the Governments of Spain and Turkey, under the auspices of the United Nations.
The Alliance functions, both globally and within the UN system, in the following capacities:
A bridge builder and convener, connecting people and organizations devoted to promoting trust and understanding between diverse communities, particularly – but not exclusively – between Muslim and Western societies;
Turkey - From Ancient Civilisation .......
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, left, accompanied by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan
A catalyst and facilitator helping to give impetus to innovative projects aimed at reducing polarization between nations and cultures through joint pursuits and mutually beneficial partnerships;
An advocate for building respect and understanding among cultures and amplifying voices of moderation and reconciliation which help calm cultural and religious tensions between nations and peoples;
A platform to increase visibility, enhance the work and highlight the profile of initiatives devoted to building bridges between cultures; and
A resource providing access to information and materials drawn from successful cooperative initiatives which could, in turn, be used by member states, institutions, organizations, or individuals seeking to initiate similar processes or projects. source
The Caucasus Union
Turkey proposes the formation of a Caucasian union to resolve conflicts
Turkey is set to take its recent mediation efforts one step forward with vowing to work for the formation of a Caucasian union to help the resolution of the conflicts in the region. source
Iran seeks to join proposed Caucasus union
Iran is seeking to join a five-nation Caucasus union recently proposed by Turkey, an official has said. source
Turkish officials hail Turkey's United Nations Security Council seat
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan attributed Turkey's election to the U.N. Security Council to his country's growing role in international affairs.
Turkey's new, non-permanent seat for 2009-2010 "is a reflection of our increasing weight in international politics and the confidence that the international community has in us," Erdogan told reporters. source
İstanbul to permanently host D-8 Secretariat
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ali Babacan announced yesterday that İstanbul would from now on permanently host the Secretariat of the Developing Eight (D-8), a development cooperation between Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. source
Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan launch joint rail link
Leaders of Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan launched a railway project between the three countries on Thursday, building on links forged by gas and oil pipelines. source
Kingdom, Turkey decide to restore historic Hejaz Railway
Saudi Arabia and Turkey have reaffirmed their desire to restore and rebuild the historic Hejaz Railway that linked Damascus with the holy city of Madinah by a narrow-gauge rail line. The Hejaz rail line was used by pilgrims traveling from Istanbul to the Prophet’s Mosque via the Syrian capital. source
Turkey still ready to be Middle East mediator
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan expressed his government remains committed to mediating a peace deal between Israel and Palestinians.
Turkey has begun to realize this role as a mediator particularly in the context of Israeli-Syrian relations. It is Turkey, not anyone else. Not the UN, not the US, not Britain, not the Quartet but Turkey who sponsored the indirect talks between Syria and Israel. It is a major contribution to the Middle East peace process.
Moreover, Turkey is an honest broker. Turkey has very good relations with Israel and with the Arabs. Turkey has a strategic alliance with Israel. It can be an honest broker -- unlike America, which has been a dishonest broker. Since 1967 there have been many opportunities to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict on the basis of UN Resolution 242 and on the principle of land for peace. And yet all peace plans based on 242 were defeated by an axis of Israel and America. America has always been partial and partisan on behalf of Israel.
Some pundits argue that Turkey lost its status of an honest broker after Erdoğan’s spat with Peres. Is this true?
These pundits are wrong. Israel needs Turkey more than Turkey needs Israel. The Davos episode did not cause irreparable damage to Turkish-Israeli relations. The proof is that the Israelis played down rather than played up this isolated incident. Mr. Peres contacted the Turkish side in order to smooth things over. source
The Turkish-Islamic Union under Turkish Leadership and Supported by the Turkic Union
The time has come for the Turkish-Islamic world to unite. There is no reason why these communities, with a common religion, language, customs, heritage and tradition, should not unite and act as one. The unification of Turkic-Islamic societies, which generally speak the same language, which believe in the one God, which sincerely submit to our Prophet (saas) and love him with a profound respect, and which share the Islamic moral values of hospitality, love, loyalty, humility, sincerity, its entire essence, will come as a great blessing. source
Turkey calls for closer ties among Turkic-speaking countries
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday that improvement of relations among Turkic-speaking countries would contribute to the region and world peace.
"Today's conference is a solid proof that the relations among the governments of Turkic-speaking countries have turned into an institutionalized body, the Parliamentary Assembly," said Gul.
Apart from Turkey, five countries in the region house considerable Turkic-speaking communities, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, said the report. source
Recep Erdogan Prime Minister of Turkey
He was born in Tokat, (please note that Wiki is incorrect in his birth location ) raised in Rize (and later in Istanbul) and he came to power in Siirt. These 3 places Tokat, Rize and Siirt were once part of the Assyrian Empire.
His family was descended from Georgian immigrants who settled from Batum to Rize. (He announced his origins during his visit to Georgia in 2004.) Born into a poor family he was one of five children. His father worked for Turkey’s coast guard.
When Erdogan was 13, the family moved to Istanbul, hoping for better opportunities. Erdogan went to an Islamic school then studied business management at Istanbul’s Marmara University. While there, he joined the country’s growing political Islamist movement. He played soccer professionally and worked for Istanbul’s transportation authority until he was fired for refusing, on religious grounds, to shave his moustache.
The Mover's and Shakers in 21st Century Turkey
Mr Erdogan came to office a popular politician. Charismatic and driven, he saw his support grow after his party helped bring economic and political stability to the country.
But he has always had his secularist opponents, who accuse him and the party he founded of harbouring a secret agenda to turn Turkey into a religious society.
The prime minister's past is associated with hardline Islamic views, and his party has its roots in political Islam. But Mr Erdogan has sought to moderate his position since coming to government.
The country's generals - the guardians of Turkey's secularist constitution - however, have viewed this apparent moderation with suspicion. (hence the news headlines at present)
While Mayor of Istanbul he quoted this poem:
Mosques are our barracks,
domes our helmets,
minarets our bayonets,
believers our soldiers.
This holy army guards my religion.
Almighty our journey is our destiny,
the end is martyrdom.
Erdoğan was tried and convicted of inciting "religious hatred" in 1998 for quoting this . He was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment of which he served four between March and July 1999 and banned from politics. But a speedy change in the law cleared the way for Mr Erdogan to run for parliament - and within days of his victory he had been named as prime minister.
The Man Who Shakes Hands With The World picture gallery can be viewed here
The Great Mediator Nation to the Rescue
Erdoğan referred to Turkey's vision in the Middle East policies during his visit to Baghdad. Erdoğan said: "we do not want to get enemies; but we want to gain new friends. The US has started to express their wish to retreat from Iraq. When this happens, Iraq will be left to define their fate. Turkey will step forward as one of the countries to rely on." Erdoğan also stated that Islamic world has lost power with the conflicts such as the ones between Sunnis and Shiites.
Erdoğan said: "I am neither Sunni nor Shiite; I am only a Muslim. Someone should do this crazy job even if he will be criticized."
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Fetullah Gulen
Gülen was born in Erzurum, Turkey in 1941. He started primary education at his home village, but did not continue after his family moved, and instead focused on informal Islamic education.
Gülen retired from formal preaching duties in 1981. From 1988 to 1991 he gave a series of sermons in popular mosques of major cities. His long career had made him a well-known figure in Islamic circles, however, it was the interfaith dialog efforts, Islamic political activism and his courtship with the center-right political parties in the 1990s that made him a public figure.
Fethullah Gulen himself also worked to moderate his extremist Islamist image, advocating for inter-religious dialogue and holding various meetings with Pope John Paul II, Turkey's Chief Rabbi, and the Armenian Patriarch.
He also wants to see Jerusalem as separate entity - as a place of pilgrimage for the 3 religions and a place that no one needs a visa to enter. (stated in letter to Pope John Paul II 1998).
Gülen argues that dialogue between Christians and Muslims is indispensable in view of the now prevailing materialist worldview. He points to a Muslim hadith that says that Jesus will return during the last days, which means that the central values of Judaism, Christianity and Islam as prophetic traditions will in the end prevail.
Voted The World's No 1 thinker
Gülen, who has lived in the US since 1998, is credited with establishing a global network of schools which preach Islam in a spirit of tolerance. He has been praised in the west for promoting dialogue source
An Islamic scholar with a global network of millions of followers, Gülen is both revered and reviled in his native Turkey. To members of the Gülen movement, he is an inspirational leader who encourages a life guided by moderate Islamic principles. To his detractors, he represents a threat to Turkey’s secular order. He has kept a relatively low profile since settling in the United States in 1999, having fled Turkey after being accused of undermining secularism. source
Gulen, has millions of supporters in the Muslim world, its majority found within Turkish borders. He believes among other things that like the presence of God´s vicar on Earth in the pope seated in the Vatican, that Muslims should also have a symbolic head within its earthly domain, that of a caliphate, first erected by the Abbasid and Umayyad dynasties during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. source
To some, Gülen is a revered Turkish mystic and scholar interested only in education and preaching tolerance; to others he is a reclusive figure who secretly wants to reinstitute the Caliphate and establish an Islamic state in Turkey: an Islamic state that will extend from the Balkans, via Turkey, to all the Central Asiatic republics that were formerly part of the USSR, and on to China. Wendy Kristianasen, editorial director of Le Monde Diplomatique’s English edition asks, “Will Gülen then be the new Sultan?”
In Tehran then as in Ankara now, U.S. ambassadors preferred garden parties with the political elite and maintained contacts with only a narrow segment of the population. They were blind. As the State Department and Central Intelligence Agency remained clueless or belittled concerns about Khomeini's intentions, millions of Iranians turned out to greet their Imam at Tehran's international airport.Turks now say that similar crowds might greet Gülen when his plane touches down in Istanbul.
Gülen is careful. He will not order the dissolution of the Turkish Republic. But, ensconced in his Istanbul mansion, he could simply begin to issue fatwas prying Turkey farther from the secularism to which Erdoğan pays lip service. As Khomeini consciously drew parallels between himself and Twelver Shiism's Hidden Imam, Gülen will remain quiet as his supporters paint his return as evidence that the caliphate formally dissolved by Atatürk in 1924 has been restored. source
Fethullah Gülen, Islamist, Acquitted
This means that he can travel to Turkey whenever he wants to. He’s free to go where he wants to go, he’s free to meet with people he wants to meet. Most Turks know who he is, and what he stands for. Most secular Turks both despise and fear him. He has influenced a lot of people, including politicians.
His agenda is clear; he wants to bring Islam back into politics. He wants to Islamize the government. He uses science for ‘religious purposes.’ He’s at the center of a gigantic organization, whose goal it is to transform Muslim societies, to begin wth Turkey. He once said that atheists and terrorists are equally despicable. He reportedly told supporters who work for the government, that they should persevere in order to establish an Islamic state.
He wants to transform Islam into a Turkish Islam; one that focuses strongly on the Ottoman past. He wants to Islamize Turkey’s nationalism. Furthermore, Gülen wants to restore the bond between Islam and government in Turkey; like how it was in the early years of the Ottoman Empire. When it comes to the Turkish identity, Gülen argues that “Turkish” really means “Islamic.”
It’s clear that if Gülen and his people take over Turkey, the secular system will come to an end. The secular system will be replaced by… the system of the Ottomans. source
Gülen's ideas address the entire world
Gülen has not stayed at the level of creating ideas, but has created a practical platform on which these ideas can be carried out. This quality of his makes him one of the leading intellectuals of the world as well as one the greatest men of action.
He has not rested content with writing about his approaches. These can be roughly summarised as living together in peace; appreciating differences; accepting everybody as they are and bringing about inter-religious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance, which he developed to counter the theses of inter-religious and intercultural clashes. For the realisation of his ideals, he has initiated a civil voluntary movement. Today Fethullah Gülen is able to easily mobilise his followers, estimated at millions, who are craving to accomplish his ideal of transforming the world into an oasis of peace.
And he is famed for the very intimate ties he had established with the late Pope John Paul II and with Patriarch Bartholmew of Constantinople, the Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan and many other representatives from other religions. source
The Rise of a New Ottoman Empire: The Trap of Interfaith Dialogue
After the collapse of the communism, Fethullah Gülen, the spiritual leader of the Nur movement in Turkey, ordered his group to immigrate to the newly independent Central Asian countries. Gülen compared his followers to being today’s “sahaba,” the term referring to the journey from Mecca to Medina called the Hegira in the year 622, a journey that also marked the foundation of the Islamic State. After that relocation, Muhammad set up an Islamic State and instated his rules, for example forbidding usury and gambling. He implemented his own legal rules and system of government after gaining economic and military power and then conquered his birth place, Mecca, the center of a new religion. Until then Muhammad ordered his follower to cooperate with the Jews, never confronting them because he knew that the Jews were more powerful than his followers at that time. During that time Muslims even faced Jerusalem for prayers; however, after Muhammad’s followers conquered Mecca, they began facing Mecca. For both Muhammad and Gülen building a new Muslim community was a precursor to the Islamic state, and both men merged their religious views with the political goal of following the law of the Qur’an and not “natural” or human law in the Islamic state.
In 1991, the collapse of the Soviet Union gave Gülen an opportunity to gain a base among the Turkic states that desperately needed social, economic, and religious help. Also, Gülen wanted to counter Iran’s Shia religion in Central Asia, to make an economic investment, and to build a bridge between the Turkic states and Turkey.
However, after 9/11 Gülen saw another opportunity to expand his empire beyond the ocean to convert the infidels to Islam and to set up his dream Ottoman Empire, bringing it back again. Tauted for his claim to establish ecumentical peace, he sponsors Interfaith Dialogue, non-government organizations (NGO’s), schools, cultural centers, conferences, his own newspaper, civic and cultural events, among many other strategies, using them as a platform that promotes his ultraconservative Islmaic agenda in the U.S. However, 9/11 helped Gülen in a tremendous way to teach about Islam because suddenly the words “peace” and “tolerance” were in vogue and popular. Many Americans naively do not recognize the fact that as well as being a religion, Islam is a political, social, and economic sytem that rules all aspects of life. Today Gülen believes that since the Ottoman Empire ruled the world for many centuries with peace, he wants to bring it back again. By creating big lobbies, Gülen moves toward his utimate goal of dictating American and Western social, political, and economic policies. He has recruited thousands of teachers and millions of students while raising billions of dollars in economic support........... continues here
Abdullah Gul
US must share power in new world order, says Turkey's controversial president
In his first interview with a foreign newspaper since becoming head of state, Abdullah Gül tells Stephen Kinzer of his vision for his country as a bridge between nations
"I don't think you can control all the world from one centre," Gül told the Guardian. "There are big nations. There are huge populations. There is unbelievable economic development in some parts of the world. So what we have to do is, instead of unilateral actions, act all together, make common decisions and have consultations with the world. A new world order, if I can say it, should emerge."
Gül said Turkey could play a decisive role in bridging the chasm that separates the west from more turbulent regions. His country's effort to join the European Union, he said, was its "main agenda".
"I wish to see Turkey as an island where the European standard of democracy is being fulfilled and the free market economy is functioning very well," he said. "This will be a real gift to the region, to the world, for peace. And this Turkey will be a source of inspiration for so many.
"As we are transforming ourselves in that direction, we will not forget our natural links and relationships and advantages with other countries - Muslim countries, central Asian countries, Caucasus countries, Middle Eastern and other countries," he added, speaking in fluent English.
"Turkey is having a positive impact on them, spreading the values of democracy, freedom, rule of law. Also, the economic changes here ... are admired. Maybe that is the indirect influence of this country." source
Gul was born in Kayseri in 1950. But Gul’s family have only lived in Kayseri for about 100 years, “His great-grandfather was an Arab who immigrated from Siirt to Develi around 1915.” Gül was also called with the name Cumhur by his family. His official website can be viewed here.
Gul who is deeply mistrusted by the hardline secularists in Turkey, was elected president despite strong objections by the army because of his political Islamist past.
Adnan Oktar
pen name Harun Yahya
Oktar has written numerous books under the name Harun Yahya (Harun (Aaron) and Yahya (John)), arguing against evolution. He also asserts that evolution is directly related to the claimed evils of materialism, Nazism, communism, and Buddhism. Most of his anti-evolution resources are identical to Christian creationist arguments.
He also has produced various works on Zionism and Freemasonry, accusing Zionists of racism and arguing that Zionism and Freemasonry have had significant negative effects on world history and politics.
Oktar's books on faith-related topics attempt to communicate the existence and oneness of God according to the Islamic faith, and are written with the main purpose of introducing Islam to those who are strangers to religion.
He has managed to have the Richard Dawkins website banned from Turkey. He is one of the most vocal supporters of a Turkish Islamic Union. Click on his website for further information:
WHEN WE ASK ‘WHO SHOULD BE THE LEADER?’ IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD, EVERYONE SAYS THE TURKS, THEY ALL SAY TURKEY SHOULD BE THE LEADER.
Nobody says that Egypt should be the leader, or Iran, and they have no such pretensions themselves. They insist the Turks should do it. That is also what our Prophet (saas) says. Turkey is where the Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear, all the portents of the End Times center around Turkey, and they all refer to Istanbul. The hadith about Hazrat Mahdi (as) all refer to Istanbul, by the name of Konstantiniyye, which then assumed the name Istanbul. We can also see from other accounts that Turkey will fulfill this great duty; it is the proper nation to do so, and that is no exaggeration, just the truth. That is why I believe that the time has come. The latest developments all indicate that.
source: Azerybaijan Ayna Newspaper-August 8, 2008 /Adnan Oktar
"“I tell you in all honesty that in a maximum of 10 years there will be extraordinary events insha’Allah and I stand by my words. We will have very pleasant consequences. But we should strengthen our fraternal bonds. We should be very sincere. We should fear Allah very much, love Him very much and well understand the Qur’an. We shall be loyal to the state, loyal to our nation and expanders rather than contractors, fiercely opposed to being divided. The course of events is excellent. Our nation is excellent, Turkey is excellent and our people are excellent. And the final outcome, insha’Allah, will also be excellent.”
source: Hatay TV, September 2008
I even think that Israel will be able to relax and trade freely and to the fullest extent in the region. There is step by step progress in that direction. I believe this target will be achieved in the near future. They will also find things easier and attain salvation within the Turkish-Islamic Union because Israel will be under the protection of the Turkish-Islamic Union. It will be freed from the problem of terror, from violence. Its walls will be torn down. At the moment, Israel is a kind of prison. It is surrounded by walls on all sides. Those walls will be brought down. Israel will be able to relax and trade with the region with no difficulty. The pressure on it will be lifted. And therefore the pressure that Israel puts on Muslim states, on Muslims countries, will also be lifted. An age of total peace and security will dawn. That is why I can say that the immediate establishment of the Turkish-Islamic Union is the main and foremost question facing the world.
source: Al Baghdadi TV, August 5, 2008
21st CENTURY WILL BE THE ERA OF TURKISH ISLAMIC UNION
This is a union of hearts. IN THE TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION I AM THINKING OF, ALL COUNTRIES WILL REMAIN NATION STATES. This is a union of hearts, of love and a shared reason. To take a joint decision and eradicate terror when it arises somewhere, for instance, or to take a joint decision and thus resolves an economic crisis. Great love is essential. Intense enthusiasm is essential. These things cannot be produced by red tape, but by fervor and enthusiasm. In other words, you need love to extend a helping hand to another country, to take a common decision when terror raises its head anywhere...
source: Azerbaijan TV, June 2008
The Turkish Islamic Union is about to happen insha’Allah. We will unite with Azerbaijan. We will unite with Syria, Iraq, Turkmenistan and East Turkestan. A great Turkish-Islamic world will be formed insha’Allah. We are on its eve. There will be many important developments in the next 10 years at the latest, We will all see them insha’Allah.
source: Channel 47 Mardin, July 2008
“The liberation of Palestine is down to us. And the salvation of Israel. Israel will be able to relax with us. Armenia, Turkistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Pakistan will all attain salvation with us at the helm. Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria will jump for joy if Turkey becomes leader. THAT IS WHY WE MUST DELAY NO LONGER. TURKEY MUST ACTIVELY WANT THE JOB. Nobody will object. Nobody will stand up and say they refuse to accept if Turkey asks for the job. It is something everyone wants.”
source: Konya TV, February 2008
You will not be able to recognize the Turkey of the future. It will literally be a regional super-power, as a result of which Israel will be saved, Armenia will be in a better position, Palestine will be in a good position, and Israel will enjoy a peace and security it has never known before in its history. The Palestinian problem will be completely resolved. Turkey is the key to all this. And there is open demand for it. In other words, Iraq also wants it. Iraq in fact wants to unite with Turkey. In the same way, Syria also wants to unite with Turkey and wants Turkish administration. But as separate states, of course. They want Turkey to take over as a spiritual leader. And when Turkey puts it…
souce: Kıbrıs Ada TV-August 1, 2008
Christians are also our brothers. And Jews are our brothers. Armenians and Georgians are all our brothers, because they are all people we took to our bosoms in the Ottoman community of nations, people who served the Ottoman Empire, who served Turkishness. They are people who served Islam and the Qur’an. The greatest craftsmen and artists emerged from among the Armenians, for instance. Or from among the Greeks. Jewish scientists and Jewish artists performed great services and worked in the palaces. But this strife was produced subsequently. The Masons acted quite treacherously, using the corruption of racism, suggesting the supposed existence of hatred and conflict… They became unwilling to admit to being Jews. That was a Masonic ruse. But they are the People of the Book and are our brothers. They love the Prophet Abraham. They love Ishmael. And Isaac and Jacob. They believe in the one Allah. We love the same prophets. We love the same angels. And they are all earlier forms of the true faith. They are old true faiths. Islam is of course the last true faith, insha’Allah. But they are also the People of the Book. Allah states that they are the People of the Book in the Qur’an. That is why this hatred and enmity must come to an end. Israel will be as free as possible. Armenia will be free.
source: Uşak ART TV-August 19, 2008
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