Tag Archives: Tayyip Recep Erdogan

Not Erdoğan (2)

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Andrew Stuttaford

With Islamist Turkish president Erdoğan continuing to take advantage of the failed coup that  he has described as a “gift from God”, here’s another quote from an infinitely greater Turk, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion … Continue reading →

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Not Erdoğan

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Andrew Stuttaford

Given the news  from Turkey, a quote or two from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk seemed appropriate: I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion … Continue reading →

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As We Await the End Times

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on Ricochet. The art of writing a first paragraph is said to lie in the ability to draw the reader in. I would say that Lily Lynch’s remarkable new piece in The Balkanist passes that test very well indeed: … Continue reading →

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Science and Economics

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on Ricochet: The Guardian: One of Saudi Arabia’s leading conservative clerics has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems, countering activists who are trying to end the Islamic kingdom’s male-only driving rules. … Continue reading →

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Erdogan’s “Interest-rate Lobby” and Other Stories

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: So what have those scamps from Turkey’s “mildly Islamist” AK (the Economist) been talking about lately? Here (reported in Hurriyet) is President Abdullah Gül, an individual generally seen as more emollient than thuggish Prime Minister Erdogan: … Continue reading →

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Erdogan, Again

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Turkey’s thuggish (“mildly Islamist”, if you are The Economist) prime minister Erdogan is doing his bit to restrict free speech. The Seattle Times reports: Prompted by the anti-Muslim video produced in California that has stirred deadly … Continue reading →

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