Yusuf Kaplan
Muslims have never been slave to politics, until now...
Let’s first cast off our prejudices: The ancient Greeks did not, as it is presumed, philosophize; rather they politicized.The ancient Greeks did not philosophize; they politicizedPhilosophy is a form of thought that the Greeks engaged in through poli... more
The secular and the Muslim Turkey
Being authentic, in other words, sincerity is what will save us: approaching one another with sincerity and our sincere self-criticisms. Hence, those who fail to criticize themselves do not, and should not have the right to criticize others. The segm... more
Turkey is spoiling imperialists’ games! That’s what’s driving them crazy!
Operation Euphrates Shield paved the way for Turkey to achieve true independence. Hence, Operation Euphrates Shield went into history as a turning point, a milestone in Turkey’s fight for independence and its future. FROM EUPHRATES SHIELD TO PEACE S... more
Turkey: the spring of peace
Turkey finally launched its long-anticipated military operation east of the Euphrates River in Syria.The U.S., European Union (EU), Arab League, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel immediately took up an anti-Turkey position.They’re going crazy that we ar... more
The Arab world is being dragged to the verge of destruction
The people of Egypt suddenly flocked to the streets, primarily to Cairo and Alexandria...It is curious that such an event should explode as Sisi is visiting the U.S.!Will there be a new coup in Egypt, will the people of Egypt, God forbid, witness a n... more
The monster in our hands and homes
That day passed like a nightmare in Turkey. Young Emine Bulut was brutally murdered and stabbed several times by her husband as her 10-year-old daughter cried out, “Mommy, please don’t die.”I did not watch the full footage available online. My heart ... more
Blood flowing from the skirts of the Himalayas: Kashmir
The imperialists are now trying to strike and divide Pakistan and drag it to chaos.Evil forces punished Pakistan for making the atom bomb, and reduced President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq’s airplane to a cloud of dust.Then they put a damper on Pakistan beca... more
Moving towards a cyber one world nation...
We are witnessing the collapse of nation-states – not only nation-states, but also the collapse of society, family, and finally humans as a species. What we are experiencing today is not a doomsday scenario but the harbingers of doomsday. Yesterday, ... more
Turkey’s Ansar (helper) spirit toward Syrians should be sustained
When a young man in Tunisia set himself on fire, the flames in Tunisia soon spread through the entire Arab world: In the post-colonial period that would scatter the whole Arab world, neo-liberal provocative uprisings called the Arab Spring turned int... more
Turkey will forge its own path ...
As Turkey purchased the S-400 defense system from Russia, the U.S. administration, followed by servile EU countries, immediately began looking into imposing sanctions against Ankara.It was precisely on the anniversary of July 15th, upon the arrival o... more
The significance of the S-400s: The trial for Turkey’s sovereignty and future
At a time when discussions such as, “Has it arrived, is it going to come or not, pigs will fly if they do,” have escalated, the S-400s started to arrive following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s firm and determined statement, “I am not saying the S-... more
If Turkey’s Muslim backbone collapses, so will Turkey!
I had ended my article Friday with the following, “The question we need to dwell on is not why we lost politically; it is the burning reality of why we failed to see the fact that by winning politically, we are losing spiritually.”The Justice and Dev... more
The people of Istanbul will show those who stole their will in the election re-run!
Istanbul is going to polls today – though, one that is a rare example in our recent history. The Istanbul mayoral elections are going to be renewed.It is but a local election, yet one that can change everything.It is such an election that no candidat... more