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The xenophobic rhetoric against Syrians in Turkey

Ergün Yıldırım

Tem 07 2021, Çarşamba

Last year, the UN developed an emergency action plan to fight xenophobia, discrimination, and racism. Most countries, including Turkey, signed this action plan. However, the world's wealthiest countries, such as the U.S., France, the U.K., Israel, Canada, and Australia, objected and refused to sign. Very interesting, right? Countries such as France and U.K. complain about Turkey daily, yet they object to an emergency action plan aimed at fighting against discrimination, xenophobia, and racism. X

The xenophobic rhetoric against Syrians in Turkey

Ergün Yıldırım

Tem 07 2021, Çarşamba

Last year, the UN developed an emergency action plan to fight xenophobia, discrimination, and racism. Most countries, including Turkey, signed this action plan. However, the world's wealthiest countries, such as the U.S., France, the U.K., Israel, Canada, and Australia, objected and refused to sign. Very interesting, right? Countries such as France and U.K. complain about Turkey daily, yet they object to an emergency action plan aimed at fighting against discrimination, xenophobia, and racism. X

Turkey must fight Armenian 'genocide' allegations with its own unique approach

Ergün Yıldırım

Nis 28 2021, Çarşamba

When U.S. President Joe Biden used the term “genocide” for the events that transpired in Ottoman Turkey in 1915, we were all outraged, and rightfully so. Turkey is sitting in the defendant’s chair as the sole culprit of the great miseries caused by the storms experienced by the conditions of World War I, which was a storm that tore the world to pieces. The Armenian Hinchak and Dashnak terrorist organizations’ dreams of massacre and division posed a great threat. Armenians were subjected to depor

Turkey must fight Armenian 'genocide' allegations with its own unique approach

Ergün Yıldırım

Nis 28 2021, Çarşamba

When U.S. President Joe Biden used the term “genocide” for the events that transpired in Ottoman Turkey in 1915, we were all outraged, and rightfully so. Turkey is sitting in the defendant’s chair as the sole culprit of the great miseries caused by the storms experienced by the conditions of World War I, which was a storm that tore the world to pieces. The Armenian Hinchak and Dashnak terrorist organizations’ dreams of massacre and division posed a great threat. Armenians were subjected to depor

Should we be happy about Biden’s election win?

Zekeriya Kurşun

Kas 09 2020, Pazartesi

I went through my past columns and took a look at what I wrote about Donald Trump. I realized that I was never optimistic concerning him. I criticized him, and even likened him to a tightrope walker. I found that I was not mistaken. At this point, I pondered whether I should be pleased that he lost the election. However, I realized that there is nothing to be pleased about. What good would it do to celebrate in a collapsing world order, while the U.S. established order, which wants to take the w

Should we be happy about Biden’s election win?

Zekeriya Kurşun

Kas 09 2020, Pazartesi

I went through my past columns and took a look at what I wrote about Donald Trump. I realized that I was never optimistic concerning him. I criticized him, and even likened him to a tightrope walker. I found that I was not mistaken. At this point, I pondered whether I should be pleased that he lost the election. However, I realized that there is nothing to be pleased about. What good would it do to celebrate in a collapsing world order, while the U.S. established order, which wants to take the w

France’s secular Catholic republic

Ergün Yıldırım

Kas 04 2020, Çarşamba

France is a secular Catholic republic. Catholic means universal truth. You have no choice but to accept this universal truth. Otherwise, you cannot live with it. Thus, the entirety of Medieval Europe was Catholic. There was no other sect, because it was not given the option to exist. Thus, when the Catholics invaded Andalusia, they gave both Muslims and Jews three options: You either become Catholic, die, or leave. There is no religious pluralism in Catholicism. As an extension, religious plural

France’s secular Catholic republic

Ergün Yıldırım

Kas 04 2020, Çarşamba

France is a secular Catholic republic. Catholic means universal truth. You have no choice but to accept this universal truth. Otherwise, you cannot live with it. Thus, the entirety of Medieval Europe was Catholic. There was no other sect, because it was not given the option to exist. Thus, when the Catholics invaded Andalusia, they gave both Muslims and Jews three options: You either become Catholic, die, or leave. There is no religious pluralism in Catholicism. As an extension, religious plural

The ‘others’ of European host countries: Muslim guest workers

Ergün Yıldırım

Eki 25 2020, Pazar

A sociology study conducted in Germany that was published this month provides quite enlightening information with respect to the state of Muslim immigrants in Europe. The study titled, “A Threat to the Occident? Comparing Human Values of Muslim Immigrants, Christian, and Non-religious Natives in Western Europe,” was carried out at Goethe University’s Faculty of Social Sciences by Christian S. Czymara, and Marcus Eisentraut of the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. The study that heavily

The ‘others’ of European host countries: Muslim guest workers

Ergün Yıldırım

Eki 25 2020, Pazar

A sociology study conducted in Germany that was published this month provides quite enlightening information with respect to the state of Muslim immigrants in Europe. The study titled, “A Threat to the Occident? Comparing Human Values of Muslim Immigrants, Christian, and Non-religious Natives in Western Europe,” was carried out at Goethe University’s Faculty of Social Sciences by Christian S. Czymara, and Marcus Eisentraut of the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. The study that heavily

Boycotting Turkish products: Saudi Arabia’s economic suicide attempt

Zekeriya Kurşun

Eki 20 2020, Salı

Echoes of dissent first came from Riyadh, soon after social media websites launched and ran a campaign to boycott Turkish products, so an atmosphere of hesitation reigned and opinions were split on those very same websites as comparisons began to be drawn between imported Turkish products and those manufactured locally. Authors, cartoonists, satirists and others also weighed in, and secret instructions were issued to customs services from official authorities to restrict the flow of imported Tur

Boycotting Turkish products: Saudi Arabia’s economic suicide attempt

Zekeriya Kurşun

Eki 20 2020, Salı

Echoes of dissent first came from Riyadh, soon after social media websites launched and ran a campaign to boycott Turkish products, so an atmosphere of hesitation reigned and opinions were split on those very same websites as comparisons began to be drawn between imported Turkish products and those manufactured locally. Authors, cartoonists, satirists and others also weighed in, and secret instructions were issued to customs services from official authorities to restrict the flow of imported Tur

Why do the Saudis have a bone to pick with me?

Zekeriya Kurşun

Tem 27 2020, Pazartesi

Saudi Arabia, which has been utilizing my writings for years as a resource in its academies, has now launched a campaign against me. When I saw the first title of the series of articles by author Talal al-Tureyfi, I was excited, thinking that I was going to have a debate about history on equal terms. But then, when I read the delusions that even a second-year high school student could not have written, my enthusiasm waned. The fact that articles were simultaneously published in Arabic by Asharq

Why do the Saudis have a bone to pick with me?

Zekeriya Kurşun

Tem 27 2020, Pazartesi

Saudi Arabia, which has been utilizing my writings for years as a resource in its academies, has now launched a campaign against me. When I saw the first title of the series of articles by author Talal al-Tureyfi, I was excited, thinking that I was going to have a debate about history on equal terms. But then, when I read the delusions that even a second-year high school student could not have written, my enthusiasm waned. The fact that articles were simultaneously published in Arabic by Asharq

Skulls and bones: Algeria’s martyrs and France’s message to North Africa

Zekeriya Kurşun

Tem 06 2020, Pazartesi

Turkey taking initiative in the Mediterranean in cooperation with Libya’s legitimate administration, the Government of National Accord (GNA), shifted the balances in North Africa. This not only triggered a political process that will long continue to be debated but also led to the revival of the region’s historical memory. In articles I wrote following the deal between Turkey and Libya, I had said that this would be perceived as a challenge to the world, and activate anti-Turkey lobbies.Currentl

Skulls and bones: Algeria’s martyrs and France’s message to North Africa

Zekeriya Kurşun

Tem 06 2020, Pazartesi

Turkey taking initiative in the Mediterranean in cooperation with Libya’s legitimate administration, the Government of National Accord (GNA), shifted the balances in North Africa. This not only triggered a political process that will long continue to be debated but also led to the revival of the region’s historical memory. In articles I wrote following the deal between Turkey and Libya, I had said that this would be perceived as a challenge to the world, and activate anti-Turkey lobbies.Currentl

Solidarity and soft power in the Muslim world: in conversation with historian Dawood Auleear, Jalal Ferdi

Zekeriya Kurşun

Haz 08 2020, Pazartesi

What do we know about the island of Mauritius? Have we ever heard about Jalal Ferdi? What is it that unites a small island on the southwest of the Indian Ocean and a Turkish educator who lived through the last periods of the Ottoman Empire and the first years of the Republican era?Do you recall Ottam Empire’s Cemiyet-i Hayriye-i İslamiye (Benevolent Society of Islam), a branch of the Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa (Special Organization of the Ottoman Empire), which was founded by the Unionists? In one of my

Solidarity and soft power in the Muslim world: in conversation with historian Dawood Auleear, Jalal Ferdi

Zekeriya Kurşun

Haz 08 2020, Pazartesi

What do we know about the island of Mauritius? Have we ever heard about Jalal Ferdi? What is it that unites a small island on the southwest of the Indian Ocean and a Turkish educator who lived through the last periods of the Ottoman Empire and the first years of the Republican era?Do you recall Ottam Empire’s Cemiyet-i Hayriye-i İslamiye (Benevolent Society of Islam), a branch of the Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa (Special Organization of the Ottoman Empire), which was founded by the Unionists? In one of my

Peaceful coexistence: how the Ottomans ruled Jerusalem

Zekeriya Kurşun

Haz 04 2020, Perşembe

I am obliged to write this column due to a report published in Israeli media a few days ago. According to the report, new meetings have been launched between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Jordan about the future of Jerusalem. Considering the situation that has emerged in recent years and especially the normalization policy led by Mohammed bin Salman regarding relations between Israel and Gulf countries, this report has no value. However, attempts made during the same p

Peaceful coexistence: how the Ottomans ruled Jerusalem

Zekeriya Kurşun

Haz 04 2020, Perşembe

I am obliged to write this column due to a report published in Israeli media a few days ago. According to the report, new meetings have been launched between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Jordan about the future of Jerusalem. Considering the situation that has emerged in recent years and especially the normalization policy led by Mohammed bin Salman regarding relations between Israel and Gulf countries, this report has no value. However, attempts made during the same p