NATO Member Erdoğan Denounces Western Civilization, Advocates for the Rise of an Islamic World Order (Videos)

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Posted on 12/08/2024 6:53:39 AM PST by george76

Erdoğan’s speech at the 7th Religious Council in Ankara vilified the West’s progress as built on blood and exploitation, while championing the rise of a so-called divine Islamic civilization—a bitter irony given the Islamic Caliphate’s own legacy of conquest, subjugation, and brutality etched into history.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the 7th Religious Council in Ankara, delivering a speech on the state of Islamic civilization while highlighting the event’s focus on integrating artificial intelligence and digitalization into religious practices.

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Erdoğan sharply criticized the foundations of Western development

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Historical Context For centuries, Turkey was the seat of the Ottoman Empire, often referred to as such in the West. However, in reality, it was the Islamic Caliphate. Following World War I, the Caliphate was defeated, and the Middle East was divided under the terms of the Sykes-Picot Agreement. Modern Middle Eastern nations are largely based on that agreement.

Another critical fact often omitted from Western teachings is how the Islamic Caliphate attacked, ruled, and conquered parts of Europe—sometimes for centuries.

Spain is one of the few countries that openly celebrates its liberation from 600 years of brutal Islamic rule, during which some of the harshest forms of Sharia were imposed to subdue non-Muslims.

These historical celebrations in Spain are among the very few, and perhaps even a unique example of recognition of European resistance to Islamic invasions – a struggle almost entirely erased from collective memory today.

For more details, the book The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise thoroughly debunks the propagandist version of history that portrays this era as a “Golden Age of Spain.”

In the photo below, taken from a Spanish church, a statue of St. James (Santiago Matamoros), or “St. James the Muslim Killer,” can be seen. He is said to have appeared on the battlefield during Spain’s war to reconquer its land from Islamic invaders. At the feet of his horse lie turbaned Muslim figures while St. James holds a sword in his hand.

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Every year on January 2nd, the Spanish hold a parade celebrating the defeat of the muslims in Spain, whom Italy and Spain refer to as “the Moors,” with a procession that clearly depicts Islamic and dark figures being defeated by the Catholic and Spanish armies. A couple of examples are shown below:

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Rapidly forgotten European history is largely about defending Christian Europe from Islamic invasion. Charles Martel in France, Vlad Tepes in Romania, Holger Dansk in Scandinavia, and many more are all but forgotten heroes who defended against the invading jihadis of the Islamic Caliphate.

The Muslims were also infamous for their cruelty. Often, when they conquered a region, they demanded a tribute of young boys, some of whom were turned into Janissaries—non-Muslim soldiers later used to attack their former nations. In fact, Vlad Tepes and his brother Radu were themselves Janissaries. Vlad, however, escaped, became Prince of Wallachia, and used his knowledge to resist the invading Muslims for as long as he could.

Even as recently as the Pope immediately prior to Francis, Pope Benedict XVI began the process of canonizing 813 saints known as The Martyrs of Otranto. They were later made saints by Pope Francis for refusing to convert to Islam after the Siege of Otranto.

Erdoğan’s remarks about ending Western civilization honor a very old tradition in the Islamic world. Istanbul itself, for that matter, was once Constantinople, the Vatican East, and the heart and soul of Greek Christianity. The city was besieged by Muslims and conquered in 1453.

For Erdoğan to say: “The West’s Progress – Built on blood, tears, massacres, genocides and exploitation” is to adopt the left’s language. Ironically, he is describing Islamic culture and history to its very core—the same ground where millions of non-Muslims have been buried for the crime of not being Muslim.

As a NATO member, Erdoğan’s statements raise major questions about Islamic Türkiye’s alignment with Western values and its role in the alliance.

The banner used for this article is not AI-generated but an actual photo from 2016 of Erdoğan on his palace steps, surrounded by soldiers dressed in uniforms from all eras of the Islamic Caliphate.

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1 posted on 12/08/2024 6:53:39 AM PST by george76

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10 posted on 12/08/2024 7:10:05 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (America-hating Democrat "core values" really suck. All Marxist fascists have the same ones.)

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11 posted on 12/08/2024 7:13:08 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)

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