Berlin: Open your eyes at last to the dangers of Erdogan’s ideological agenda! – A pressing appeal from Turkey expert Eren Güvercin

2 apr 2025 01:27

When Turkish President Erdogan finds himself cornered, he instinctively reverts to the enemy images cherished by his Islamist and nationalist base. This was again evident on Sunday, when massive protests erupted over Erdogan’s transparent judicial sidelining of his main rival, the popular opposition politician and Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. These protests prompted Erdogan to deliver a virulently antisemitic speech at the Büyük Camlica Mosque in Istanbul.

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“Jewish community must take matters into its own hands along with true friends for its own freedom and safety, and not rely on authorities’ empty promises” – In conversation with the chairman of the Jewish community in Limburg, Ernst Jehoeda de Reus.

1 apr 2025 12:36

There are lines in an interview that strike a deep chord. They expose a reality we would rather not face – too awful for words. In the interview, Ernst Jehoeda uses one such line: “What Hitler failed to accomplish, this society might yet succeed in doing, meaning that more and more Jewish young people will leave.” A Netherlands without a (visible) Jewish community… Unimaginable! Truly unimaginable?

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