| − | '''Recep Tayyip Erdoğan''' is a [[Turkish]] politician, a former mayor of [[Istanbul]], the Prime Minister of the Republic of [[Turkey]] from 14 March 2003 to 28 August 2014 and president since 2014. He is also the chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), which holds a majority of the seats in the Turkish Parliament.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan</ref> [[John Kerry]] criticized Erdogan for his equal enforcement of [[Zionism]] with [[Fascism]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/01/official-kerry-to-rap-turkey-pm-for-remark/</ref> He was also criticized by the conservative governor [[Rick Perry]] for his aggression against the jewish state [[Israel]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/17/perry-draws-turkey-rebuke-over-debate-comments/</ref> Erdoğan said that [[Hamas]] is a "resistance group".<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/ryan-mauro/israels-apology-crowns-turkeys-erdogan-leader-of-islamist-world/</ref> After [[Omar Hassan al-Bashir]] caused a genocide against Christians, Erdoğan defended Bashir and answered: 'Muslims Don't Cause Genocide'.<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134297</ref> During a visit in the Gaza Strip, Erdoğan said he “hopes that his visit can contribute to the process [of establishing a Palestinian state].”<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/charles-bybelezer/mainstreaming-hamas/</ref> During the [[Syrian Civil War]] he supported the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-puder/the-widening-turkey-saudi-arabia-rift/</ref> In 2013 Erdoğan beat the [[secular]] protests against the government violently down<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/michael-van-der-galien/inside-the-turkish-protests/</ref> and started to censor the media.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/michael-van-der-galien/the-heart-of-erdogans-darkness/</ref> In March 2014 he banned [[Twitter]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/turkey-blocks-twitter-over-graft-recordings</ref> | + | '''Recep Tayyip Erdoğan''' is a [[Turkish]] politician, a former mayor of [[Istanbul]], the Prime Minister of the Republic of [[Turkey]] from 14 March 2003 to 28 August 2014 and president since 2014. He is also the chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), which holds a majority of the seats in the Turkish Parliament.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan</ref> [[John Kerry]] criticized Erdogan for his equal enforcement of [[Zionism]] with [[Fascism]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/01/official-kerry-to-rap-turkey-pm-for-remark/</ref> He was also criticized by the conservative governor [[Rick Perry]] for his aggression against the jewish state [[Israel]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/17/perry-draws-turkey-rebuke-over-debate-comments/</ref> Erdoğan said that [[Hamas]] is a "resistance group".<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/ryan-mauro/israels-apology-crowns-turkeys-erdogan-leader-of-islamist-world/</ref> After [[Omar Hassan al-Bashir]] caused a genocide against Christians, Erdoğan defended Bashir and answered: 'Muslims Don't Cause Genocide'.<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134297</ref> During a visit in the Gaza Strip, Erdoğan said he “hopes that his visit can contribute to the process [of establishing a Palestinian state].”<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/charles-bybelezer/mainstreaming-hamas/</ref> During the [[Syrian Civil War]] he supported the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-puder/the-widening-turkey-saudi-arabia-rift/</ref> In 2013 Erdoğan beat the [[secular]] protests against the government violently down<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/michael-van-der-galien/inside-the-turkish-protests/</ref> and started to censor the media.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/michael-van-der-galien/the-heart-of-erdogans-darkness/</ref> In March 2014 he banned [[Twitter]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/turkey-blocks-twitter-over-graft-recordings</ref>Erdoğan harved attention after he explained that America was not discovered by [[Christopher Columbus]], but by a Muslim.<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/turkeys-erdogan-muslims-discovered-americas</ref> |
| | Erdoğan is pro-life. He wants to curb abortion.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/06/03/turkish-women-protest-plans-to-curb-abortion/</ref> | | Erdoğan is pro-life. He wants to curb abortion.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/06/03/turkish-women-protest-plans-to-curb-abortion/</ref> |