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I think it will be time for a return to military rule, in the case that HDP is able to disable operations against the PKK. This will not be good for the economy, but it is what it is.

Would you say the Maturidi school was politically favorable? As that was/is the natural school of the Sunni Persianate world.

what a beast

It does have one major advantage though, it detaches consumer behavior somewhat from the media currents against Turkey within Western markets.

Best not to mention this too often

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Controversial Israeli rabbi calls disaster 'divine justice' The sad part really is that this is unsurprising.

I think you have misjudged me, while I do come from a very religious background. In fact both of my parents are involved with Naqshbandiya, and I personally find an appealingness to Tasawwuf in general and Naqshbandis in particular, the Ismailaga seem to have a particularly tradionalist / severe...

Requiring people to receive fundamental education is certainly reasonable, though I'm not sure that would fall under the categorization of authoritarian secularism. If your point is that any particular moral worldview should be kept free from children's education for a time, I take your point...

I suppose it is the Canadian in me, but should you not have freedom of relgion/conciousness? When you speak of being secular, and having secular laws there are different models of that, the Laicist approach is but one and is borne out of a very specific cultural context: that of the Catholic...

Ameen Brother

The first point you mention, I would have to admit that I am in agreement with. The age of accountability begins at 7, at which we are accountable for our actions before Allah (Exalted is he). In practical terms, I have heard of children here in Canada (growing up here myself) sexually active as...

Certainly worrying for you, but Islam seems to worry you all by default. In your heart of hearts the truth calls out, and if you reject it this will only be a source of anxiety for you.

Rest in Peace Shaykh Mahmud Effendi (May Allah be pleased with him). Salam to you all. Tariq ibn Shihab reported: Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, left on a journey to Syria and with him was Abu Ubaida. They came upon a creek, so Umar dismounted from his camel, took off...

Just like between Russians and Ukrainians the only people who will really be able to understand the situation are the people who understand Chinese culture and internal politics. Pakistanis, Indonesians, Indians, Turks, we're all on the outside looking in. From what I have read though, the...

Hey man, I was reading some of your posts on this thread the other day and I thought you would be interested in this video I was listening to today. Its a talk by Bill Janeway, the former vice-chairman of Warburg Pincus (a big-time VC firm), and a now economist. Here's an 'elevator pitch' by...

I mean within your own intellectual milieu Islamism is not the only sovereigntist/eastern-centric viewpoint, there is also the Eurasianists (Cem Gurdeniz et al). So it doesn't have to be reduced to just Islamism, though that is a significant contributor. I wont claim to know better than you but...

I was not saying the relations are cyclical myself, i was referring to the point made the person I was responding to. (Crypto I believe) Sure Turkey will be able to have an excellent relationship with the western bloc so long as it does not become too powerful, so long as it relinquishes mavi...

Russia is the historical rival yes, but the western bloc is more of a threat to Turkey today. America is currently literally pursuing a containment strategy against Turkey with the kurds. They are also aligned with the Greeks in the Mediterranean. Turkey will get the F35 once newer technologies...

Why doesn't Turkey buy chinese fighter jets? Those are not under CAATSA correct? China has been desperate to sell some export jets.

At the end of the day, you turks deserve the respect of all muslims because you restored and maintained the integrity of the muslim lands by throwing out the crusaders and mongols. Before the mamluks and seljuks, the place was in chaos, and after you guys left it returned to chaos.