Tag: Turkey

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In Political Theology, his short book on the concept of sovereignty, Carl Schmitt states that: “Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.”[1] Sovereignty means supreme political authority, as opposed to political subjection. Within a society, the sovereign is the ruler, as opposed to the ruled. A sovereign nation rules itself, as opposed to being ruled by others.

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Today in 1480 during the Battle of Otranto, Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam; they were later honored in the Church.

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Sabbatai Zevi in 1665

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Un « gorille historique de 400 kilos » hante l’arrière-plan de presque chaque incident militaire et diplomatique grave impliquant Israël, la Turquie, l’Iran, l’Arabie Saoudite, l’Irak, la Grèce, l’Arménie,  les Kurdes, les Assyriens, et quelques autres acteurs au Moyen Orient et dans l’Europe du sud-est. (more…)

Turkish actress Beren Saat

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Islamic Turkey, which may yet be incorporated into Europe by the “West’s” totalitarian leadership class, has recently fallen out of favor with elites because of a perceived lack of servility toward Israel—a departure from the historic norm.

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