Tal e qual (Gatestone Institute)

Latest Analysis and Commentary A Turkish Quest to "Liberate" Jerusalem by Burak Bekdil  •  November 13, 2014 at 5:00 am Both Turkey's President Erdogan and its Prime Minister Davutoglu have declared countess times that Gaza and Jerusalem (in addition to Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Somalia, and the Maghreb) are Turkey's "domestic affairs." In truth, there is no mention of any city's name in the Qur'an. Spot the difference: In the eyes of Turkey's political and religious leadership, Istanbul and its Hagia Sophia (once a Greek Orthodox Basilica) were legitimately "conquered" by the Muslim Ottomans, while Jerusalem and its al-Aqsa mosque (built atop the ruins of the Jewish Temples) are illegally "occupied" by Israel. (Images source: Wikimedia Commons)