Yasin Aktay All daily Yeni Şafak Columns

22.12.2024, Sunday
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Yasin Aktay

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'All of Syria feels as if it has been freed from a prison'

22 December 2024, Sunday

The 13-year-long deadlock in Syria, which has captivated the world's attention, seemed to unravel within just 13 days. At first glance, this is the picture that emerges. The scenes of jubilation following the downfall of the Assad regime speak volumes about the oppression and tyranny endured by this nation for 61 years. Yet, the cries of anguish from Syria were already deafening long before this moment. The voices of millions forced to flee their homeland and seek refuge elsewhere have long revealed

The wretchedness of Zionism and its inevitable end

31 May 2024, Friday

The way Zionists perceive the world, how they view themselves and others, and how they behave towards them, along with the rationale behind these perspectives and actions, are becoming clearer with each passing day. It's impossible not to feel a sense of astonishment and dismay as these revelations unfold. The Zionists, who have constantly sought refuge in the conscience of humanity due to the persecutions, oppressions, exiles, and holocausts they have endured, have now exhausted that conscience,

Can Daesh save Israel?

27 March 2024, Wednesday

In Gaza, Israel is experiencing complete depletion in the eyes of the entire world with its genocide and all sorts of crimes against humanity. Using Hamas's October 7 attacks as a pretext for this barabrity convinces no one. No characterization of Hamas as a monster can justify Israel’s ruthless slaughter of nearly 50,000 people, including children, elderly, civilians, women, journalists, healthcare personnel, and clerics. On the other hand, with its ongoing brutality for the past six months, Israel

One must not miss the real reckoning in Gaza

18 March 2024, Monday

Apologies for the misunderstanding. Here's the translation: The massacres of the genocidal Israel in Gaza continue unabated on the 164th day, even during the Ramadan, the spiritual climate of which all Muslims living today and all believers who have lived in history come together at a certain date. From the last meeting of the Israeli war cabinet, instead of stopping the genocide for one reason or another, there are talks of attacking even the people driven from the North in Rafah, where they sought

Is there an Islamic World?

09 March 2024, Saturday

I pose this question from Baku, where I'm attending a conference on Islamophobia. When we talk about approximately 2 billion Muslims in today's world, we are referring to a "world": the Islamic World. The notion of Islam having a world implies not only a shared belief, thought, and a minimum common culture and religion but also a shared space. How many of the 2 billion people feel themselves belonging to this world, distinct from the remaining 6 billion, to a separate and special world? Meanwhile,

The Islamic world's longest century...

06 March 2024, Wednesday

As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of its abolishment, let's continue reflecting on the Caliphate. The absence of the Caliphate, and therefore the lack of a political center of initiative for Muslims, remains the fundamental determinant of the contemporary circumstances of Muslims. Although the Caliphate was abolished within the borders of Türkiye, its repercussions have affected Muslims worldwide. For the first generation of Islamic thinkers in the Republic, it was a traumatic event in terms

Israel, the threshold tested by February 28 and the self-immolating US soldier

28 February 2024, Wednesday

Today marks the 145th day of the genocide unfolding under the support and patronage of the United States in Israel, amidst the unmeasured silence of the Islamic world. Due to the unlimited support of the United States and the limitless indifference of the Arab world, the genocide continues to escalate every passing day, exploring new depths of depravity. The limitless indifference of the Arab world or our limited, futile, timid, and calculated reactions. The reactions that Israel promptly buys off

The agenda in Afghanistan has now shifted to economic development and preventing migration

16 January 2024, Tuesday

The agenda of economic development and preventing migration in Afghanistan may seem quite unusual compared to the news we are accustomed to, but that's exactly the situation. Just 2.5 years ago, the prevalent language in this country was the language of occupation, violence, war, and instability, and such an agenda was never considered. Irregular migrants or refugees going from one country to another carry or form perceptions about the problems, deficiencies, and unbearable living conditions in

The occupier learns best from its own kin

14 January 2024, Sunday

The hearings at the International Court of Justice, discussing Israel's genocide upon South Africa's application, have made a significant impact beyond expectations, akin to a new and crucial wave of the Aqsa flood. Although these hearings may not have binding and conclusive results in terms of sanctions, they mark a momentous and unprecedented event in history due to the notes they leave and the effects they create on the global public opinion, even if Western mainstream media failed to cover the

Zionism: "Religiosity that deems killing children a virtue"

12 November 2023, Sunday

In the face of Israel's brutal massacres in Gaza, where every human value, emotion, and principle is disregarded, Western countries continue to support it. Simultaneously, in the streets of Western capitals or other cities, masses are protesting both Israel's policies and their leaders who support these policies. This uprising of conscience is becoming more vibrant each day, even more so than in Islamic countries. On one hand, there are those who enthusiastically support Zionist Israel's brutal