Artie Erdogan: A Zion-Loathing Islamist

Isi Leibler describes the real Artie, and it isn't a pretty picture:

Erdogan seeks to conceal his true intentions and convey the illusion that he is himself a role model for an enlightened Islam which blends with democracy.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Erdogan is a fanatical Islamist and a vile bigot who lavishes praise on the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and Hezbollah and whose behavior is more reminiscent of an Ottoman sultan than a democratically elected leader.

Erdogan has employed Islamist demagoguery to win three elections and has exploited his power and position to intimidate the media and destroy the opposition.

He has purged the army of its secular officers through primitive show trials and brutally repressed freedom of speech.

Today, there are more imprisoned journalists in Turkey than in Communist China and perhaps any other country in the world...