Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip has new fans across the Arab world, notably in Egypt where one blogger went on to describe him as the “leader of the world.” Another sees fault in Arab leaders who are not standing up for the Palestinian cause.
By storming out of a debate at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and after the moderator refused to give him extra time to rebut Israeli President Shimon Peres’ explanation of what happened during the Israel-Gaza conflict, Erdoğan is getting the thumbs up from bloggers.
Maher Mahmoud wrote in his blog Kelmety:
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وقال أردوغان في وقت لاحق إنه لم يغادر جلسة النقاش بسبب خلافاته مع بيريز ولكن لأنه منح وقتا أقل بكثير من بيريز للرد على ماقاله الرئيس الإسرائيلي.
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Erdoğan said later on that he did not leave because of the debate itself, but because he was lesser time than Peres to reply to what the Israeli President has said.
Abu El Maaly Fayek also wrote about the incident in his blog Lokmet Eish:
Zeinab – Bent Masreya – wrote another post here calling him the “leader of the world”:
إنما الآن.. هناك زعيم حقيقي، يراه شعب آخر، لمسوا جهوده وعرفوا نظافة يده وسمعوا صوت الحق صادرا منه بقوة وبصراحة.. فاستقبلوه في المطار ملوحين له بأن “أهلا وسهلاً بزعيم العالم”
هكذا استقبل الأتراك رئيس وزرائهم، هكذا أشعر أنا أيضاً.
But now, there is real leader, a leader who has been received by his people at the airport with the slogan “Welcome, the Leader of the World,” after they have seen his honesty and heard the voice of truth coming out of his mouth.
This is how the Turkish people have received their Prime Minister, and this is how I feel too.
And finally Ahmed Abdel Moneam wrote in his blog Tasrehat:
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ثم تكتمل اليوم ببعض الاخبار و المواقف التي تؤكد اعلان شهادة وفاة الجالسين علي مقاعد قيادة الوطن العربي فهذة اسبانيا و القضاء الاسباني الذى يلاحق القادة الاسرائلين في جرائم الحرب التي ترتكب في غزة “ بغض النظر عن ما يقال حول تعديل القانون بحيث ان لا تحاكم هؤلا و لكن علي الاقل هناك هيئة في الدولة تحتكم الي الضمير الانسانى “ من جانب اخر نرى ذلك الرجل الذى يستحق كل تحية و احترام و تقدير انة رجب طيب اردغان
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And today the Spanish judicial system decided to chase after the Israeli leaders and punish them for their crimes in Gaza, which emphasizes the political death of the Arab leaders. Regardless of what is being said that the Spanish law may be changed in order not to try the Israelis, yet there is an organization out there that tries to listen to the human conscience. And on the other hand, we see this man who deserves praise and respect. He is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Also on Global Voices Online:
Turkey: Prime Minister Storms out of Davos Hearing
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Israel must merge with gaza and west bank. one country. one vote.
erdogan accused israel for war crimes probably because kurds are beibng supported by moshad and americans
iran ,syria ,lebanon and turcey are having very good relations a fact that annoys israel and usa
but we must not forget that after of the refusal
of makarios to be his country a member of otan and the basis of cyprus to be used for the war of israel
with the muslim countries we had the terrible events on cyprus
so i can nopt understand this contradiction between israel and turcey
they were hostile for many years to greece and cyprus
ofcourse the differences between jewish
turkish and greeks are having apolitical and religious background
turkish hated greece because greece was the main cause
the ottoman empire to end up a small country
ignoring the fact that this was a result of the 3 great powers in europe [france,uk and russia]
usa followed the doctrine of monroe and germany was caughted in small states weak and
not relative with this issue
on the other hand israelis had a religious conflict with greeks who were the first nation in the world that believed in jesus christ the son of jahve who was the god of the jewish religion
this religious difference between greece and israel is stupid according to my personal opinion
both of these nations adores gods who like knifes
we just remind the words of jahve
tooth for tooth and eyes for eyes
and jesus christ that he was sent to earth
to bring the knife
these theories are strictly being based in the hate for the
human races
ofcourse j christ is a more developed god in comparison to jahve
but we must think musolini was better than hitler because he
didnt kill jewish in aousvits
on the other hand j.christ was not in racist in comparison to jahve
jahve adored only jewish
j christ for alll the world and it is not a great surprise that christianity was spread in the 5 continents
these 2 gods had something common
they cared for the nations that believed in them
but their doctrines was a cause for millions of dead people
islam on the other hand is a doctrine more violent and not so flexible as the others
europeans used israel for many decades as a fortress to control muslim populatiions for the oil
people are loookingb for messias to resolve their problems
in our age they are not messias and people who can make miracles
there are people who tried to resolve problems
and people who are not
it is a silly thing and great nonsense people or human beings even to try reaching the mind ogf god
gods are gods humans are humans and animals are animals
so i can not understand this non type contradiction between israel and greece because they believed in gods who caused million s of deads in humanity
or their theories was a cause for these deaths
but we must admitt that god rewarded
israel and greece for their services in human race
jewish are having very interesting bglasphemous opinion
about gods
and greeks are stuck on christiniaty like there is no other religion in the world withn virtues
http://www.arelis.gr
ιit contains the forbidden erotonomicon in greece and the poems new york olympia and exhibition of orthodromic retrospection
If this bloger thinks that Ergodan should be the ruler of the world, just because the turkish PM walked out of Davos, this blogger must be naive, credulous and stupid. What are these people acting and THINKING like infantile adults. Why do they need a leader? It goes to show that there are many “sheeps” in the arab world that need tending, or perhaps kicked in the butt.
Really, this was all for show. Israeli jets still use Turkish airspace.
Erdogan- Leader of the world???
God, Allah, Budha, Harri Krishna, Zeus or any other god HELP US!!