A Poetic Conviction? Turkish Courts Sentence Istanbul Mayor For Speech Crime – Analysis
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The minarets are our spears, the domes are our shields
The mosques are our barracks, the believers soldiers
Our faith has been waiting for this spiritual army
God is great, God is great *– Ziya Gökalp (1876–1924), “A Soldier’s Prayer”*
By James Ryan*
(FPRI) — Ottoman Turkish intellectual and ideologue...