Turkish Pro 'Islamist' gov't paper Yeni Akit publishes article claiming Erdoğan is caliph.

Turkish Pro 'Islamist' gov't paper Yeni Akit publishes article claiming Erdoğan is caliph. (TZ).

While the discussion over Erdoğan and the government abusing Islam for their political gained momentum, the pro-government daily, Yeni Akit, published an article first published by a pro-government news portal, Haber Seyret, claiming that Erdoğan is a caliph and, along with Davutoğlu, waiting for the appearance of Mahdi, the Messiah.

The article asserted that Mahdi will take an active role in the war in Syria and after the defeat of the armies of the Western powers in that country, he will head for Jerusalem to conquer the city with the help of the caliph.

Moreover, the article claimed that the presidential palace known as "Ak Saray" was constructed to govern the provinces that will be occupied by Mahdi's army. The article also stated that Erdoğan and Davutoğlu want to be martyred fighting against enemies.

Meanwhile, Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi also said on Monday that Erdoğan is violating the Constitution by abusing religious values by holding a copy of Quran while addressing the crowd in several provinces and called on the judiciary to take action against Erdoğan.

"Our laws prescribe that the president cannot be tried except for the offense of treason, but Erdoğan is clearly violating the Constitution," Elçi noted.


Holding a press conference with a group of lawyers in Diyarbakır, Elçi stressed that Erdoğan has worked to eliminate the state of law and the Constitution, which should be considered a treasonable offense and he called on the judiciary to take action against the violation of the Constitution.

Meanwhile, Selim Temurci, chairman of the AK Party İstanbul branch, criticized opponents of the AK Party, defining them as being "irreligious" for not supporting the ruling party.

Attending an event to mark Handicapped Week on Sunday, Temurci alleged that those who struggle against the AK Party are the ones who are truly handicapped. Hmmm.......I guess they got their 'Caliph' story from the highest authority of the Muslim Brotherhood...'Godfather' Al Qaradawi.I wonder what took them so long?

Paper claims fighters'll flood to #Turkey to be in Erdogan's army against West from places as far as Indonesia, Malaysia, recesses of Africa

— IrmakYenisehirlioglu (@Irmak_Ye) May 3, 2015

That's some creepy end-of-the-world-shit. So probably true :D #turkey https://t.co/0kAKbICOHl

— Capulcu Tonella (@diehimbeertonis) May 3, 2015