a few seconds agoErdogan: If we lose Jerusalem, we lose these places.
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)The president of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayip Erdoan, said that if you lose Jerusalem after US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise it as the capital of Israel, then Medina will also be lost, and therefore Mecca and the House. If you lose Jerusalem, we can't protect Medina. If Medina is lost, she won't [...]
If you lose Jerusalem, we can't protect Medina. You lose Medina, we can't protect Mecca. If Mecca goes, we will also lose the mosque”, Erdogan said in the price sharing programme “Necip Fazil Kisakurekre in Istanbul, which is organised by the Star newspaper and in which personalities in the field of art and literature are rewarded.
Remember that Jerusalem means Istanbul, Islamabad, Jakarta. Medina means Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad. The temple means the honor, dignity, and purpose of all of us as Muslims.
We will not give up either of these. We will do everything necessary to stand up to Allah's orders and the inheritance of our ancestors”, the Turkish president added.
