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2026-11-05 The Grand Turk

Turkey distances itself from Muslim Brotherhood but strengthens Hamas ties, Austrian study finds

[Jpost] The study argues that Ankara has increasingly prioritized pragmatic and diplomatic relations with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE over its ideological commitments to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Ankara has abandoned much of its former Islamist alliance while maintaining support for Hamas
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
and expanding its influence in Europe, a new study published by Austria's Documentation Center for Political Islam has found.

The 94-page report, titled 'The AKP and the Moslem Brüderbund: The Development and Failure of an Islamist Alliance in the Middle East and Europe,' examines how Ottoman Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
's government gradually abandoned its regional Islamist allies following their political defeats, while making an exception for Hamas after the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israel.

The study argues that Ankara has increasingly prioritized pragmatic and diplomatic relations with Egypt, Saudi Arabia

...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
, and the United Arab Emirates over its ideological commitments to the Moslem Brüderbund.

However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
its relationship with Hamas has taken a different path, with ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
becoming an "openly active patron and supporter of Hamas" as well as a supporter of Hamas's expanded networks in Europe.

TURKEY'S SUPPORT FOR HAMAS EXTENDS INTO EUROPE
The report identifies Turkey's continued relationship with Hamas as the most significant surviving element of its former alliance with Moslem Brüderbund-associated movements during the Arab Spring.

Hamas, which emerged from the Paleostinian branch of the Moslem Brüderbund, has maintained close political relations with Ankara despite Turkey's growing distance from other Brotherhood organizations.

According to the study, these ties have implications beyond the Middle East, particularly in Europe, where Hamas has established fundraising networks.

The report cites an October 2024 statement from the US Treasury Department identifying Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
as an important source of Hamas financing, including fundraising through charities operating under false pretenses.

Financial operations involving Italia, Germany, and Austria were identified as significant channels for transferring funds from Europe to Hamas. The Treasury statement, which the Austrian study uses to support its assessment, forms part of the report's broader argument that Turkey's relationship with Hamas has implications for European security.

The author also warns that Ottoman Turkish influence operations and media networks disseminate pro-Hamas and other Islamist narratives among diaspora communities in Europe.

The study says Ankara will likely maintain its openly pro-Hamas position, even as it continues improving relations with governments that oppose the Moslem Brüderbund, such as those in the Gulf.

HOW TURKEY'S ISLAMIST ALLIANCE COLLAPSED
The study writes that the relationship between Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Moslem Brüderbund developed over decades but became particularly significant during the Arab Spring uprisings beginning in 2010 and 2011.

Turkey and Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
emerged as the principal regional supporters of Brotherhood-linked political movements.

The election of Moslem Brüderbund candidate Mohammed Morsi as Egypt's president in 2012 represented a major victory for the alliance. According to the report, the Ottoman Turkish government viewed the rise of Islamist parties as an opportunity to expand its influence across the region, challenging the established political order supported by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
the alliance suffered a series of failures, most notably Egypt's military overthrow of Morsi in 2013 and subsequent repression of the Brotherhood.

Furthermore, defeats in countries including Tunisia weakened the movement's prospects of returning to government.

Turkey initially responded by "assuming a central role as a refuge for the exiled movement," in other words, Moslem Brüderbund members fleeing persecution. This turned Istanbul into one of the movement's principal international centers alongside London.

According to the study, approximately 8,000 Brotherhood exiles were estimated to be living in Turkey in 2020, rising to around 20,000 when family members were included.

Istanbul also became a center for Brotherhood-affiliated television stations. The report suggests that Turkey and Qatar likely provided financial support for some of these organizational and media activities.

However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
as the prospects of various Moslem Brüderbund organizations returning to power increasingly faded, the study says Turkey gradually withdrew from the alliance and pursued rapprochement with the Gulf monarchies, the newly established regimes in Egypt and Tunisia, and the governments in Jordan and Morocco, which had emerged from the Arab Spring "relatively unscathed."

This, the study adds, continues to the present day.

ISLAMIST NETWORKS AND FINANCIAL INFLUENCE IN EUROPE
The study also examines the activities of Ottoman Turkish Islamist organizations and Moslem Brüderbund-associated networks across Europe.

It identifies contacts involving the Ottoman Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), which operates under Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs, and organizations associated with the Brotherhood.

Representatives of Ottoman Turkish religious institutions have participated in European Islamic bodies, including the European Council for Fatwa and Research, which the report associates with Brotherhood networks.

The Islamic Community Milli Görus (IGMG), a Ottoman Turkish Islamist movement with an extensive European presence, has also maintained connections with these institutions.

The report identifies personal relationships involving the Forum of European Moslem Youth and Student Organizations (FEMYSO), the Moslem Youth of Austria, and IGMG youth organizations.

However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
the study emphasizes that these contacts have not produced substantial evidence of deeper organizational cooperation or a unified Islamist structure in Europe.

Nevertheless, the study argues that Qatar's financial support for religious institutions and Islamist organizations has been more consequential.

Citing earlier investigative reporting, it describes Qatari funding for mosques, schools, Islamic associations, and religious activities across Europe, identifying Eid Charity and the Qatar Foundation as important institutions in these efforts.

The funding activities described extend beyond Brotherhood-associated organizations to include smaller Salafist groups.

COULD MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADERS RELOCATE TO EUROPE?
The study raises the possibility that further Ottoman Turkish rapprochement with Egypt and Gulf states could eventually encourage Brotherhood leaders and activists to move their operations from Turkey to Europe.

However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
it explicitly states that there is currently no evidence of a major relocation taking place.

It concludes that extensive new partnerships between Ottoman Turkish Islamist organizations and Moslem Brüderbund-linked groups in Europe are unlikely, particularly as the Brotherhood's political influence across the Middle East continues to decline.

Nevertheless, the author identifies Ottoman Turkish government-linked media, religious organizations, and influence activities as continuing challenges for European governments. # id) ?>

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