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Adnan Oktar
                                       (Harun Yahya)


                                               itics." However, President Erdogan

                                               responded to such claims by say-
                                               ing, "It is not possible for us to
                                               accept any claims as if 'Turkey is
                                               moving towards a dissociation
                                               based on a sectarian conflict.' The
                                               name of a sect is not a determinant
                                               for us; it is the understanding or

                                               faith, and the truth of Islam. Some
                                               could follow the Shia, and in my
                                               country there could be a majority
                                               of Sunni… Yet, in relation to faith,
                                               it is neither the Sunni, nor the Shia
                                               that would direct our future. What
                                               is essential is Islam." (1)
                                                    President Erdogan made a
                                               similar statement in Iran. This visit

                                               was planned long before the oper-
                                               ation. Although Iran disagreed
                                               with Turkey because of her advo-
                                               cacy of the operation, during his
                                               joint conference with Iranian Pres-
                                               ident Rouhani, President Erdogan
                                               emphasized the obligation to end

                                               the bloodshed and terminate dis-
                                               sociations in relation to the inci-
                                               dents in Iraq, Syria and Yemen:
                                                    "Neither the Shia, nor the
                                               Sunni is a matter of concern; what
                                               is of significance is being a Mus-
                                               lim. Man is the most honorable
                                               creature. We need to sit and talk,
                                               and find a way to end this murder.



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