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October 1, 2024

Turkish Educational Institutions Are Raising a Generation to Hate Israel

Gaza and Gallipoli.

Addressing the United Nations yesterday, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the General Assembly to recommend the use of force to stop Israel from fighting back against Hamas, Hizballah, and other terrorist groups. This, however, is mere rhetoric, unlikely to translate into real action. Perhaps more consequential are Erdogan’s educational reforms, which could poison future reconciliation between Jerusalem and Ankara with their powerful strain of anti-Israel indoctrination. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak observes how this curriculum evokes the Ottoman victory over British forces at Gallipoli during World War I:

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