erdoğan’s soft power arm: mapping the muslim brotherhood ......1 october, 2020 / muharram-safar...
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1October, 2020 / Muharram-Safar 1442 H.
Special Report
M. Hakan Yavuz
Erdoğan’s Soft Power Arm: Mapping the Muslim Brotherhood’s Networks of Influence in Turkey
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Special Report
Erdoğan’s Soft Power Arm: Mapping the Muslim Brotherhood’s Networks of Influence in Turkey
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary 6The roots of Turkey’s alliance with the MB 8
1- Mekameleen TV 20 2- Al-Sharq TV 22 3- Rassd News Network 23 4- Watan TV (formerly Egypt Now) 24 5- The New Arab and Al-Araby TV 25 6- The Arabic Post 27 7- SasaPost 28 8- Noonpost 29 9- Arabi21 29 10- Al Sharq Forum 30
Schools
Syria Yemen
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Executive Summary
members direct their activities against Arab governments with unprecedented freedom and with
The marriage between the AKP and the MB may have enjoyed a prolonged period of ideological
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inspection reveals that it is diverse and sophisticated, with several layers of messaging and
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The roots of Turkey’s alliance with the MB
playing a critical role in the formation of the movement at the time
al-Ikhwan
al-Muslimin or simply the Ikhwan
secular narrative(4)
The Naqshbandis in Western and Central Asia Islamic Political Identity in Turkey
etkileriAli Bulac,
Maydan
(4)
Fehmi,
T24
,
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religion and politics and the importance of ummah
of the
ahlaki
of morality taught to students is informed by an imagined trauma laid bare by the impact of the
Kemalist reforms, which could only be confronted by intense nostalgia for an imagined Golden
th century and later reinforced by the Kemalist disruption, nourished and
dar al-harb (the house of war), a designation in
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the new Egyptian
regime and constitution will be secular, adding that while he personally is a Muslim, the nation
, while in MB
Al Arabiya News
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state established by the Prophet Muhammad
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ummah
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republic has the legitimate claim and right to reshape the Middle East today in the interests
of the ummah
This elite has been able to bend state institutions to its will and instrumentalize the state to
standing, along with his own reputation, as the protector of Muslims from oppression the world
elements of the military and intelligence services as well as some of his own former colleagues,
overreach
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currently serve in Libya
Ahram
Xinhuanet
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issues, the
Department), and has begun to target Arab university graduates, particularly those from
the group embodies a rival religious ideology that challenges the legitimacy of other
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having hard and soft power that can be mobilized against governments and promote
as an implacable enemy of military dictatorships and a champion of democracy in the Arab
and democratic legitimacy while portraying his rivals in the region as
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society and an indigenous social force that can play a positive role in strengthening national
MB and championing oppressed Muslims in places such as Kashmir, Crimea, Myanmar, and
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, but by also giving it access
,
ummah
, the government
continues to support MB movements outside of Qatar and is widely considered the biggest
Arab News
The Atlantic
The National
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en masse
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many to adopt new identities, as MB members stated
to France
1- Mekameleen TV
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program is
now is widely believed to mean the continuation of the revolution until the country rids itself of
audience and concentrated on fermenting revolution on the streets with the aim of overthrowing
Even though Egypt was politically polarized, the channel made no effort to open to the full
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more on everyday issues that concerned citizens, such as the state of the economy and the
as a whole
2- Al-Sharq TV
, hosted by Motaz Matar, one of
society was so polarized, with little space for moderate and liberal voices opposing Morsi's
Irish Times
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strategy is to remain at the center of the Egyptian opposition and to stop other opposition parties
rehabilitation and an eventual return to power under a broad opposition front, in a repetition of
3- Rassd News Network
raqib (observe), sawwir (record) and dawwin
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considerations such as the shuttering of public opinion platforms in Egypt create a captive
violence against the Egyptian government, are only addressed in the format that MB leaders of
Amr Farraj has also
4- Watan TV (formerly Egypt Now)
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5- The New Arab and Al-Araby TV The New Arab
The New Arab
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The
New Arab Al-Akhbar, a
muqawama
More recently, an employee at The New
Arab
Beshara is not considered
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6- The Arabic Post The Arabic Post
The Arabic Post
Abu Dhair, a conservative Palestinian journalist, and the news analysis section is headed by
The Arabic Post
with The Arabic Post
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The Arabic Post
Despite these appearances, the site is geared toward championing political change in places such
The Arabic Post
The
Arabic Post
, also founded by Khanfar and launched
The Arabic Post
raised about how the
7- SasaPostThe founder and general manager of SasaPost The
Arabic Post
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SasaPost
SasaPost allows a wide
The Arabic Post
SasaPost
8- Noonpost
can be considered somewhat elitist because it does not follow current events or trends closely
9- Arabi21Arabic21
Arabi21
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Arabi21
10- Al Sharq Forum
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a senior fellow of the Global Economy and Development program and the director of the
and researchers to address the sectarian issue in the Arab world and to help solidify the front
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Educational and Academic Muslim Brotherhood Networks
strategic game and he is investing in education in a way that indicates that he wants to transform
of MB members who need schooling opportunities in line with their ideology and that does
certain MB members, a means of further propagating MB ideology, and an enabler of MB
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Schools
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heartedly by segregating classrooms according t
the policies of the group or at the very least, have the decisive word on what will be issued
a guardianship role over the members of the group, giving them not only economic but also
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MB conferences in Turkey
The only grassroots force in the Arab world with some structure, ideology, leadership,
are mostly against these democratic forces and, therefore, there will be a constant
struggle between the monarchies and the MB
(44)
which recommends the launching of awareness campaigns, calls for civil disobedience, and
for Countering Despotism and Bloodshed brought together MB members and sympathizers from
(44)
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th
The conference participants spent considerable time lashing out against two philosophical
(loosely
Mustaqbal
Al-Arab
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The conference wrapped up with a list of recommendations, including consolidating the legacy
There
Ikhwan
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Given its weight in the region and within Egyptian society, this paper has focused primarily on
Syria
involvement in a major arms deal with Libya
The Local
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a sum of several hundred million dollars
Yemen
France 24.com
Arab Weekly
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ConclusionFor the past seven years the Muslim Brotherhood has diligently built up an infrastructure for
MB hopes that this infrastructure, paid for largely from Qatar and facilitated and supported
helped by generous disbursements from citizens and a friendly president and ruling party only
which their tormentors are humbled and they themselves are restored to their rightful place in
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muqawama crowd, an important
The other major area of concern that should trouble the MB is a change of government in
, a
Time,
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would be a real nightmare for the MB, as with no state and little leverage, they would be the
the entire MB organization that would be cut off but elements of it that are deemed dispensable,
thoughtful and talented members having either departed the group or been poached by media
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Mahmoud Hussein
factions of the MB, reorganizing the MB internally and establishing its religious, cultural,
tried to hold an election with the aim of removing him, and all indications are that he won it by
Hamza Zawba
With
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Zawba Show
With Zawba Show
Mahmoud Ezzat
arrested in Egypt on
Talaat Fahmy
such as meeting foreign delegations, organizing a political movement, or unifying the Egyptian
opposition front abroad, but his role is limited to conveying the Guidance Bureau and the MB
) in Egypt and was
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the Egyptian political spectrum located abroad and wants to build an Egyptian study center
Essam Talima
is an international administration and education consultant and an international
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is an Emirati multimillionaire living in Agva, a small city on the edge of
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Average
School Name Curriculum Tuition Fees(USD)
https alfayezschool business site Lebanese + American
businessmen
https mis tr com
the Qatar Foundation
Egyptian MB members
https com Arabic + American Egyptian MB
members
https hudaschools com ar Lebanese + American Lebanese
businessmen
https eliteacademy edupage org American
Egyptian businessmen
American Egyptian businessmen
https american ris schools com
businessmen
https ihsan school
Arabic
businessmen of multiple nationalities
https school com American MB
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About the Author
Islamic Political Identity in Turkey
Authors Note
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