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Over 2,000 Salafist organisations active in Turkey, ready for civil war, says pro-Erdogan Islamist cult leader

OpIndia Staff - 21 September, 2020

About 4 years ago, Turkish police had reported that there were more than 20,000 active Salafi organisations in the country.

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Just 2 per cent of dislikes on PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ from India, BJP alleges Congress of commissioning overseas bots to attack the...

OpIndia Staff - 1 September, 2020

BJP's Amit Malviya has alleged that overseas bots, most notably from Turkey, and employed by the Congress party have indulged in organised disliking of PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' video on YouTube

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Weeks after converting Hagia Sophia, Turkey converts the 4th-century Byzantine built Chora monastery to a mosque

OpIndia Staff - 21 August, 2020

The Chora church was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1511. In 1945, Turkey'c council of ministers had passed a decree to convert it into a museum.

Media Fact-Check

Did Aamir Khan really say ‘my wives may be Hindu but my kids will only follow Islam’? Read the details here

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2020

The article earlier published on Santa Banta and still carried by ‘The Siasat Daily’ asserts that Aamir Khan claimed that he would raise his kids from Hindu wives as devout Muslims

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Aamir Khan draws ire for meeting Turkish First Lady amid reports of Turkey radicalising Indian Muslim youth with help of Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2020

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan who is in Turkey for the shooting of Laal Singh Chaddha on Sunday met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's wife Emine Ergogan.

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Fact check: Did two Muslim men in Turkey cut off a dog’s ears and posted pics on Facebook? Read details

OpIndia Staff - 16 August, 2020

In the image, it was seen that two Muslim youths in Turkey had cut off the ears of the dog and proudly posted those photo on Facebook.

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Angry over Israel-UAE peace deal, Pakistanis condemn Arab nations, say ‘We love you Turkey’

OpIndia Staff - 14 August, 2020

Pakistanis are not pleased with the Israel-UAE peace deal. They have decided to break up with Arabian nations and start a new love-affair with Turkey.

Aamir Khan resumes filming of movie Laal Singh Chaddha in Turkey

OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020

Laal Singh Chaddha is the official Hindi remake of the 1994 film Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis.

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Turkey has been funding anti-India activities, Erdogan vying to become the leader of Islamic nations: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2020

Reportedly, Erdogan's regime has been funding many religious seminars in India to radicalise Muslims and taking them on full-expense covered trips to Turkey for further indoctrination.

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