Caliphate Supporters Rally in Istanbul

Members of the Turkish branch of the outlawed Hizb ut-Tahrir rallied in Istanbul Friday, calling for the creation of an Islamic caliphate and denouncing the West. Some 2,000 supporters marched from Fatih mosque to Sarcaneye Park, both on the European side of the city, waving black banners and chanting "Allahu Akbar" and "Caliphate, Caliphate" as they passed such signs of Western influence as the fast food restaurant Burger King. Despite the group's legal...

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