Quoting catwoman:

Quoting KeithL:

These 3 threads all share a common theme. They were posted to show the "backward image" of islam.
They were not there to educate, inform or provoke thought. Why do some people feel the need to find articles on the web that portray islam and islamic people in a bad way, and feel the need to post it here? Turkey is a 99.9% muslim country. If we were in the home of a turkish family, would it be kind to bring up this kind of discussion? Or would it be considered rude? This is my point.
I think a good rule of thumb is to not start a thread that you would feel uncomfortable discussing at the home of a traditional turkish family. Treat this site like someone's home where we are guests. And that means show respect.

Quoting KeithL:

I'm not a believer in censoring news about islam or turkey. I am just pointing out that these 3 threads were started to show a specific negative aspect of Islam. I don't need to discuss the right or wrong aspect. I am just showing the example that this type of thread exists. Similarly, there have been threads started showing a negative aspect of USA. Even though none of these examples have anything to do with Turkey, I am in favor of allowing the content as long as behavior does not get particularly abusive.

Quoting KeithL:

Quoting thehandsom:

Well..Actually..
sorry to everybody but this is becoming a comedy show here..
First of all, of course the question itself keith asked:
"Has Turkish Language Class become too anti islam and anti turkish?"

if you ask what the definition of anti-turkish or anti-islam, everybody will give different answer. Because, it is as good as me asking everybody that 'am I handsome or not'..

The second thing is the roundness of those words, because you dont have a proper definition of those entities.

You may think that when somebody says 'hey..there is a link here saying that mohammed got married to 9 years old child' is and insult to islam..

But Is it really insulting islam? is it true that 'that incident' happened? what is wrong with mentioning it?
and as a person who have strong beliefs and who feels offended, dont you have ENOUGH knowledge TO DEFEND mohammed?

Somebody gave a link, I remember, saying that 'Ataturk was a dictator'.
Is it anti Turkish? Is it really anti -turkish? well may be that person knows something historically which you dont know.
and dont you have ANY knowledge about ataturk to defend him?

Quoting elham:

Quoting catwoman:

Quoting elham:

I think we need Dr.Phil in TC to clear all our problems here

Quoting girleegirl:

Quoting Elisabeth:

It totally defeats the purpose of a forum if you can't discuss anything negative or controversial about Turkey, its culture or its religion. I talk openly about these topics with many of my Turkish friends and husband...and they don't get nearly as uppity as people on this site. People have been completely disrespectful and downright rude about my country and I have never complained. I have also been ridiculed for my religious convictions...but I have never complained about that either. My whole point is, offense is often taken where none is intended. I think many people think they want to discuss differences but really they want to convince other people that they are wrong.