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Metin Kaplan (born November 14, 1952, in the Turkish province of Erzurum) is the leader of the radical Islamist movement ''Kalifatsstaat'' ("caliphate state") which is based in Cologne, Germany. == Kalifatsstaat == Kaplan, who was prosecuted as an enemy of the state in Turkey and faced the death penalty, came to Germany in 1983 as a refugee, together with his father, Cemaleddin Kaplan (also known as Cemaleddin Hacaoglu〔), who was a leading figure in Turkish Islamist circles in Germany. His father ran two publications: "Teblig" and "Ummet".〔 After his father's death in 1995, Metin Kaplan became leader of the ''Kalifatsstaat'', a movement created by his father in the 1980s.〔 The movement's stated goal is to overthrow the government of Turkey and establish an Islamist state in the country. The movement is also known as "Union of Islamic Associations and Communities"〔http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,865348,00.html〕 and is on Turkey's official list of terrorist organizations as "Hilafet Devleti" (literally: "caliphate state").〔(Terörle Mücadele ve Harekat Dairesi Başkanlığı ) 〕 The self-styled "Caliph of Cologne" chose the city of Cologne as his residence. After being closely watched by the German Verfassungsschutz for several years, the movement was outlawed in 2001.〔(BBC news retrieved 9/3/2009 )〕 At its highest point, the group claimed to have 800 to 1300 members, mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia.〔 The movement has published a text called "The New World Order" which contains: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metin Kaplan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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