土耳其总统称穆斯林先于哥伦布发现美洲大陆
<p><span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Contacts">Contacts</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Islam">Islam</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1178, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1178. <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>," <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Genoese">Genoese</span> <span word="explorer">explorer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="today">today</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="History">History</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1492 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="Columbian">Columbian</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996, <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="Youssef">Youssef</span> <span word="Mroueh">Mroueh</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diary">diary</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mentions">mentions</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphorical">metaphorical</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span>.</p><p>土耳其总统埃尔多安近日称，穆斯林在12世纪发现了美洲大陆，比哥伦布踏足该地早了近三个世纪。</p>
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