Former Filipino deputy: Great that we have Kimse Yok Mu
Speaking at the first anniversary of the Haiyan typhoon, the most devastating one in the Philippines’ history, the former Filipino deputy Chua thanked Kimse Yok Mu for its aid and relief efforts....
View ArticleG-20 summit blockade shameful for Turkey, businessman says
A blockade imposed on certain businessmen from attending the G-20 summit, to be attended by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in Brisbane, Australia, is shameful for Turkey, Murat Çoşkun, who was among...
View ArticleGandhi’s granddaughter: Hizmet movement realized all we dreamed of
Peace activist and iconic leader Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter, Ela Gandhi, has said that the Hizmet movement realized all they had dreamed of, in reference to the activities of the South Africa-based...
View Article'Mr. Gülen is to me simultaneously both incredibly modest and a visionary'
Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 16 (Full text) My name is Stephanie Varnon-Hughes**. I'm a PhD student at Claremont Lincoln University, where I'm studying Inter-Religious Education. I begin my dissertation...
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Fethullah Gülen’s educational philosophy, its global practice in the secular...
Graham E. Fuller Islam has a long tradition of philanthropic contributions (zakat, or tithe) by the wealthy to aid the poor and to build mosques. Gülen shifts that approach: he has said that Turkey has...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu waits weeks for aid campaign go-ahead
Turkish charity Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There?) has been waiting for 37 days for permission from the İstanbul Governor's Office to continue seven aid campaigns bringing various kinds of relief and...
View ArticleReuters: Part of Turkish media say have been shut out by government
Turkish media close to a US-based Islamic preacher accused by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of seeking to usurp power say they have been shut out of government press events in a move they see as...
View ArticleTerrorist organization, you say
Ekrem Dumanlı He is 73 years old and is known as a respected scholar who has been studying Islamic exegesis. He is well-known in academia. He was promoted to associate professor in the field of Islamic...
View ArticleTurkish group among first to send aid to ‘Yolanda’ victims
MANILA, Philippines–Unknown to many Filipinos, a Turkish aid organization was among the first to respond to the devastation caused by Super Typhoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) in Eastern...
View ArticleIslam, terrorism and the media
Bülent Keneş We unfortunately live in an unfair world. Injustice is so ubiquitous that we can categorize it based on our neighborhood, our city, our region, our country and the world. Any kind of...
View ArticleBank Asya: Battle for survival against a presidential onslaught
Manish Sinha* Not all banking collapses are alike or lead to extinction. Some are caused by systemic, catastrophic events such as the global financial crisis of 2008, while others are caused by...
View ArticleHizmet schools win 64 out of 120 TÜBİTAK medals despite gov't pressure
İstanbul's Fatih Koleji, Ankara's Samanyolu and Atlantik Schools and İzmir's Yamanlar Schools, which have been put under pressure by the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government, picked up...
View ArticleGülen’s lawyer refutes Erdoğan’s claims as baseless
Nurullah Albayrak, the lawyer of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, has denied President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's accusations against his client, saying the president has misrepresented the claims included...
View ArticleAKP’s media censorship
Hidayet Karaca* The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, which has been in power for 12 years, has become even more repressive in recent months. The ruling party has been placing extreme...
View ArticleGraduates’ views on the effectiveness of Gülen-inspired schools in Azerbaijan
Sakhavat Mammadov* The Gülen movement is active in many sectors, but educational institutions make up its core. It started its first international school in Azerbaijan, and its success there proved...
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Atyrau student wins silver in Brazil research competition
Talgat Yegizbayev, an 11th-grade student from Kazakhstan, has been awarded a silver medal at the International Science Olympiad MOSTRATEC in Brazil, Tengrinews reports citing Munaily Astana. The...
View ArticleNumber of Kimse Yok Mu volunteers triple
The aid organization’s volunteers number have increased three-fold despite a politically-motivated hate campaign launched by government in Turkey. After a Cabinet ruling revoking Kimse Yok Mu’s license...
View ArticleDeputy Şükür donates salary to victims of mine disaster
Hakan Şükür, an independent deputy for İstanbul who resigned from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in December of last year, has decided to donate his salary to those who lost their...
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Turkish charities dedicate well in Uganda to James Foley
The charity Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There?) and the Embrace Relief aid foundation, founded by Turks residing in the US, have jointly constructed a water well in Uganda dedicated to the memory of James...
View ArticleHow does Fethullah Gülen perceive those who find Islam and violence compatible?
Doğu Ergil How does Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen perceive those who find Islam and violence compatible, and what is his argument against interpretations that advocate violence? Gülen refers to...
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