Turkish army profiled Tahşiyeciler as serving al-Qaeda
A new report uncovered from the Turkish General Staff reveals that the army had been in preparation to operate against the Tahşiyeciler group. The 13 March 2009 report, prepared by Turkish General...
View Article"Hizmet really has expanded my understanding of what it means to be human."
Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 27 (Full text) My name is Ken Hunter. I go by the name of “Buzz” for most of my friends. I've been fortunate enough to have been friends with people from the Hizmet Movement for...
View Article'I believe God is using the Hizmet Movement to bring people together; Hizmet...
Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 28 (Full text) Hello, I am Pastor Bob McKee**. I'm a Lutheran pastor here in Sunnyvale, California, here in the United States. The Hizmet Movement, I love the name. Hizmet, it...
View ArticleFirst purification, next habituation
Begüm Burak It is not easy for countries like Turkey to internalize democratic norms and principles. First of all, in terms of historical settings and cultural codes, Turkey has never found the solid...
View ArticleSpy agency planning false-flag terror acts in crowded areas, whistleblower...
A Turkish whistleblower, who has a credible record of predicting police operations and government policies, has made a shocking claim, arguing that the Turkish spy agency is planning false-flag...
View ArticleTurkey's Bank Asya to sell Tamweel Africa Holding stake
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's Bank Asya, which suffered a run on deposits last year after it became embroiled in a political feud, said it was selling its 40 percent stake in Tamweel Africa Holding for...
View ArticleFormer CHP leader refutes claim of Hizmet link to his sex tape, implies gov’t...
The former leader of the main opposition party has dismissed a claim by a former top intelligence figure that a sex tape which led to his resignation was a plot against him conducted by the faith-based...
View ArticlePolice kept crucial documents from court to support plot against media
The government-orchestrated plot to muzzle the independent media outlets Zaman daily and Samanyolu Broadcasting Group was revealed when police investigators kept crucial evidence from the prosecutor...
View Article94 journalists critical of gov’t denied permanent press cards
Government-led arbitrary practices against journalists critical of the government have entered a new phase after 94 veteran journalists -- many of whom work for the Zaman, Samanyolu, Cihan, Taraf and...
View ArticleTurkish journalist federation slams gov’t press profiling
Turkish Journalists Federation President Nazmi Bilgin, slammed gov’t profiling of journalists and discriminative press accreditation policy. Speaking at the 69th anniversary of the foundation of...
View ArticleTurkish foreign minister distorts US State Department briefing
Turkey's top diplomat has misrepresented the facts about last week's US State Department briefing in which two US journalists pressed the department spokesperson, Jen Psaki, on Turkey's ties with...
View ArticleEuropean press criticizes Turkish PM’s presence at Hebdo march
Several prominent columnists from major European newspapers have criticized the presence of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu at a march, commemorating those killed during last week's attack at the...
View ArticleBBP’s Destici issues hands off to gov’t, on political parties and NGOs
Opposition BBP’s Chairman Destici slams government’s persecution of political parties and NGOs, while calling attention to the rising threat of the separatist PKK in southeast Turkey. Speaking to...
View ArticleTurkey sees unprecedented division, conflicts under AK Party rule
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government, which came to power in 2002 with an all-embracing and pro-democracy discourse vowing to respect society's diversity, has, after its 12-year-old...
View ArticleIs witch hunt against the Hizmet movement a coincidence?
Aydoğan Vatandaş* Is Erdoğan's witch hunt against Mr. Fethullah Gülen and the Hizmet movement a coincidence? I believe it is not. Erdoğan's biggest motivation and dream was to seize state power and...
View ArticleBuilding partisan civil service in Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt Since political Islamists and pro-Iranian factions took the reins in Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after they effectively marginalized moderate conservatives,...
View ArticleAn open letter to readers
Ekrem Dumanlı Dear readers. I am now writing letters, most of which are thank you ones. I would like to express my gratitude to those who have very courageously staged opposition against despotism. I...
View ArticleZaman launches satirical magazine, defying pressure with humor
The Zaman daily, which has been under intense government pressure that culminated recently with the detention of its editor-in-chief in a government-backed operation on Dec. 14, 2014, is launching a...
View ArticleHate speech creates new opportunities for Hizmet movement
Mahmut Akpınar* The effects of the ruling party's persistent hate speech against the Hizmet movement on non-Hizmet groups can be examined by dividing the groups into two categories: conservative groups...
View ArticleEx-Minister calls for focus on corruption, not parallel conspiracies
Fikri Sağlar, a former minister of culture and a left-wing politician, reacted against Sabri Uzun’s conspiracy theories pointed at the Hizmet movement, stating “they are trying to find this imaginary...
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