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Turkish schools get award for advanced study in Benin, Mongolia
A Turkish school that opened in the West African country of Benin in 2006 has been honored with the National Order of Benin.The general director of Turkish schools in Benin, Abdullah Yüce, is shown...
View ArticleSlander and speculation no longer a stock market crime
New capital markets law amendment being proposed, makes it difficult to prosecute speculative news. Critics slam the bill as detrimental to Turkey’s image. Publishing speculative, or manipulative...
View ArticleHizmet gives a model to Muslims about how to be a Muslim in the modern world
Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 29 (Full text) I am Margaret Johnson**. I am a sociologist, a writer, and a business owner. I manage a language translation company. I also work as a senior researcher for the...
View ArticleAK Party gov’t rejected motions to set up commission on KPSS scandal
The governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has turned down seven motions submitted by the opposition to establish a parliamentary commission to investigate irregularities and cheating...
View ArticleGov’t plans to do away with qualifying exams for civil service
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government has prepared an action plan to remove the obligation for candidates for positions in the civil service to take a competitive exam in order...
View ArticleParallel lies and deception in judiciary
Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey's political Islamists are trying to sell what used to be an effective, streamlined and improved cooperation between the prosecutor's office and the police force for the purpose...
View ArticleObama to become a parallel, too?
Adem Yavuz Arslan The chief concern of Erdoğan and AKP leaders is to complain to their American counterparts, whom they meet in Turkey or occasionally in Washington, about Fethullah Gülen. So much so...
View ArticleTurkey’s leading prep school network rejects claims it cheated on state exams
Turkey's leading prep school network has categorically rejected allegations that its teachers were involved in mass cheating, describing pro-government circles' latest claim an attempt to "defame" and...
View ArticleReport: Ankara instructs Brussels rep to return EP’s resolution on media...
The Turkish government has instructed the Permanent Delegation of Turkey to the European Union in Brussels to return the European Parliament's (EP) resolution, which condemns police raids and the...
View ArticleProfiled individuals prepare to sue pro-gov’t media over smear campaign
A number of individuals are preparing to sue pro-government media outlets, including the Sabah and Takvim dailies, which the individuals claim unfairly targeted them for being members of the...
View ArticleTrain, equip and persecute?
Ali Aslan It's never easy to find diplomats who speak publicly without beating around the bush and concealing facts, even if they are retired. Exceptions make especially us journalists happy. Former...
View ArticleTurkish court asks Twitter to censor tweets by dozens of users
A criminal court of peace has asked Twitter to remove tweets posted by dozens of users, including journalists and human rights defenders, upon a complaint by a judge, in a clear instance of a continued...
View ArticleGülen’s lawyer says plot to frame Gülen movement for unsolved murders is in...
Nurullah Albayrak, the legal representative for Fethullah Gülen, an Islamic scholar in self-imposed exile in the US, said in a statement released on Tuesday that unsolved murders are trying to be...
View Article'Gulen is a teacher of great love and great good for all people; the voice of...
Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 30 (Full text) My name is Peggy Price**. My official title is Reverend Doctor Peggy Price. I am a minister in the Center for Spiritual Living in Seal Beach. We are part of the...
View ArticleGYV’s dialogue center not returned despite court order
Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV) officials were forced to leave its affiliate Intercultural Dialogue Center (KADIM) office in the Eyüp district of İstanbul despite a court order ruling that GYV...
View ArticleErdoğan pushes to close down Turkish schools in Africa
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is pressing ahead for the closure of Turkish schools affiliated with the Gülen movement (Hizmet movement) of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen in African...
View ArticleOpposition up in arms over Erdoğan’s badmouthing of Turkish schools abroad...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is pressing ahead with campaigning the closure of Turkish schools affiliated with the Gülen movement, also known as the Hizmet movement, inspired by Turkish Islamic...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu, the prominent outlet for international aid
With activities spanning across 113 nations, the non-profit organization's aid activities continues to reach across the globe defying theTurkish government’s unjustified persecution. Most recently the...
View ArticleMinistry dismisses honorary consuls, allegedly for 'Hizmet' affiliation
The Turkish Foreign Ministry did not renew honorary consuls’ certificates due to their affiliation with the Hizmet movement, Turkish media reported. Since the graft scandal went public in late December...
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Pro-gov’t daily claims White House held special session on Gülen
Pro-government Turkish daily Takvim claimed in a Friday report that the White House held a special session on Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who is based in the US, in September 2014. The...
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