The irrationality of demanding Turkish schools abroad be shut down
Sevgi Kuru Açıkgöz Since last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been constantly "advising" his foreign counterparts to shut down the Hizmet schools in their countries. He got very few...
View ArticleEx-military intel chief: MİT prepared Tahşiyeciler report long before Gülen’s...
The former intelligence director of the Turkish General Staff, Lt. Gen. İsmail Hakkı Pekin, has said the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has kept the al-Qaeda-linked Tahşiyeciler group under...
View ArticleThe world says, "Your king is naked"
Ali H. Aslan The reports issued last week by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Freedom House attest to the fact that Ankara's widespread anti-democratic practices in 2014 have significantly undermined...
View ArticleTurkey, quo vadis?
Felix Kaiza* Indigenous African Knowledge has it that the ear that will go deaf does not respond to medicine. This seems to sum up well the recurrent trend of events in the running of Turkish affairs...
View ArticleTurkish deputy PM appalled by reporter’s awkward Gülen question
With the eyes open wide, Turkish deputy prime minister was shocked and appalled by a reporter's question on Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen during a bi-weekly news briefing on Monday. The...
View ArticleDavos, Oslo, Cizre, Ergenekon, Sledgehammer, Khomeini and MOSSAD
Faruk Mercan You are right to ask, “What kind of relationship can there be among these seven words?” Every sane person has the right to ask such a question. Whenever he opens his mouth, the Interior...
View ArticlePro-gov’t circles intensify hypocritical propaganda targeting Gülen movement
The pro-government media and Justice and Development Party (AK Party) circles continue to use hypocritical language against the faith-based Gülen movement -- popularly known as the Hizmet movement --...
View ArticleHow big is the ’parallel structure’?
Duygun Yarsuvat, the president of Galatasaray Sports Club, recently held the "parallel structure" responsible for the club's being about to go bankrupt by defaulting its debts. You may see his claims...
View ArticleGülen’s lawyer disputes Anadolu article, saying if true Turkish authorities...
Nurullah Albayrak, the legal representative of Fethullah Gülen, an Islamic scholar in self-imposed exile in the US, released a brief statement on Tuesday regarding an article in Turkey's state-run...
View ArticleGülen says Turkey’s democracy eroding under AK Party rule
Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has said Turkey, which was not long ago the envy of Muslim-majority countries with its bid to become an EU member and dedication to being a functioning...
View ArticleFethullah Gulen: Turkey’s Eroding Democracy
Fethullah Gulen SAYLORSBURG, Pa. — It is deeply disappointing to see what has become of Turkey in the last few years. Not long ago, it was the envy of Muslim-majority countries: a viable candidate for...
View ArticleAlbayrak: Revoking Gülen’s passport is not fit for a state ruled by law
Nurullah Albayrak, the legal representative of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen in Turkey, has said that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government claims of having revoked Gülen's...
View ArticleTurkish state fund takes over Bank Asya’s management, claims lack of...
Turkey's state-run Savings Deposits Insurance Fund (TMSF) has taken over most of Bank Asya's management, Turkey's biggest Islamic lender, as part of the government-orchestrated crackdown on...
View ArticleHarsh criticisms pour in as TMSF takes control of board at Bank Asya
Turkey's state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has taken over management control of 63 percent of the privileged shares in Bank Asya, Turkey's biggest Islamic lender, as part of a...
View ArticlePolice prevent certain media outlets from entering Bank Asya
After the Savings Deposits Insurance Fund (TMSF) took over 63 percent of Bank Asya's privileged shares late on Tuesday, police officers prevented certain media outlets that arrived at the scene to...
View ArticleGeneral manager says Bank Asya to continue operations, vows legal fight
Bank Asya General Manager Ahmet Beyaz, who was among nine members of the bank's executive board removed by state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) as part of a political operation targeting the...
View ArticleBank Asya lawyer says ‘seizure’ out of question, bank to continue operations
One of the lawyers of Bank Asya has denied that the state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) seized the Islamic lender, stressing that it only made changes in Bank Asya's management that will...
View ArticleOpposition lashes out at gov’t for Bank Asya operation, says economy will suffer
Opposition parties have blasted the takeover of the management of Bank Asya by Turkey's state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), widely described as a politically motivated move designed to...
View ArticleGov’t-backed Bank Asya decision sparks anger, likely to face int’l court
The decision to take over control of Turkey's largest Islamic lender, Bank Asya, has drawn much public ire, with many emphasizing the deteriorating image of the banking industry amid the worsening...
View ArticleUS urges Turkey to uphold rule of law in Bank Asya case
The United State has urged the Turkish government to uphold the rule of law in dealing with Turkey's biggest Islamic lender Bank Asya, whose management was taken over by a state insurance fund on...
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