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Academic Yılmaz: AKP’s Green Kemalist regime might descend into totalitarianism
Expect more election rigging by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party or the AKP) and even totalitarianism with no checks and balances if it wins the June 7 elections, academic İhsan...
View ArticleState inspectors warn of high penalties in Bank Asya overhaul
In the aftermath of the controversial Feb 3rd management take-over of publicly traded Bank Asya, an auditor from the banking watchdog warns that urgent measures must be taken or else there will be mass...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu extends help to thousands in Palestine
Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) continues to bind up wounds in Palestine with delivery of aid boxes to thousands of people in the country. Apart from food, health and...
View ArticleA dirty war in the run-up to the elections
Mümtazer Türköne With the Gülen movement officially marked in police reports as being a “terrorist organization,” we can say that the ruling party's war against the civilian populace has truly reached...
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San Antonio nun at U.N.
Sister Martha Ann Kirk had spoken publicly about her trips to Iraq and her time in that beleaguered country — where so little hope seems to exist, especially for educational opportunity for girls. But...
View ArticleAnkara court lifts RTÜK fine on Samanyolu TV
The Ankara 17th Administrative Court on Tuesday reversed a decision by the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) to fine the Samanyolu Broadcasting Group for a news bulletin it had aired, ruling...
View ArticleGülen’s lawyer: New arrest warrant for Gülen is unlawful
The lawyer for Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, Nurullah Albayrak, in reaction to Turkish media reports on Tuesday of another arrest warrant being issued for his client, said in a statement...
View ArticleNTIC Alumni urges Turkish govt not to close schools
No fewer than Three Thousand, Two Hundred (3200) Alumni members of Nigerian Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) have condemned plans by Turkish government to close down branches of their schools...
View Article'Turkish schools in Nigeria are not owned by governent'
Cemal Yigit is a member of Hizmet Movement, founder of the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges (NTIC). In this interview, he reacts to the recent declaration by the Turkish President that he would...
View ArticleThe plot: Arrest warrant against Gülen rife with unlawfulness
Another arrest warrant has been issued against Fethullah Gülen -- a well-respected Turkish Islamic scholar -- although a warrant had already been issued on charges connected to a soap opera and his...
View ArticleMy answer to the police’s summary: Do not lend support to al-Qaeda
Emre Uslu As you know, an arrest warrant was issued for me on charges of my connection to the Hizmet movement, inspired by Fethullah Gülen. A summary of proceedings has been prepared. My lawyer sent me...
View ArticleFeb. 28 spirit makes unwelcome return after 18 years
Despite the fact that Turkey has still not settled accounts with the Feb. 28, 1997 military coup, which dealt a heavy blow to democratic progress and individual freedoms, the country is now undergoing...
View ArticleStraying from EU sidelines into Goebbels’ territory
Abdülhamit Bilici Adolf Hitler is certainly known for having signed off on some of the most horrific acts in modern times, causing the deaths of millions and sending people to the gas chambers simply...
View ArticleTurkish humanitarian NGO has cured 30,000 cataract sufferers
A campaign by Turkish NGO Kimse Yok Mu has fixed the eyes of over 30,000 people with cataracts in central Africa. Kimse Yok Mu, a Turkish NGO delivering humanitarian aid around the world, has so far...
View ArticleFountain’s Yeşilova: We believe human life and the universe are each a book...
English-language The fountain magazine Editor-in-Chief hakan yeşilova has said his magazine has an editorial policy that promotes love and respect for all, adding that they see human life and the...
View ArticlePacifica Institute Utah hosts 'Love is a Verb' screening for interfaith season
SALT LAKE CITY — Pacifica Institute Utah sponsored a screening of the film “Love is a Verb” on Monday, Feb. 23, at the Salt Lake City Library as part of Interfaith Season sponsored by the Salt Lake...
View ArticleDavutoğlu follows in Erdoğan’s footsteps with harsh rhetoric
Politicians have long relied on harsh language and discourse in Turkey. In one case, then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made strong and offensive remarks about his opponents and the Gülen...
View ArticleDisparaging language by gov’t officials feared to harm social cohesion
Top government officials' using dismissive and disparaging language towards the opposition and dissidents risk dealing a blow to social cohesion in Turkey as society becomes increasingly polarized....
View ArticleGov’t’s ‘parallel state’ claims collapse after it refuses parliamentary...
A parliamentary group proposal made by opposition parties to investigate claims of the existence of a so-called “parallel structure” was recently rejected by the government, prompting criticism of...
View ArticleYouth address global poverty in Gülen Institute’s essay contest
Hundreds of young people from around the world pondered the issue of global poverty and proposed potential solutions based on their own research and experience in an international essay contest...
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