Arrested judge says no sermon, just rule of law and conscience guidance
Judge Mustafa Başer, who was arrested on audacious terror charges after following standard procedure and ordering the release of a jailed media boss and officers last week, issues an open letter to the...
View ArticleManisa opposition party branches condemn police raids against CSOs
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and Felicity Party (SP) Manisa branch chairmen have strongly criticized police raids of three “reading rooms” for...
View ArticleA fictional and imaginary ‘terrorist organization’
Erhan Başyurt Samanyolu Group Chairman Hidayet Karaca has been in Silivri Prison since December 4, just because of a fictional sentence spoken in a fictional TV series script. Along with several police...
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Report reveals gov’t pressure on media more intense than ever in Turkey
A report prepared by an İstanbul-based organization has revealed the problematic nature of the relations between the government and media outlets in Turkey, and highlights the fact that government...
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Kimse Yok Mu opens two orphanages, Quran course in Senegal
Turkish charity association Kimse Yok Mu which operates in many parts of the world opened two orphanages for orphan students and a Quran course in Senegal. Established in two poo neighborhoods,...
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Police raid business association in Malatya in new government-backed operation
Police teams entered and searched the premises of the Malatya Active Businessmen's Association (MAKİAD) on Thursday in a new wave of government-led operations targeting institutions deemed to have an...
View ArticleAll religious groups included into the Red Book!
Erhan Başyurt Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç recently spoke to private broadcaster NTV about what is meant by the expression “parallel structures”, which was included upon the government’s...
View ArticleAKP’s election agenda and Hizmet
İhsan Yılmaz Several polls have consistently shown that about 55-60 percent of Turkish voters list economic hardship as the country's primary problem. About the same percentage of people are not...
View ArticleNew report says Turkey’s democracy is regressing
A new report has chronicled Turkey's dismal record on human rights over the past few years, blaming the country's powerful leader for reversing Turkey's recent progress and burying democratic gains....
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Being in the same league as Turkey
Sevgi Akarçeşme During a panel discussion on media freedoms by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation and the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) in Brussels, when one of the...
View Article'Freedom of expression held captive in Silivri Prison along with Hidayet Karaca’
According to employees and managers at the Samanyolu Broadcasting Group, whose chairman, Hidayet Karaca, remains behind bars in İstanbul's Silivri Prison despite a recent court decision to grant his...
View ArticleStudents from Turkish schools return to Romania with three medals
Romania came second by winning six medals at Math Olympics held in Greece. Three of the medals—two golden and one silver - - were won by the students studying at Turkish schools in the country. The...
View Article'Gov’t smear campaigns against Kimse Yok Mu increased its public standing’
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government's smear campaigns targeting Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There), the largest volunteer and global aid organization based in Turkey, inspired by the...
View ArticleTransparency and trust is our only weapon says Turkish NGO chairman
İsmail Cingöz, president of the Turkish charity Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There?), criticized the terrorism investigation being conducted against the charity while underlining the NGO’s high standards...
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‘Islam and I’
Şahin Alpay The number of books written by Western academics on Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen's ideas and Hizmet, the faith-based social movement he has inspired, is growing. Two of them I read...
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Lawmakers from various countries call for better protection of female refugees
A total 20 female lawmakers who came together as part of an international summit titled “İstanbul Summit 2015” held in İstanbul on May 9 and 10 have called for more concrete steps to be taken to...
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Women of world urged to take more active role in humanitarian action
Women from 50 countries across the globe have emphasized the need for women to be part of all levels of decision-making in humanitarian action both as actors and beneficiaries so as to ensure...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu: A charity with a difference
Idris NuhuKimse Yok Mu as a charity organization needs no introduction any longer. Its charity work worldwide speaks for itself. Its humanitarian services have gone beyond the shores of Turkey and span...
View ArticleReactions grow over pro-gov’t media smear campaign against MHP’s Akşener
Reactions to a pro-government media smear campaign targeting prominent Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy Meral Akşener have mounted, as many political figures and intellectuals are declaring...
View ArticleMedia distribution company target of police raid
Seven businesses, including a media distribution office, were raided by the police in the western province of Manisa on Wednesday, the fourth such operation in the province that targeted institutions...
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