Final Declaration of 29th Abant Platform Forum “Africa: Between Experience...
- We, the participants of the 29th Abant Platform Forum on “Africa: Between Experience and Inspiration”, held at Abant/Turkey on 28-30 June 2013, hereby, welcome the initiative of Journalists and...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu to provide 288,000 food packages, iftar meals to over 1 mln in...
The Kimse Yok Mu charity will hand out 288,300 food packages to people in need as well as host iftars (dinners to break the daily fast) serving 1,168,000 people throughout Turkey and 103 other...
View ArticleBefore the Lights are Out…
M. Nedim Hazar You know how the poet that says, “Bleeding a thin line, my chest/Watched in wonder, amazed!” This was the exact situation I found myself in. It was a sorrowful moment, one that weighs...
View Article“We will celebrate a new world”
Abdülhamit Bilici They built our hopes up with their peace and fellowship messages at a time when our morale was shattered by the sudden outbreak of a snowballing tension, when the world media was...
View ArticleAn analysis of Gülen’s Humanism
Heon J. Kim Gülen’s perception of humanism is at the heart of his thought, so much so that it serves as the reason for the existence and activities of the Gülen movement. My attempt here is to lay bare...
View ArticleArchbishop Makgoba: Turkey's religious tolerance answer to extremism
Turkey has an important message for religious fundamentalist as it is an exemplary country showing the world that people of different faiths can live with one another, Thabo Cecil Makgoba, South...
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Gursel Tekin: Gulen’s remarks on the third bridge are valuable
Republican People’s Party Deputy Chairman Gursel Tekin gave the daily Zaman noteworthy statements on Turkey’s heated agenda. Speaking of the controversies over naming the third bridge as “Yavuz Sultan...
View ArticleJournalists and Writers Foundation at UN ECOSOC annual meeting
Journalists and Writers Foundation attended UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) annual meeting, in attendance of which were ambassadors, ministers or other senior officials of UN member countries,...
View ArticleWhy a Military Coup in Egypt and a Democracy in Turkey?
Yusuf İnan The military carried out a coup in Egypt and shocked everyone in Turkey. “Tahrir square brought about a coup, not a democracy,” they said. Whereas in Turkey, a diplomatic warning was sent to...
View ArticleGülen: Democracy dealt yet another blow in Egypt
Well-respected Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has said democracy was once again dealt a blow in Egypt as he commented on the ouster of Mohammed Morsi in a military coup last week. In his latest weekly...
View ArticleEducation in Mother Tongue: Eventual Solution to the Problem
Mümtaz’er TürköneFethullah Gulen's interview to Arbil based Rudaw newspaper will be a turning point in the solution of the Kurdish Issue. Hodjaefendi puts a fundamental principle like a compass in...
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Portrait of Fethullah Gulen: A Modern Turkish-Islamic Reformist
Bekim Agai, Ph.D.*Fethullah Gülen, founder of a worldwide educational movement, regards morality and education as the engine for a contemporary Islam that is compatible with laicism. Many are on the...
View ArticleTolerance and Dialogue in Fethullah Gülen’s Writings (1)
Yetkin Yildirim* and Madeline Maxwell**Fethullah Gülen’s Writings on Tolerance and Dialogue…Gülen defines tolerance as the following: “Tolerance does not mean being influenced by others and joining...
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Turkish businessmen have first iftar with Syrian refugees in Hatay
A group of Turkish businessman traveled to Kilis province on Wednesday to join an iftar dinner with Syrian refugees, according to media reports. Members of the Florya Businessmen's Association...
View ArticleA Forum On Africa (I)
Hajiya Bilkisu Istanbul was peaceful when we arrived to attend the 29th Abant International forum titled: "Africa: Between Experience and Inspiration". The event which brought together about 160...
View ArticleMan campaigning for anti-Gülen protest in US turns out to be TKP member
A man who has been campaigning for a protest in front of the house Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, now residing in the US, is a member of the far-left Turkish Communist Party (TKP), the Bugün...
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Prominent figures gather together at GYV iftar dinner
Distinguished spiritual leaders in Turkey, politicians, artists, diplomats, businesspeople and journalists came together for an iftar at İstanbul's Four Seasons Hotel on Thursday night for an event...
View ArticleSupporters of Saylorsburg Muslim cleric say protesters have got it all wrong
Protesters planning a trip to Saylorsburg on Saturday are bringing an internal Turkish issue to the American streets, a representative from an organization connected with Fethullah Gülen said Thursday....
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Being the conscience of a nation
Fethullah Gulen’s brother Hasbi Gulen, who passed away last October, wanted to visit his older brother in America in late 2000. He shares his intention with a friend before applying for a visa.Hasbi...
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Faith Compatible with Science
Taha AkyolFethullah Gulen’s book incorporates the concept of “faith” into those of “service, affection, compassion” and such.Journalists and Writers Foundation President Mustafa Yesil, Cemal Ussak and...
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