NY Times highlights possible plan to shut down critical media
The New York Times has urged the US and other NATO allies to ask Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to turn away from "destructive path," highlighting the prevailing fear among journalists that he...
View ArticleStrangled to death? The future of media freedom in Turkey
Amanda Paul Turkey's already stifled and repressed media freedom took another blow on May 19, when Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu fiercely attacked the Hürriyet daily during a speech at an election...
View ArticleIFJ representative denied permission to visit journalist Karaca in prison
The Justice Ministry has rejected a request from a coalition of international journalist organizations to visit imprisoned Turkish journalist Hidayet Karaca at Silivri Prison in İstanbul. Documents...
View ArticleErdoğan’s requests to shut down Turkish schools abroad perceived as patronizing
On the latest stop of his world tour to disparage Turkish schools abroad, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asked Albanians to shut down schools that boast scores of Albanian alumni, accusing the...
View ArticleDark Clouds Over Turkey
With two weeks to go before a crucial parliamentary election in Turkey, tensions are rising and some critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fear a new crackdown is starting to ensure that his...
View ArticleBiggest failing of the Republic of Turkey
Şahin Alpay The measures taken by the government of Turkey, headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to not only cover up the greatest corruption probe in the history of the republic, which went...
View ArticleAfrica, Albania and Erdogan’s campaign against Turkish schools
Ademu Sadik Nations that are not under colonial rule should operate as sovereign states with the ability to make laws and take decisions that concern their citizens. The responsibility of managing the...
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Filipino student wins Turkish international schools contest
Patricia Dalde Linogao from the Philippines wins the International Language and Culture Festival’s song contest held in the Romanian capital Bucharest. Close to 4,000 spectators watched in awe as...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu, Philippines sign agreement to further aid cooperation
Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu (KYM) has signed a landmark agreement with the Philippine government, paving way for close cooperation between the two entities to further aid, education and...
View ArticlePenal court of peace bans access to four stories on Zaman daily’s website
In another example of government pressure on the media in Turkey, the Bakırköy 2nd Penal Court of Peace has blocked access to four stories on the Zaman daily's website after a complaint was submitted...
View ArticleTurkish intellectuals warn social tensions rising, urge gov’t to provide...
A group of intellectuals, academics and artists have issued an emergency declaration calling on both the president and prime minister to refrain from hate speech and polarizing narrative while ensuring...
View ArticleHizmet’s core teachings to undermine and negate extremism
Ozcan Keles and Ismail Mesut Sezgin The challenge with linear, traditional government policies directly aimed at defeating violent extremist ideology is that by its nature the policy and the measures...
View ArticleFor Judges Who Defy Turkey’s Leaders, Short Road to Jail
Emma Sinclair-Webb* Jailing journalists has been one of the hallmarks of Turkey’s poor human rights record, a kind of shorthand for describing the country’s authoritarian tendencies and flawed justice...
View ArticleTurkey’s journalists challenged by growing judicial, political pressure
It is an almost-daily occurrence in Turkey for journalists who have been critical of the government to appear before a judge, either on charges of insulting a state official or making terrorist...
View ArticleHizmet’s role in global peace, interfaith dialogue highlighted in African...
The role of the Gülen movement, also known as the Hizmet movement, has been highlighted during an international conference held in the Republic of Benin attended by African religious leaders and...
View ArticleTurkey’s banking watchdog seizes Bank Asya in politically-motivated move
Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) has seized the country’s largest Islamic lender Bank Asya on Friday evening as a result of a months-long unlawful government-orchestrated...
View ArticleBank Asya says TMSF takeover not to affect banking activities
Bank Asya, which has been handed over to Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) in a government-backed decision by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK), has announced that the takeover...
View ArticleBank Asya seizure heightens concerns over political intimidation, financial...
The seizure of Islamic lender Bank Asya has intensified concerns over stability in the Turkish financial system, with opposition lawmakers and banking experts warning that the move dealt a blow to the...
View ArticlePublic outcry on the rise against seizure of Turkey’s Bank Asya
Friday night Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) seized the country’s largest Islamic lender Bank Asya, allegedly for political reasons, prompting nationwide outcry from Ankara’s...
View ArticleThe compensation Turkey will have to pay for Bank Asya will be staggering
Commercial and banking law Prof. Sami Karahan described how Turkey was sentenced to pay USD 4.13 billion for the seizure of Kentbank by the ECtHR, and as Bank Asya was ten times larger than Kentbank,...
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