Sürat Cargo denounces claims made by pro-gov’t media over license
Sürat Cargo, a shipping company, has announced that a criminal complaint will be filed against certain pro-government media outlets which recently launched a defamation campaign against the company,...
View ArticleWhistleblower: Justification for Bank Asya seizure invalid
The government whistleblower known as Fuat Avni said on Friday on Twitter that the reasons set forth for the crackdown on Islamic lender Bank Asya were invalid according to the banking laws and in...
View ArticleTurkish educator says Demirel stood with Turkish schools abroad
Turkish educator Süleyman Alptekin has said that Turkey's ninth president, Süleyman Demirel, who died on Wednesday at the age of 90, won people's hearts with his open support for Turkish educators and...
View ArticleThe captain who fights with his compass
Abdülhamit Bilici Interim Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu cited the following as reasons for the election failure of his party: “We were poisoned by power, we were spoiled and we were arrogant.” There...
View ArticleThousands congregate in New York to share iftar joy
Thousands of people in Queens County, New York attended an iftar (fast-breaking meal) dinner held on Saturday evening. Muslims across the world fast every year during the holy month of Ramadan. The...
View Article‘No’ to a bloody venture
Ekrem Dumanlı Undoubtedly, the June 7 election is a turning point. The people removed the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) from power as a single party government after 13 years. They said “no”...
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European Muslims, Civility and Public Life: Perspectives On and From the...
Complex interactions of European and Islamic civilizations from the time of the Prophet until the contemporary era continue to occupy intellectual and cultural debates in the third millennium. If the...
View ArticleIftar in Turkish school in Romania
Turkish schools operating in Romania hosted an iftar dinner, attended by thousands of people, on Saturday evening. Lumina schools in Romania, which have been conducting their educational activities for...
View ArticleBank Asya’s owners launch new cases to reverse scandalous take-over
Publicly traded Islamic bank Bank Asya’s owners have launched 30 more cases to end the controversial May 29th seizure of the bank and February 3rd management takeover by regulators. Representing Bank...
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[BOOK REVIEW] Embracing the World: Fethullah Gulen’s Thought and Its...
Renewed interest in a world-wide civil society movement inspired by teachings of Fethullah Gulen has motivated many scholars outside Turkey to undertake full-time research on Gulen’s thoughts and...
View ArticleBank Asya lawyers call upon B Group shareholders to join against seizure
Publicly traded Islamic bank Bank Asya’s owners have launched 100 cases against the seizure by regulators, with lawyer Süleyman Taşbaş emphasizing that lawsuits can also be filed on behalf of the...
View ArticleJudge refers to controversial political document in arrest of police chiefs
A judge in Turkey has referred to a political document in his reasoned opinion as the basis of his decision for the arrest of four police chiefs who were detained based on a complaint from a member of...
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Turkic American Alliance hosts iftar for members of US Congress
The Turkic American Alliance (TAA), the umbrella organization for various Turkic associations in the US, held an iftar for members and staffers of the US Congress, civil society leaders and academics...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu helps 2 million people across the world during Ramadan
Turkish charity association Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There?), which has operational activities in 113 countries around the world and 31 branches in Turkey, is planning to reach out to more than 2...
View ArticleFatih University wins European Universities Championship
The Fatih University basketball team has won the 13th European Universities Basketball Championship, which took place in Slovenia. The championship, organized by the European University Sports...
View ArticleAmerican students volunteer for Kimse Yok Mu aid campaign
American members of international Kimse Yok Mu charity organization distributed aid boxes during the holy month of Ramadan in different parts of İstanbul. The students went to the homes of needy people...
View ArticleJurist’s report highlighting illegality of Karaca’s arrest submitted to top...
Lawyers representing journalist Hidayet Karaca, who remains in prison despite a ruling for his release, have submitted a report drafted by a prominent jurist to the Constitutional Court in which the...
View ArticleGülen-inspired schools dominate university entrance exam results
Students from schools inspired by the faith-based Gülen movement, popularly known as the Hizmet movement, were the top scorers in a number of categories in this year's Undergraduate Placement...
View ArticleEducation remains an alarming concern for scores of Syrian refugees
With only 10 percent of the 2 million Syrian refugees in Turkey having been placed in refugee camps, problems involving finding food and shelter persists, but none more alarming than the education of...
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[BOOK REVIEW] The Gulen Movement and Islam’s Third Way
Over the past several years, the alleged opacity that surrounds the Gulen Movement has become a focus of many controversial debates in media and the wider society in Turkey and beyond. Commentators...
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