Won’t you ever feel ashamed?
Ekrem Dumanlı Those who have been bargaining with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist organization since the initial meeting in Oslo, Norway… Those who play deaf in the face of the...
View ArticleFethullah Gülen’s Dialogic Sufism: A theological framework
Heon C. Kim Gülen regards dialogue as an activity of forming a bond between two or more parties. By ‘parties’ he does not mean any specific subjects, but instead includes all objects involved in...
View ArticleBDDK head fails to explain Bank Asya seizure
The president of the banking watchdog has failed to justify the protracted state control over Bank Asya, the Islamic lender which was seized on May 29 allegedly due to insufficient transparency....
View ArticleSo who’s finished exactly: the Gülen movement or the AKP?
İhsan Yılmaz Many writers and thinkers in Turkey, responding to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan crew's full-scale, state-backed attack on the Gülen movement, noted wisely, "You cannot wipe out that...
View ArticleWhy was I mistaken about political Islamism?
Abdülhamit Bilici For the radical wing of political Islamism, a democratic regime based on the decisions of the people is blasphemy. It should be ruled out because it was an invention of the Western...
View ArticleEducational unions lash out against gov’t-backed school raids
Educational unions are in uproar over the police raids of various teaching institutions nationwide. Referring to the latest raids as something from a comedic farce, union representatives stressed how...
View ArticleWhat should Gülen movement do for early election?
Emre Uslu Turkey is going to a snap vote. Since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did not get the result he desired in the June 7 general election, he is taking the country with a population of 80 million...
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Kimse Yok Mu launches campaign for Eid al-Adha with amusing banner
The Kimse Yok Mu charity organization, which has been subjected to a smear campaign by the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government, has launched its relief campaign ahead of the upcoming...
View ArticleSamanyolu schools to sue 3 government officials over unlawful search warrant
Samanyolu Educational Institutions are preparing to file a criminal complaint against three government officials on charges of misconduct related to an unlawful warrant to inspect all private schools...
View ArticleThe unbearable lightness of raiding a school
Berk Çektir There are three untouchables in any civil society. These three, in order of importance, are the freedom to pursue education, the freedom of the press and the freedom of the judiciary. The...
View ArticleLaudable acts of the government
Abdülkadir Civan Government officials can have various impacts on the welfare of societies at different times. The needs of societies and the appropriate responses in the short, medium and long run can...
View ArticleOn front lines of fight for press freedom in Turkey
Sevgi Akarcesme, a 36-year-old, Temple University-educated columnist for Turkey's largest independent daily newspaper, Today's Zaman, has been threatened, harassed, vilified and sued. Her offense? She...
View ArticleErdoğan confirms Fuat Avni’s claim of massive crackdown on critical media
In a development that came as confirmation of the claims of Turkish whistleblower Fuat Avni, who on Tuesday revealed plans by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to launch a massive crackdown on critical...
View ArticleOpposition must boycott election
İhsan Yılmaz If the Justice and Development Party (AKP) regime seizes any of the critical media outlets before the Nov. 1 general election, the opposition must boycott the elections. The AKP had been...
View ArticleJournalist Karaca laments ongoing acts of tyranny in Turkey in letter
Samanyolu Broadcasting Group top executive Hidayet Karaca, who was arrested in a government-backed operation launched on Dec. 14 last year, along with dozens of others, penned a letter from his prison...
View ArticleBank Asya seizure rattles Islamic banking sector in Turkey
A government crackdown on Turkey's largest Islamic lender, Bank Asya, seems to have beset the entire Islamic banking industry in the country, with the total profits of participation banks contracting...
View ArticleCHP’s Hamzaçebi declares school raids by police ‘a crime’
Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Akif Hamzaçebi stated that police raids against schools and educational institutions constituted a crime, and that those responsible for the operations would...
View ArticleGülen urges Muslims to denounce terrorism, promote human rights, education
Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has called on Muslims around the world to denounce terrorism, defend human rights in their communities and promote education, actions that he sees as the...
View ArticleMuslims Must Combat the Extremist Cancer
Fethullah Gulen*Muslims Must Combat the Extremist Cancer, Denounce terrorism, defend human rights and promote education. As the group that calls itself Islamic State, known as ISIS, continues to...
View ArticleWhy is the AK Party still popular if it’s authoritarian?
Sevgi Akarçeşme If President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is autocratic and oppressive, why is he still supported by the people? This is a question any outside observer of Turkey would wonder after hearing...
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