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Romanian gov’t congratulates Turkish schools for international achievements
Turkish schools' teachers and students were among those presented with awards in a ceremony at the Prime Ministry in Romania in order to celebrate international achievements in the field of...
View ArticleFethullah Gülen’s message of condemnation and condolence about the Paris attacks
M. Fethullah GülenI am deeply shaken on learning that more than a hundred innocent people have lost their lives, and many more have been injured, as a result of a horrible attack in Paris. No matter...
View ArticleIslamic scholar Fethullah Gulen of Saylorsburg condemns Paris attacks
Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen condemned the terrorist attacks in Paris that claimed the lives of more than 125 people, calling everyone to join in rejecting the terrorism “without ifs and...
View ArticleAK Party gov’t-linked court seizes Turkey’s largest publisher
A controversial court that has been accused of links to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) decided on Wednesday to place the country's largest publisher along with a number of its...
View ArticleGov’t charges in Kaynak takeover ludicrous, lack any evidence
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government-engineered legal pretext to seize Kaynak Holding, which owns the country's largest publishing house, is part of the politically motivated witch...
View ArticleCritics of Kaynak raid focus on impaired investor confidence
The recent decision to place Kaynak Holding under administrative receivership has set off a chorus of reactions from economists and politicians, who have voiced their concerns over the shaken...
View ArticleLawyers, economists criticize gov’t takeover of Kaynak Holding
The appointment of trustees to manage Kaynak Holding, which consists of 23 companies including the country's largest publishing house, has been strongly criticized by a number of lawyers and...
View ArticleA glimmer of light
Ibrahim Turkmen I was planning to make an assessment of the latest G-20 meeting in Antalya last weekend, along with an analysis about possible consequences of the decisions reached there. But the...
View ArticleOpposition slams Kaynak Holding takeover, calling it stain on democracy
Opposition politicians have slammed the appointment of trustees to Kaynak Holding, which consists of 23 companies, including the country's largest publishing house, calling it “a stain on democracy”...
View Article80 journalists fired from Bugün, Kanaltürk in new wave of dismissals
Eighty more journalists working for the Bugün and Kanaltürk TV stations were fired after the channels were dropped by the state-owned Turkish Satellite Communications Company (Türksat) from its...
View ArticleGovernor’s office rejects Kimse Yok Mu’s application for aid campaign
The İstanbul Governor's Office has rejected an application by the Kimse Yok Mu charity to conduct an aid campaign to help the families of victims killed in terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)...
View ArticleSpeaking about Gülen, Chomsky: ‘Mandela declared as terrorist, too’
World-famous philosopher, philologist and historian Prof Dr. Noam Chomsky gave a speech about the claims of ‘terrorist’ against Fethullah Gülen in Boston on Saturday. Chomsky reminded that legendary...
View ArticleTime for Gulen Movement to leave Turkey?
Mahir Zeynalov Turkey is not a full-fledged dictatorship. Its civil society is perhaps the most vibrant it has ever been. It holds free, albeit not fair, elections regularly and citizens have a chance...
View ArticleCEO of seized Koza-İpek appeals for fair investigation
Turkish businessman Akın İpek, the former CEO of the seized conglomerate Koza-İpek Holding, called on prosecutors on Thursday to allow a fairer probe into the alleged wrongdoings in the holding,...
View ArticleTrustees’ first order of business: Halting book publication at Kaynak
A panel of trustees who were appointed to Kaynak Holding, a group that owns the country's largest publishing house, in a government-backed move on Wednesday, have decided to halt publication and...
View ArticleKaynak raid places property rights under threat, politicians warn
A recent court decision to appoint administrative trustees to the board of Kaynak Holding and its 23 subsidiaries continues to draw reactions from politicians, who all point to growing concerns over...
View ArticleOpposition condemns Erdoğan’s vindictive remarks against Gülen movement
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's televised remarks on Wednesday night suggesting that the witch hunt against members of Gülen movement will show no sign of abating under the new government has drawn...
View Article1,500 pounds of frozen meat for needy Staten Island families
Fifteen Staten Island food pantries will distribute 1,500 pounds of frozen meat to needy families this holiday season. The Turkish Cultural Center Staten Island and Embrace Relief increased their...
View ArticleRule of law and revenge
Bülent Keneş States guided by rule of law have certain fundamental characteristics that can largely differentiate them from primitive tribal states and despotic dictatorships. These characteristics...
View ArticleHow will Europe react to bogeyman practices?
Orhan Kemal Cengiz Today, one of the most popular pieces of news in Turkey is about a peculiar subject. It reads as follows: “Now, the most frequently asked question in Turkey is about how to become a...
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