The role of Turkish schools in the educational system and social...
Cennet Engin Demir, Ayse Balci and Fusun Akkok After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Central Asian countries have pursued nation-building; that is, the work of establishing political economic...
View ArticleDetainee says was pushed to make accusations about Gülen movement
Cleaning company owner Abdullah Yıldırım, who testified in court as part of an investigation launched based on a complaint from Okyanus Group CEO Nusret Argun, said police officers encouraged him to...
View ArticlePerinçek: I have Erdoğan’s support in fighting Gülen movement
Doğu Perinçek, the Workers' Party (İP) leader who was given a life sentence in 2013 as part of a trial concerning the Ergenekon terrorist organization, has said he has been “fighting a battle” against...
View ArticleIntel agency tries to mislead court by withholding reports on Tahşiyeciler
Lawyers representing dozens of suspects, including media members who face charges of membership in a terrorist organization for allegedly conspiring against an al-Qaeda-affiliated group, have stated...
View ArticleMinistry shuts down 3 prep schools despite top court’s ruling
The Ministry of Education canceled the business licenses of three prep schools in Eskişehir province with the authorization of the provincial governor on Thursday even though the Constitutional Court...
View ArticleThe Hizmet movement and the allegations made against it
Question: Certain groups of people are taking every possible opportunity to fabricate allegations and slander about the Hizmet volunteers in an effort to distract people from the reality of the...
View ArticleClash of religious fundamentalists
Şahin Alpay Last week Saudi Arabia in one day executed 47 opponents of the regime, including Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, one of the foremost representatives of the Shia minority in the country, and 46...
View ArticleParallel and treason paranoia drag Turkey into abyss
Sevgi Akarçeşme Neither the Middle East nor Turkey has been an example of political stability and peace. There has always been turmoil in this part of the world thanks to complex historical legacies...
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Renewing Islam by Service: A Christian View of Fethullah Gulen and the Hizmet...
A new book, Renewing Islam by Service, by Dr. Pim Valkenberg has been published by Catholic University Press, which offers a theological account of the contemporary Turkish faith-based service...
View ArticleTurkey responds to CoE on Keneş, admits journalist arrested for continuing to...
A response recently sent to the Council of Europe (CoE) by Turkey concerning a case against former Today's Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Keneş, who was jailed for four days last October for allegedly...
View ArticleErdoğan steps up campaign against Gülen-inspired schools abroad
In a clear sign of his intensified campaign and escalating political vendetta against the movement, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on Turkish diplomats on Tuesday to lobby in foreign capitals...
View ArticleFethullah Gulen’s educational philosophy as a core value of the Hizmet movement
F. Zehra Colak Since the beginning of the second millennium, the Hizmet movement (aka Gulen movement) has become a global subject of interest to many scholars in the field of social and political...
View ArticleShareholders file complaint over Kaynak seizure
Shareholders of Kaynak Holding, Turkey's largest publisher seized in a government-orchestrated operation on Nov. 18, filed a criminal complaint with a local office of the chief public prosecutor in...
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US consul general pays courtesy visit to Today’s Zaman
US Consul General in İstanbul Charles F. Hunter has visited Today's Zaman headquarters in İstanbul, congratulating Editor-in-Chief Sevgi Akarçeşme on her newly appointed post and emphasizing that US...
View ArticleFethullah Gulen’s Condemnation and Condolences Message on Istanbul Terrorist...
Fethullah Gülen The cruelty of terrorism that we have witnessed numerous times before showed its ugly face again in Istanbul on January 12th. I strongly condemn this brutal terrorist attack that...
View ArticleGYV head says accused of terrorism due to critical stance toward gov’t
Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV) President Cemal Uşşak claimed in a letter published by the T24 news portal on Friday that he has been accused of membership in a “terrorist organization” and a...
View Article'Hizmet movement provides a lot of values of peace and tolerance'
Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 37 (Full text) My name is Karina Korostelina** and I’m Associate Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University. Our school is the first...
View ArticleBefore the witch hunt reaches all…
Sevgi Akarçeşme When you live in Turkey, hardly any news has a surprising effect. Yet, Turkey continues to break its own records while we witness jaw-dropping developments as a result of...
View ArticleThey could come for you next
Abdülhamit Bilici As a society, we seem in a hurry to relive mistakes from the past, as though we were resolutely opposed to learning from history. Those in power today wield the same vindictive...
View ArticleLao deputy education minister grateful to Turkish schools
Lao deputy minister of education Lytou Bouapao commended the local Turkish schools, two-time recipient of the national medal. Noting that he knows the schools very closely as his child is also studying...
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