Sunnis and Shia and some of their differences
Robert Olson* It is clear that most Americans, even Europeans, some Middle Easterners and, indeed, Muslims in general do not understand or grasp the political let alone the theological differences...
View ArticleTurkey Descends into Authoritarianism
Umar Farooq When I first visited Celil Sağır in December 2014, hundreds of protesters and police were arrayed outside his Istanbul office. They had come for his boss, Ekrem Dumanlı, editor of one of...
View ArticleExternal forces: conspiracy theories and reality
Ercan Sancak Political rulers rely on allegations of conspiracies for manipulative purposes in many countries in the world. However, they do not discuss how the conspiracy mechanism works. What really...
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Laotian President Sayasone hosts Turkish school officials
Choummaly Sayasone, the president of Laos, has hosted officials from a Turkish school in the country at the presidential palace, saying that the Turkish school is a gift for their country.Choummaly...
View ArticleThe Gülen movement as the victim of an orchestrated smear campaign
Aydoğan Vatandaş* When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) took office in 2002 under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the party's commitment to democratization was promising. As many...
View ArticleTurkish Canadian institute presents peace and dialogue awards
The Intercultural Dialogue Institute (IDI), a group founded by Canadians of Turkish descent, has presented its first peace and dialogue awards at a ceremony in Toronto. The award ceremony, which took...
View ArticleBank of mercy and butterfly lives
Bülent Keneş I am not referring to any ordinary bank like İş Bankası, one of Turkey's biggest banks, which the unlawful Erdoğan regime is signaling it will arbitrarily confiscate after Bank Asya. It is...
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Islamic Scholar Fethullah Gulen promotes peace, understanding
In the aftermath of the bombing and shootings in Paris and the mass murder, beheadings and destruction in Syria and Iraq by the terrorist group Islamic State (also ISIL, ISIS, Daesh), some in the...
View ArticleAn important warning for past and present rulers
Abdülhamit Bilici Those who have a memory like a sieve may have forgotten it already but the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) was under threat from antidemocratic forces during its first two...
View Article‘Hizmet’s solution against radicalism should be announced to world’
At a time when the faith-based Gülen movement, also known as the Hizmet movement, is under heavy government pressure in Turkey, Lord Maclennan of Rogart, academics and scholars have praised the...
View ArticleFoundation gives to poor students
Nigerian Turkish International Colleges Foundation (NTIC Foundation) has started distributing 13,000 learning aids to underprivileged students. The project is known as “I Support a Child’s Education”....
View ArticleDoes Islam Promote Violence?
Aydogan Vatandas In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, a huge number of books and articles have been published investigating the link between some certain interpretations of Islam and the terrorist...
View ArticleTurkey declines in civil liberties, political rights, Freedom House says
Freedom House, a leading watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world, has said in its latest report that Turkey continues to decline in the areas of...
View ArticleHRW report: No evidence to accuse Gülen movement of terrorism
The Human Rights Watch's latest world report states that there is no evidence to prove the charges of “terrorism” held against the Gülent movement, which is inspired by the teachings of prominent...
View ArticleA Muslim voice to be heeded
Fatih Harpci* The majority of Muslims openly and loudly reject violent extremism regardless of the religious or ethnic identity of the perpetrator, but that is not what the Western media focuses on. If...
View ArticleAppointment of 7 trustees to 4-employee firm illegal: lawyer
The appointment of seven trustees who are paid a monthly salary of TL 1,000 to run consulting firm İdeks Danışmanlık, which has only four employees, is unlawful, a lawyer representing the firm has said...
View ArticleHospital shuts down under political pressure
A private hospital in the province of Erzurum has been forced to close its doors as of Friday, and 400 people will lose their jobs as a result of the politically motivated move to close the facility....
View Article‘Democracy’s Challenge with Turkey’ debated at Abant Platform
A large group of Turkey's intellectuals gathered on Saturday in Bolu province for the 34th Abant Platform meetings to debate the democracy problems of the country amid criticism of increasing...
View ArticlePro-gov’t trolls, dailies launch defamation campaign against Bülent Arınç
Pro-government Twitter trolls and dailies have launched a campaign of defamation targeting former Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç after he criticized a government-backed witch hunt against the Gülen...
View ArticleAbant’s message to Turkey
Günal Kurşun I attended the 34th Abant Platform meeting in Bolu over the weekend. In general, Abant Platform forums are the most inspirational events, and this was no exception. The topic this time was...
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