Democracy’s Turkey challenge
Sevgi Akarçeşme As I sit down to write this column, a large number of Turkish intellectuals are working on a draft final declaration of the Abant Platform meeting. This traditional meeting is organized...
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A select group of leading intellectuals, politicians and journalists issued a joint declaration over the weekend decrying the authoritarian policies in Turkey, concluding that a desire for a strong...
View ArticleA conference under shadow of government scrutiny
Lale Kemal Close to 100 participants were getting ready last Saturday for a conference in Bolu, a city around two-and-a-half hours away by bus from the Turkish capital city of Ankara, when news came of...
View ArticleThe Abant Platform: A photograph of Turkey
Mümtazer Türköne The Abant Platform offers up some very realistic measures with which to grasp the specific chemistry and power of democracy in Turkey. This past weekend saw the 34th Abant gathering....
View ArticleEx-Deputy PM Arınç says he stands by every word he said
Former Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has criticized pro-government Twitter users and dailies that have launched a defamation campaign against him after he recently criticized a...
View ArticleUnder what conditions was the Abant Platform meeting held?
Cafer Solgun The 34th meeting of the Abant Platform, one of the distinguished gathering places of Turkey's intellectuals, was held in Bolu over the weekend. "Democracy's Challenge with Turkey" was the...
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14th Int’l Festival of Language and Culture kicks off in Philippines
The 14th edition of the International Festival of Language and Culture, formerly known as the International Turkish Language Olympiad, kicked off with a spectacular ceremony held in Manila, the capital...
View Article‘Parallel’ listening in on me too
Ali Yurttagül It's no joke. When a friend of mine warned me “I bet they're listening in on you too,” I wasn't really surprised. asked whether he meant the police or the intelligence agency; I wondered...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu organizes international cartoon competition: ‘Refugees’
Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu has organized an international cartoon competition titled “refugees” in order to raise awareness of the difficulties facing migrants who fled their homelands...
View ArticleGülen seeks to dismiss US lawsuit, says it is ‘pure political theater’
Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Turkish government in the US on the grounds that the charges are political. Gülen's legal battle with the Turkish...
View ArticleAfghans laud honorable Fethullah Gulen
Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul hosted a conference entitled “Fethullah Gulen’s Perspectives on Combating Extremism in the Muslim World,” jointly organized by the local Tolerance and Dialogue Center...
View ArticleThe Islamic bases of Gulen’s theory of education
Muhammed M. Akdag Fethullah Gulen assumes that education is based on three basic premises: 1. education is constructed on a manifestation of the God’s name Rabb (pedagogue and supporter). 2. It is...
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Texas enjoys International Festival of Language and Culture
Around 3,000 people attended the 14th edition of the International Festival of Language and Culture, formerly known as the International Turkish Language Olympiad, in the US state of Texas on...
View ArticleWhy do parents choose a Gulen-inspired school for their children: A case...
F. Zehra Colak This paper explores a Gulen-inspired school in Brussels, L’Ecole des Etoiles, as a choice that provides parents with opportunities to realize their dreams regarding the education of...
View ArticleCuba wins Kimse Yok Mu cartoon competition
Aristides Esteban Hernandez Guerrero from Cuba has won the international cartoon competition titled "Refugees," which was organized by the Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu. The “Refugees”...
View Article'Hizmet Movement: A key bridge between the Muslim world and the Western world'
Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 38 (Full text) My name is Pim Valkenberg**. I teach at the Catholic University of America. I teach in the field of Religion and Culture. My specialty is Christian-Muslim...
View ArticleHüseyin Çelik: Koza İpek Holding usurped by new trustees
Former minister and ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) spokesman Hüseyin Çelik said during an interview on Thursday that the seizure of companies under Koza İpek Holding and the...
View ArticleFree to criticize if ready to be punished
Orhan Kemal Cengiz The other day, when I heard Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's comment about the level of freedom of the press in Turkey during a joint press conference he held with German Chancellor...
View ArticleTurkey’s Internet watchdog blocks access to website broadcasting Gülen’s...
Turkey's government-controlled Internet watchdog, Telecommunications Directorate (TİB), has blocked access to herkul.org, a website which regularly broadcasts speeches by Turkish-Islamic scholar...
View ArticleTrustees seize control of schools in government-led move
A judge in İstanbul has ordered that trustees be appointed to 12 companies, including the FEM and Anafen prep schools established by people sympathetic to the faith-based Gülen movement for allegedly...
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