A Turkish witch hunt
Jeff vonKaenel Last week, there was an attempted coup in Turkey that left hundreds dead, thousands jailed and a troubled world even more troubled. In the aftermath of this failed coup, Turkey’s...
View ArticleSomaliland rules out closure of Gulen-linked school
Somaliland administration in northwestern Somalia has refused to follow in the footsteps of the federal government that suspended a school with links to reclusive Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen...
View ArticleDemocracy on the rocks in Turkey
Mohamed Nawab Osman* Last week’s military coup attempt in Turkey is likely to have a debilitating impact on Turkish democracy. Already, several thousand military officials and bureaucrats have been...
View ArticleChicago organization welcomes new scrutiny amid fallout of failed Turkish...
Renewed attention to an exiled Turkish Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup last week could mean a brighter light on a Chicago group that promotes his brand of social activism....
View ArticleCanada rebuffed Turkish request for information on Gulen movement: Dion
Canada has expressed sharp concerns over Turkey's imposition of a three-month state of emergency and reports that it may reintroduce the death penalty in response to last week's botched coup...
View ArticleTurkey crisis: Cleric Gulen condemns post-coup 'witch-hunt'
Rural Pennsylvania is not the sort of place you would think to look for someone accused of throwing the Middle East into further turmoil. But this is where you find the alleged mastermind of Turkey's...
View ArticleTurkey and Erdogan: Here comes the (real) caliphate
Ralph Peters* ...The immense and destructive crackdown underway in Turkey now, with at least 10,000 Turks taken into custody and as many as 100,000 others dismissed from their positions — not only...
View ArticleTurkey’s almost coup and the need for perspective
David Tittensor* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was quick to quell the attempted military coup on July 15 and to accuse the Gülen movement of being responsible. This accusation has since...
View ArticleThe Gulen Movement Is Not a Cult — It’s One of the Most Encouraging Faces of...
Graham E. Fuller Last week witnessed what may be the last act of an unfolding struggle between two major Islamic movements in Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused exiled Islamic...
View ArticleA coup was launched from here? Intrigue in rural Pennsylvania
It is high summer in this rural corner of northeastern Pennsylvania – a time of blue skies, boating on the Delaware River, and, if Turkey’s president is to be believed, plots to overthrow his...
View ArticleTurkey deserves a civilian constitution
Cemal Yigit is the spokesman of Ufuk Dialogue Foundation, a Nigeria-based foundation that advocates the philosophy of the Hizmet Movement initiated by the Turkish opposition leader, Fathullah Gulen. In...
View ArticleImran Khan says closure of Gulen Schools could be disastrous
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan Sunday said that closure of Gulen Schools in Pakistan could be disastrous for the country. While we stand firmly behind Turkish democracy, closing Pak-Turk...
View ArticleTurkey’s anti-Gulen campaign: Strengthening militants and jihadists
James M. Dorsey* A Turkish demand that Pakistan close 28 primary and secondary schools associated with controversial, self-exiled Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen has put the government in Islamabad in...
View ArticleTurkish-American community grapples with Turkey coup’s aftermath
Dr. Mustafa Gokcek usually plans a summer trip to Turkey for his students at Niagara University. In October, following increasing tension in the country, Gokcek decided to cancel it this year.That...
View ArticleWho is Fethullah Gulen, and was he the mastermind behind the failed Turkish...
Who is Fethullah Gulen, and why is the leader of Turkey on a rampage to arrest him and tens of thousands of his followers?Gulen, now 75, is a Turkish citizen, an Islamic cleric, and a long-time rival...
View ArticleThe battle for Turkey's soul
Anwar Alam* The recent attempt of a military coup has raised more questions than it has answered about the emerging complexities of Turkish politics. This development has sent a shock wave among all...
View ArticleNo evidence Gulen movement is guilty of subversive activities
Mohamed Nawab Osman* I refer to the letter “Mastermind of failed Turkey coup should not be portrayed as naive” (July 23), from Mr Omer Celikkol of the Turkish Embassy, in response to my commentary...
View ArticleShould education in Pakistan be held hostage to politics?
Rabia Ahmed An often heard phrase when visiting Turkey is: ‘’Turkey, Pakistan, ‘brother brother’.’’ But Turkey, Pakistan’s brotherly neighbour is somewhat troubled these days. Following a failed coup...
View ArticleTurkey: A climate of fear
Azza Sedky* A dear friend, hours into the Turkey coup d’état, wrote, “How many articles are being written right now on Turkey entitled ‘the Egyptian Model’?”My friend needn’t have worried that much....
View ArticleErdogan’s coup
Editorial Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s vengefully disproportionate response to the failed coup of July 15 is hardly surprising. Given the authoritarian streak in his government, many had...
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