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Mosaic Foundation brings together Denver’s prominent people over a friendship...
Multicultural Mosaic Foundation in Denver, Colorado, recently held its traditional Dialogue and Friendship Dinner at one of the city’s prestigious venues, Cable Center. Having the author-journalist...
View ArticleHizmet from the Heart
Jon Pahl For the past six years, since attending an event very much like this one, I have been fortunate to meet thousands of individuals around the world inspired by a single ideal: Hizmet. I could...
View ArticlePeace Islands Institute Massachusetts Fifth Annual Friendship and Awards Dinner
The Peace Islands Institute Massachusetts branch held its “Fifth Annual Friendship and Awards Dinner” at the Four Seasons Hotel on Wednesday, November 13th, 2013. The dinner was attended by...
View ArticleFifty plus
İhsan Yılmaz I just returned from a trip to India, where I attended a three-day meeting of around 25 academics, ambassadors, former politicians and so on. The meeting was about Asia's future, but I...
View ArticleArınç says Gülen's offer to hand over prep schools 'sacrifice'
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has described the offer of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to hand over prep school management to the state an example of “sacrifice” and promised...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu medical volunteers in the Philippines
A Kimse Yok Mu team of 12 medical professionals have left for the typhoon-stricken Philippines. The team comprised of surgeons, midwifes, emergency medical technicians and doctors are tasked to heal...
View ArticleTotalitarian interference in individual sphere
Orhan Kemal Cengiz The state is a mighty institution. If certain limitations are not in place, it invariably crushes individuals and their freedoms. If there are widespread extra judicial killings and...
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Turkish schools students visit Thai education minister
The Turkish-operated Chindamanee, Siriwat, Wichai, Pan-Asia Schools in Thailand continue to wave the flag for Thailand in international arena. The schools’ students having ranked high in the recent...
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Turks Decry Erdogan Decision Via #HiçDurmadanHizmeteDevam
The Turkish phrase "Hiç Durmadan Hizmete Devam" went viral on Twitter Thursday afternoon via the #HiçDurmadanHizmeteDevam hashtag, as Turks around the globe decried Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
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Fethullah Gulen and Jusup Balasagyn on Education: A comparative analysis
World known Fethullah Gulen and his ideals are now getting a chance to spread all over the world. Particularly, his ideas of joyful nation and perfect example of a human became driving forces behind...
View ArticlePrep school debate
Tuğba Aydın The government plan to close down prep schools continues to remain a hot topic in the country. In the latest development in the debate, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling Justice...
View ArticleKyrgyz Professor on Thoughts and Actions of M. Fethullah Gulen
Prof. Asan Ormushev Reading Gulen’s latest books and interviews, we can fully regard him as the most important sage of modern society. He attained such a reverence with preciseness, thoughtfulness and...
View ArticleSierra Foundation’s Dialog and Friendship Dinner Brings Together Many in Reno
Hizmet Movement Blog This year’s Dialog and Friendship Dinner by Sierra Foundation repeated its tradition of bringing together many around a dinner table in Northern Nevada, on November 16. The dinner...
View ArticleErdoğan launches another war
Mustafa Akyol Last week I wrote a piece in this column titled, “Behind the war over prep schools.” In fact, it was not a full-scale culture war then, but rather a growing tension. But Prime Minister...
View ArticlePrep school row not prepping Turkey for better future
Emre Deliveli I chose not to write about the row between Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen’s movement and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the latter’s desire to shut down prep schools for...
View ArticleAt home and abroad, Erdogan shoots himself in the foot
Mahir Zeylanov“I voted for [Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party] but I feel ashamed for their move,” Nazlı Ilıcak, a columnist with pro-government daily Sabah and long supporter of the...
View ArticleTo leave a brief mark in history: An open letter to Prime Minister Erdoğan
Ekrem Dumanlı As you know very well, those who firmly believe in God are responsible to tell the truth without kneeling or bowing before another servant. And this is especially applicable to matters...
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"Turkish government defiant as battle over prep schools rises"
The tension recently peaked, with Erdoğan describing the group’s objection to his government’s plans as a “smear campaign.”“You can hear very bad things, but you should not retaliate. Nowadays, there’s...
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Speaking Turko-tweetish
Arzu Kaya Uranli Charles Bukowski wrote: there's a bluebird in my heart thatwants to get outbut I'm too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I'm not going to let anybody see you. Sure, this was long...
View ArticleAK Party deputy against closure of prep schools
Former national team captain and current Justice and Development Party (AK Party) İstanbul deputy Hakan Şükür, referring to the government's plan to shut down prep schools, has said it was wrong to...
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