Collective punishment
Ali Bulaç The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is preparing for a comprehensive crackdown. If he can secure sufficient electoral support at the local polls slated for March 30, Prime...
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Islamic scholar Gülen calls conditions in Turkey worse than military coup
Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who has inspired a worldwide network active in education, charity and outreach, has described large-scale slander, pressure and oppression his Hizmet movement currently...
View ArticleGülen's contribution to a pluralist democracy
Abdullah Bozkurt The Hizmet movement, inspired by Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen, is a formidable actor in catalyzing change for a better Turkey and will remain so for the foreseeable future as a...
View ArticleDeputy calls on PM to prove claims about Gezi, graft probe
With the reverberations of a corruption scandal still dominating Turkish politics ahead of critical local polls, an independent deputy who resigned from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK...
View ArticleAKP-Gulen strife worsens ahead of March 30 elections
Kadri Gürsel The Turkish elections to be held in less than two weeks, on March 30, are “local elections” in name only. There is currently such a hardened and ill-tempered political and social...
View ArticlePM's son: Dad, let's initiate an operation against Hizmet's senior members
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son Bilal allegedly urged his father to trigger an operation to detain prominent figures of the Hizmet movement in response to an ongoing graft and bribery...
View ArticleTurkey's business world weary of gov't pressure, says Kalkavan
Representatives of Turkey's business sector say they are “tired of” increased government pressure and interventions following the Dec. 17 corruption probe, prominent businessman İhsan Kalkavan told...
View ArticleMHP's Türkeş: PM has smear campaign, but no evidence against Hizmet
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been attacking the Hizmet movement, a faith-based organization, for almost three months, but has failed to produce any evidence to support his allegations,...
View ArticleWill a diplomat who is ashamed of Erdoğan praise Gül?
Selçuk Gültaşlı Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has been ignoring the most basic values and principles in an effort to cover up corruption allegations that have come about since Dec. 17,...
View ArticleTurkish graft investigation for dummies
Sadık Çınar* Turkey is currently experiencing enormous political turmoil -- maybe the greatest it has ever felt. This might seem like a big claim about a country that has experienced several coups and...
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Islamic scholar Gülen says he cannot remain silent on corruption
Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen says his deep conviction in Islam will not allow him to turn a blind eye to allegations of corruption, lamenting the fact that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...
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Hizmet Movement's stance on recent issues in Turkey
On Feb. 17, 2014, gathering in Istanbul at a meeting organized by Turkish Review and Hira magazines, Arab and Turkish intellectuals have discussed the role of the state in Muslim societies and agreed...
View ArticleDisloyalty: I swear it has no worth
Hüseyin Gülerce The inner world of religious people has never before been so distressing. We are in utter amazement. People keep asking me what is going on. I say: "We are going through a test. I...
View ArticleAK Party gov't behind anti-Hizmet declaration, leaked recordings allege
A joint declaration by a number of civil society organizations to proclaim open support for the government during debates over the closure of dershanes (prep schools) was concocted by the advisers of...
View ArticleTurkish Schools In Somalia
The Bedir Turkish High School in Mogadishu, Kıblenuma Elementary School, Kıblenuma Girl’s School and Somaliland Vifak Turkish School in the country offer modern vocational training for Somali children...
View ArticleParallel state created by PM himself, says former CHP leader
Former Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal, assessing a large-scale corruption investigation that went public on Dec. 17, said the "parallel state" that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
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Danish PM stunned over question on Erdoğan's hate speech against Hizmet
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was seemed to be in shocked when a journalist asked Turkish president if Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's hate speech against the Hizmet movement is...
View Article'Erdoğan to take action against Hizmet after restructuring judiciary'
Despite Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's continual accusations that the faith-based Hizmet movement is plotting against him through recordings that have implicated Erdoğan and his son Bilal in...
View ArticleIslamic scholar Gülen rejects involvement with graft probe and wiretappings
Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has dismissed government accusations that he has orchestrated a graft probe while rejecting any involvement with recent online wiretapping leaks in the second part of an...
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Gülen says gov't cut back on rights and freedoms in Turkey
Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who has inspired the popular civic and social movement called Hizmet, has said he is concerned with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government's...
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