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Gülen: Purge of public officials seems ‘arbitrary'
The Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who has inspired the popular civic and social Hizmet (Service) movement, has said that the reassignment of thousands of public officials from their posts...
View ArticleIs Hizmet being subjected to genocide? (2)
Orhan Erdemli* I should point out that the first part of this piece published yesterday explained that what is intended in these articles is to discuss the recent ill treatment of members of a...
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Turkey's Bank Asya says starts talks on partnership with QIB
(Reuters) - Turkish Islamic lender Bank Asya (ASYAB.IS) has started talks on a strategic partnership with Qatar Islamic Bank QISB.QA and it plans to complete the process soon, it said in a statement...
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Excitement of Turkish Olympiads felt in Ethiopia
A remarkable program was held in Addis Ababa for the Ethiopian final of the 12 th International Turkish Olympiads was followed with great joy. The program was held in Sheraton Hotel in the city with...
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TUSKON wins compensation, to build orphanage in Uganda
The Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) said it has won compensation in separate cases for the illegal wiretapping of a phone conversation which turned into a smear...
View ArticleFethullah Gülen: “Disbelief may prevail, but tyranny will not”
In the second part of this interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the Turkish Islamic scholar discusses the Arab uprisings, the Sunni–Shi’ite sectarian tensions in the region, radicalism, and conservative...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu reaches out to Pakistan with food assistance
Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu, which has been operating in many countries of the world for years, went to city of Tharparkar in Pakistan to distribute food boxes people who suffer from...
View ArticleEarly general elections
Oğuzhan Tekin Turkey's problem has turned into a regime crisis. Turkey's exit from the crisis is the coming elections. Therefore, the March 30 local elections are evaluated as general elections and a...
View ArticlePro-government journalist resigns over daily's hate speech
The editor-in-chief at the pro-government Star daily announced on Wednesday that he has resigned from his duty on the grounds that he could no longer bear the hate speech the daily used for defamation....
View ArticleCHP candidate for Istanbul mayor, Sarıgül: Hizmet is not a political rival to...
Q: What do you think about the insults of Erdoğan and AK Party politicians against the Hizmet movement? Sarıgül: I am very saddened by all these. Rulers should be friendly with society. The Hizmet...
View ArticleFormer police chief says anti-Hizmet operation to be based on fake evidence
Although Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been threatening a police operation against the faith-based Hizmet movement for several months, he has taken no concrete steps so far, which suggests...
View ArticleAK Party promises more despotism if it wins big in local polls
The existing political indications and thought-provoking remarks made by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggest that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) may well get more despotic under a...
View ArticleConstructs
Hasan Kanbolat I do not like conspiracy theories. So, my goal with this column is certainly not to create any new conspiracy theories. It is just to try some broader thinking. The war in Syria has...
View Article‘It is not a battle of Gülen vs. Erdoğan, it is Erdoğan vs. democracy'
A panel discussion held at the House of Commons in London on Monday highlighted the recent developments in Turkish politics especially focusing on the relationship between the Gülen movement and...
View ArticleKaynak Holding: Tax inspectors' visit was not ‘raid'
The Kaynak Holding business group, an organization close to the Hizmet movement inspired by Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, has denied claims that a Finance Ministry financial crimes unit carried out...
View ArticleKADİP's 1st international photography contest held for peace
The Intercultural Dialogue Platform (KADİP) of the Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV) announced the winners of its very first international photography contest, "Peace in the frame," at a gala on...
View ArticleRTÜK suspends 15 more Samanyolu news shows, inflicting harshest penalty yet
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has suspended 15 more programs of the Samanyolu Haber TV news channel, in addition to the suspension of 20 programs in mid-March, Samanyolu Broadcasting...
View ArticleReuters: Ahead of vote, Erdoğan paints picture of Turkey besieged by enemies
To the adulation of the cheering crowds at his election rallies, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paints a picture of an "evil alliance" plotting to topple him and break Turkey. In another place, on...
View ArticleCorruption Allegations In Turkey Make Sunday’s Local Elections Even More...
Turkey’s main opposition party recalled parliament this week for an extraordinary session to discuss allegations of corruption against four former ministers that have damaged Prime Minister Recep...
View ArticlePro-government media manipulates facts about Turks in the US
In an effort to defame the Hizmet movement and Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, the pro-government media in Turkey continues to fabricate news and distort facts, particularly about those...
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