Erdoğan's political ambitions clash with Turkey's long-term interests
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's series of regressive and anti-democratic political priorities and aspirations in both domestic and foreign policy are, in many ways, considered to be contradictory...
View ArticleGov't closes schools instead of resolving education problems
The Ministry of Education and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government have been focusing on closing down private prep schools for university preparation (dershanes) and Turkish...
View ArticleEuropeans concerned about rule of law in Turkey
The Independent Commission on Turkey, a body supported by the Open Society Institute in Turkey, released its third report on Turkey's relations with the European Union on Monday in İstanbul. Composed...
View ArticleAK Party-Hizmet clash a blessing for world Muslims
Doğa Sacit* he fierce clash going on between Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), headed by the once-globally revered Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Hizmet movement,...
View ArticleTurkish schools abroad victims of AKP-Gulen conflict
Fehim Taştekin, Radikal The fate of the Gulen movement’s schools — located in over 160 countries — is being debated following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's declaration of war in the wake of the...
View ArticleCalls to boycott Hizmet institutions denting market confidence
Calls that have been made over a period of several months by top government officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to boycott schools and institutions run by the Hizmet movement will...
View ArticleTurkish schools in Austria select finalists for Int'l Turkish Olympiads
Qualifications for Austria's International Turkish Olympiads took place in a festive atmosphere on Saturday evening with a magnificent event in Vienna, with the attendance of hundreds of both Turkish...
View ArticleStudents enchant German crowd with poems of praise
Students receiving an education in Turkish schools across Europe captivated thousands of Turkish immigrants in Germany with their recitations of naats -- poems in praise of the Prophet Muhammad --...
View ArticleWith blinders on, government sees everything as parallel structure
Embattled by massive corruption allegations at home, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has been trying to distract the public's attention from allegations of corruption by holding an...
View ArticleI hereby present the ‘parallel state’
Bülent Keneş I have previously made my views concerning the “parallel state” allegations parroted by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a vicious group of aides with “unknown intentions” clear. To...
View ArticleTAA refutes claim tying US genocide resolution to Hizmet
The Turkic American Alliance (TAA) has refuted the pro-government daily Sabah's and Yeni Şafak's claims of “treachery,” linking the Hizmet movement, a faith-based group inspired by Turkish Islamic...
View ArticleTurkey's spy agency files complaint against journalists for critical interview
Turkey's intelligence agency has filed complaints against a number of people, including journalists working with Rotahaber, a news website, a reporter linked with a local news portal in the southern...
View ArticleStory of the photo
Yavuz Semerci, Habertürk I went to Washington upon an invitation by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), which was established by businessmen close to the Hizmet...
View ArticlePurge in bureaucracy may unsettle markets, economist warns
Erdal Sağlam, an economist and a columnist from the Hürriyet daily, wrote in his latest article about rumors that the government is poised to kick off a purge in the economy bureaucracy under the guise...
View ArticleEnd of hate discourse
Ekrem Dumanlı We are currently facing a strong and destructive language and discourse that has never been seen before. Insulting remarks are being made on daily basis. This attitude recognizes no...
View ArticlePro-gov't columnist resigns in protest of newspaper's deceit
A prominent columnist and supporter of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government resigned from the Akşam daily after the newspaper ran an interview with a retired colonel who was tried as part...
View ArticleGov't pressure on businesses spreading across Turkey, warns union
Several months worth of government hostility and pressure against some of Turkey's leading private firms is now taking its toll on a large number of companies all across Turkey, a leading business...
View ArticleCountries where Turkish schools located bolster trade, TUSKON head says
Rızanur Meral, President of the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), stated that closure of Turkish schools is impossible and Turkish schools play a significant role in...
View ArticleClosing down Turkish schools impossible as demand on rise, says TUSKON head
Though the ruling Justice and Development (AK Party) government is planning to shut down Turkish schools abroad that are affiliated with the Gülen movement, the head of the Turkish Confederation of...
View ArticleLoğoğlu: No Turkish institution in US works against Turkey
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy chairman, Faruk Loğoğlu, has reacted to reports published in pro-government newspapers about the Turkic American Alliance (TAA), saying...
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