The real wretch
Begüm Burak The Romanian capital of Bucharest was the host of the 12th edition of the International Language and the Culture Festival, which is organized by the International Turkish Education...
View ArticleInterior minister fails to impress audience in Washington address
Turkey's Interior Minister Efkan Ala, a bureaucrat believed to be the leading figure in containing a recent corruption scandal and in implementing a number of the government's anti-democratic...
View ArticleLast Man Standing
The annual International Science Olympiad has been dominated by Nigeria since it started in 2009. But the 2014 edition of the competition for science students worldwide took a different turn for the...
View ArticleYes, Religion Can Still Be A Force For Good In The World
Antonia Blumberg, Yasmine Hafiz Bringing people together over a meal to celebrate diversity Founded by a group of Turkish-American businessmen and educators to honor the vision of their spiritual...
View ArticleAK Party cancels construction licenses for religious groups in Antalya
The Antalya Metropolitan Municipality has cancelled the construction licenses of a Hizmet-affiliated school and a dormitory belonging to another religious community following a recent speech of the...
View ArticleGülen's lawyer denies any link with bugging probe suspect
Fethullah Gülen's lawyer has denied that the Turkish Islamic scholar has any links with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's former chief bodyguard, who was detained in an investigation into covert...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu restoring eyesight to the needy blind in Pakistan
Having earlier reached out too for help for the Pakistani people, Kimse Yok Mu Foundation now heals the cataract patients in need. The foundation rolled up the sleeves to offer cataract surgeries to...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu continues its aid for Bosnian flood victims
Kimse Yok Mu Foundation has been continuing its aid efforts in the aftermath of the devastating flood in Bosnia. Among the regions impacted by the flood, Bosanski Samac, the late president Aliya...
View ArticleStudents from 70 countries celebrate graduation in Turkey
Foreign students who have come from different corners of the world to study in Turkey have shown their happiness by throwing their caps into the air at a graduation ceremony held by the Baran...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu first to respond to call for Crimea
Crimea Foundation’s board member and Crimean Turks Culture and Solidarity Foundation’s director in Seydisehir, Konya, Mustafa Sarikamis said they are to provide food aid to one thousand families...
View Article10 Students Bag First Class At Nigeria Turkish Nile University
No fewer than 10 graduating students bagged first class degrees at the 2nd convocation of the Nigeria Turkish Nile University in Abuja on Saturday. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Huseyin...
View ArticleFormer minister inquires about secret plot against Gülen movement
Former minister with ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) İdris Naim Şahin has submitted a lengthy inquiry to the Turkish Parliament, asking if there is a secret plot against members of the...
View ArticleFact manipulation as means of politics
Emre Uslu Fact manipulation is perhaps the only term that explains a new form of politics in recent years. When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government faces a problem, the first and best...
View ArticleAbant Platform takes on sustainable growth, separation of powers
The Abant Platform, in Saturday’s first session, has discussed the “Development, Respectful Environment and Democracy,” voicing that a sustainable economic development is not possible under the current...
View ArticleWhen the state mind is atrophied
Ekrem Dumanlı Turkey is going through a difficult period of being tested on both the domestic and international planes, and sadly, Turkey is unable to pass this test because it is confused and...
View ArticleWitch hunt and AKP's legacy from Feb. 28
Ali Yurttagül The recent circular that reassigned more than 2,000 judges and prosecutors brought the "witch hunt" issue to the agenda once again, but it was quickly eclipsed by other pressing issues....
View ArticleOpposition says plot against Hizmet a gov't-sponsored ‘coup plan'
An alleged secret plot against members of the faith-based Hizmet movement (also known as Gülen movement), inspired by Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, has drawn the ire of the country's...
View ArticleInt’l language and culture festival ends with spectacular ceremony in Germany
A remarkable closing ceremony was held in Dusseldorf on Saturday night for 12 th International Language and Culture Festival under the motto “Hearts United with the participation of students from 145...
View ArticleMan who insulted Gülen on Internet convicted
A man who openly insulted Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen on the Internet was given a suspended prison sentence by a court in Ankara on Monday. Halil Gürsoy, who left an offensive comment about Gülen...
View Articleİzmir Governor's Office bans outdoor screenings of culture festivals
Following the government's prevention of the staging in Turkey of the 12th Language and Culture Festival -- formerly known as the Turkish Olympiads -- the İzmir Governor's Office, prior to the finale...
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