Officer targeted by gov't witch-hunt commits suicide
A witch-hunt launched by the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government in response to corruption allegations targeting Prime Ministers Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's inner circle has cost the life of...
View Article'We wish we had spoken Turkish in its motherland'
It was the students who were most saddened by the fact that this year's 12th Turkish Olympiad was forced to move abroad due to the lack of venues allocated to the competition. Many of them expressed...
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They came from all over the world and raised the esteem in Germany
The International Language and Culture Festival's closing ceremonies, which took place at the 12,500-person-capacity ISS Dome in the German city of Düsseldorf, sent out messages of peace that are still...
View Article'It is a great loss that Turkish Olympiads were not held in Turkey'
The efforts of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) municipalities and districts to ensure that the Turkish Olympiads were not held in Turkey this year led to some strong reaction. Former Foreign...
View ArticleThey prepared their homes as though expecting visitors from heaven
The fact that the annual Turkish Olympiad turned into the Language and Culture Festival this year, and that it took place in Germany, no doubt made Turkish citizens living in Germany the happiest of...
View Article‘We would like to increase the number of Turkish schools'
The top advisers on education to the Senegalese president and prime minister are Ousmane Sow and Bouhacar Signine, and both men have only praise for the Turkish Yavuz Selim education organization,...
View ArticleErdogan’s aggressive policies
Mustafa Göktepe*“What is happening in Turkey, everything was going so well, it was an example of democracy in a region marked by conflicts?” This is what many of my Brazilian friends ask me. Trying to...
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Gülen-linked GYV brings message of peace, dialogue to polarized Turkey
The 20th anniversary of the traditional annual dinner hosted by the Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV), whose honorary chairman is Fethullah Gülen, was held on Tuesday in İstanbul, with a message...
View ArticleBank Asya sells stakes in 2 subsidiaries
Leading Turkish Islamic lender Bank Asya has decided to sell its stakes in two subsidiaries for TL 132 million ($62 million), the bank said on Wednesday. In a statement to Borsa İstanbul (BIST), Bank...
View ArticleCHP questions prep school investments by PM's son-in-law
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy chairman and İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu submitted a parliamentary question to Education Minister Nabi Avcı on Thursday, asking him whether...
View ArticleDespite denials, purge from within military widely speculated
Lale Kemal The Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) is staffed by high-ranking generals, with civilian decision-makers having less control over the promotion and retirement of generals. However, since 2010,...
View ArticleForms of Islam: Popular Islam – Hizmet and The Gülen Movement
Graham E. Fuller Traditional Islamic values of piety, social commitment, tolerance, social justice and moderation in Islam find themselves overwhelmed in the current fray of international violence,...
View ArticleTurkish army denies general may be dismissed
Turkish army has denied reports that one of its generals is not "favored by the government" and that the authorities are seeking his purge because of alleged links to the Hizmet movement. In a denial...
View ArticleCHP's Öztrak: Gov't preparing to turn witch-hunt into clean-up
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which has launched a witch-hunt in state agencies, purging every civil servant who it deems is affiliated with the faith-based Hizmet movement, is passing...
View ArticleSome thoughts on Hizmet
Husnu Demir One important informal ‘institution’ or tradition within the movement is the cay sohbets (tea discussions). These sohbets are weekly or monthly gatherings that bring people together –...
View ArticleThe Dialogue Eurasia Platform serves world peace for 15 years
A reception was held to commemorate the 15th anniversary of establishment of the Dialogue Eurasia Platform (DAP). Speaking during the ceremony, Co-Chair Harun Tokak said: "There are three forms of...
View ArticleNew center-right party aims at Erdoğan’s AKP
Murat Yetkin A new party is expected to announce its establishment under the name of the “Center Party” on July 7. It claims the “center,” but despite some of the individuals expected to be among its...
View ArticleThe Value of Time in Fethullah Gulen’s Teachings
"By the Time! Verily! Man is in loss, Except those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth and recommend one another to patience. [1]" Time is a very important...
View ArticleErdoğan’s presidency
Fatma Dişli Zıbak In order to fulfill his dream of becoming Turkey’s 12th president, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan -- who announced his candidacy for the top state post earlier this month --...
View ArticleMunicipal order to halt construction sparks reactions
The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) recently has stopped the construction of an education complex on privately owned land in the Gaziosmanpaşa district on the pretext that the land will be...
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