President Erdoğan taken to Constitutional Court over hate speech
Thirty people who say they feel connected to the Hizmet movement, a social movement inspired by Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and hated by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, have taken statements from...
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'Erdoğan carries ‘parallel state' claims to US'
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again slammed American media outlets over reports on Turkey, claiming that some of the media organizations and think tanks in the United States are under the...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu to distribute meat in 100 countries
Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There), one of the largest charity organizations in Turkey, aims to distribute the meat of sacrificed animals to 250,000 needy families in more than 100 countries around the...
View Articleİstanbul Transportation Authority cancels bus line to Fatih University
Amid growing examples of discrimination against the Hizmet movement, the İstanbul Transportation Authority (İETT) canceled one bus line to Fatih University, which is considered to be affiliated with...
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Kimse Yok Mu awarded in Davos
A photograph depicting Kimse Yok Mu ASYA efforts has ranked first at a photo contest held as a part of the 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) Davos 2014. Held biennially and...
View ArticleBank Asya shares soar after week-long ban
Bank Asya's shares increased by 10.14 percent to TL 0.76 after the private lender resumed trading in the second session of Turkey's stock exchange on Wednesday, six days after a ban was imposed on the...
View ArticleErdoğan, the US, ISIL
İhsan Yılmaz Regular readers of this column will remember that I have repeatedly argued that, in spite of whatever Justice and Development Party (AKP) leaders say in opposition to the West and the US...
View ArticleÖzkes: AKP is creating a parallel religion
Q: There have been certain attempts since Dec. 17 to present the Hizmet movement as a terror organization. How would you comment on these attempts to have Hizmet seen as a threat or a terror...
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Renowned Canadian professor lauds Honorable Gulen and Hizmet Movement
The renowned professor and constitutional jurist John Whyte recently spoke very highly of the Hizmet Movement he was introduced through Intercultural Dialogue Institute active in Canada. “Hizmet has...
View ArticleThe HSYK election
Nazlı Ilıcak, Bugün With regards to the upcoming election for the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), there is a series of untrue allegations circulating in the media. These days, the...
View ArticleWhy didn't they listen to Erdoğan?
Aydoğan Vatandaş* President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become an international figure; it is probably the first time so many people outside Turkey know the name of the country's president since the...
View ArticleA rising profile for Turkish Cultural Center Vermont
Tim Johnson Their demographic footprint in Vermont is pretty small, but in just three years, they’ve made a pretty big splash. Turkish Americans have fed and entertained the governor and other high...
View ArticleElahee: Attack on bank could lead to catastrophic consequences
Q: What do you think about Erdoğan's efforts to close down Bank Asya, a private bank linked to the Gülen movement by engineering a smear campaign against it? How can it affect other sectors in Turkey...
View ArticleIshik University To Educate Students About the Threats of [the so-called]...
After the capture of Mosul by Islamic State (IS) insurgents, a number of Ishik University students in Erbil have disappeared from their neighbourhoods. A source close to the case reveals the name of...
View ArticleBİST applies double standard to Bank Asya
The Borsa İstanbul (BİST) has announced that shares of Islamic lender Bank Asya will be traded in the “watch-list market” as of Sept. 30, although the bank's financial structure is strong. The BİST...
View ArticleİSKİ scrapping contract with Bank Asya sparks reactions
The İstanbul Waterworks Authority's (İSKİ) decision to terminate its contract with Bank Asya for the collection of İSKİ bills through automatic payment orders has caused discontent among the customers...
View Article‘Code 111' brought to court by former bureaucrats
Government officials previously serving in the Ministry of Family and Social Policy who were dismissed or demoted after being blacklisted under “Code 111,” used to denote individuals believed to be...
View ArticleUN-affiliated aid organization becomes new witch hunt target
As the largest volunteer and global aid organization based in Turkey, Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There), which holds official UN consultative status, has become the target of a smear campaign carried out...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu lends helping hand to 15,000 Syrians in Suruç
Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) has sent TL 50 million worth of aid to Syrian Kurds who have fled from the town of Kobane to take refuge in Suruç, a district of Şanlıurfa province. The philanthropic...
View ArticleKimse Yok Mu offers much-needed help in Gaza
The Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) foundation, known for assisting people all over the world, has reached out to victims in Gaza who are still reeling from Israel's attacks last month. Since the start...
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