‘Red Book’ to now serve as Erdoğan’s unlimited authority
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled a change in his strategy in the fight against dissidents and all segments of society -- especially the faith-based Hizmet movement -- who question his and...
View ArticleÇandar: Erdoğan staged the real coup of Dec. 17
The AK Party has been targeting thousands of people and the Hizmet movement since the Gezi protests. In other words, have they re-created the brutal state approach? I wrote this in my column in Radikal...
View ArticleGov't attack on Bank Asya taints Turkey's image
Attempts by the Turkish government to sink Bank Asya have tainted Turkey's image, according to French-based Institute for Research on the International Economy expert Deniz Ünal, speaking to the Cihan...
View ArticleGülen denies attempting to axe peace process
The lawyer of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has strongly denied claims made by the former chairman of the banned pro-Kurdish Democracy Party (DEP) who alleged in a television interview Monday...
View Article‘Parallel' lies won't patch giant tear, Gülen tells government
Turkish Islamic Scholar Fethullah Gülen has decried recent claims by the government and the president that his followers are behind recent violent street protests in Turkey, indicating that the...
View ArticleGovernment allegedly plots to blame Bingöl attacks on Hizmet movement
Twitter user @fuatavni has claimed the government has launched a plan to blame an attack in which two police officers were killed on Oct. 9 in Bingöl on the Hizmet movement, which is inspired by...
View ArticleThe government is preparing for a huge witch hunt
Orhan Kemal Cengiz When it came to human rights reforms, this government used to take steps like an Ottoman military band (Mehteran). An Ottoman military band, as a part of its ceremonial duty, takes...
View ArticleThe dispute over Bank Asya: What lies ahead in Erdoğan's Turkey?
Giorgio Buttironi* The dispute between Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government and Bank Asya reignited in September following the lifting of a five-week trading ban imposed by Borsa İstanbul (BİST) --...
View ArticleGerman report: Gov't Bank Asya smear campaign is revenge
A recent report released by a foundation close to Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) emphasizes that the government targeted Bank Asya and subjected it to a smear campaign. The Turkey branch of...
View ArticleBank Asya cleared to raise capital
Leading Turkish Islamic bank Bank Asya has received approval from the country's capital markets regulatory board to raise its capital by 25 percent, the bank announced late on Tuesday. Bank Asya said...
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Zaman Media Group receives 5 awards from WAN-IFRA
The Zaman and Today's Zaman dailies, as well as three Zaman supplements, have received perfection awards from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which were announced at...
View ArticleWhite House hosts first-ever Eid al-Adha celebration
The White House hosted an event to celebrate Eid al-Adha on Tuesday for the first time ever with the sponsorship of the Rumi Forum, an international organization established by Turks living in...
View ArticlePresident Zuma sends message to the South African - Turkish Business...
Jacob Zuma* The Premier of Gauteng, Mr David Makhura; Ministers and Deputy Ministers; The leadership of the South Africa Turkish Business Association, Members of TUSKON; Captains of Industry; Ladies...
View ArticleGov't perceives its citizens as threat, hurting state-citizen ties
The government-introduced bill that envisages harsher penalties targeting any dissident movement by extending the scope of offenses and granting extensive powers to the police, is being harshly...
View ArticleSouth Korean NGO: It’s hard to make sense of what is being done to Kimse Yok Mu
Officials of Bonita, a South Korean NGO that engages in research and efforts for children and labor rights, said they find it hard to make sense of the oppression against Kimse Yok Mu (KYM). The...
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German translation of Gulen’s book at Frankfurt Book Fair
Fethullah Gulen’s latest German translated book titled “Was ich denke, was ich glaube” has been released at the International Frankfurt Book Fair. Dr. Abdulmalik Hibaoui of Islamic Theology Center at...
View ArticleFormer Dutch FM: I don't understand Erdoğan's Hizmet hatred
The Netherlands' former foreign minister Bernard Bot has said that he cannot understand Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's hatred against the Hizmet movement, a social movement known for its...
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True journalism fights for survival under gov't carrot-stick policy
Veteran Turkish journalists who have lost their jobs for basically trying to perform their profession have said they did not experience as much government pressure and intervention during the turbulent...
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Moldovan orphans demand Kimse Yok Mu assistance continue
Orphanages in Moldova are in the hope that donations by the Turkish people through Kimse Yok Mu continue without interruption. The officials of the orphan school in the capital Chișinău expressed their...
View ArticlePrinciples of Dialogue in Fethullah Gülen’s Thought
Züleyha Keskin1. Be sincere in dialogue“True understanding of the ‘other’ and thereby cementing trust and genuine appreciation of the ‘other’.”“Deeds are judged according to intentions” (Hadith)“One...
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