During the Second Turkish-Africa Partnership Summit in Malabo Erdogan warned African countries of “parallel structure” – the term he invented to refer to Fethullah Gulen-inspired Hizmet Movement. Implying Hizmet Movement he said that there are “dangerous structures that look like ...
Read More »Kimse Yok Mu Waits for Istanbul Governor’s Decision to Continue Campaigns
After Turkish Cabinet decided to revoke Kimse Yok Mu’s permission to collect donations, the aid organization applied to Istanbul Governor’s Office for permission to continue seven existing aid projects. The office of the Governor has not yet replied to the ...
Read More »Gulen Affiliated Schools Win 64 Medals from Math and Science Olympiads
Gulen affiliated schools in İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir won 64 medals from science and math olympiads in Turkey. Four Gulen schools won 64 of 120 medals from 22nd National Science Olympiad and 19th National Mathematics Olympiads, organized by state-owned Scientific and Technological ...
Read More »Gulen Reaffirms His Views Regarding Turkish Political System and Parties
Once again some recent rumors about establishment of political parties by the Gulen Movement triggered discussions in Turkey. Although some may find these allegations groundless, a small percentage of local population may consider this to be true, due to misleading ...
Read More »Why Tolerance ?
What is tolerance? And to what extent it is important for our individual lives and wellbeing of our society in general? I started this article by asking these two questions because I believe not everybody understands, at least based on ...
Read More »Ela Gandhi’s Appreciation of Hizmet Movement
During the 9th Annual Friendship and Dialogue Dinner series held in South Africa recently the granddaughter of iconic peace activist Mahatma Ghandi Ela Ghandi said that Hizmet Movement is a material realization of everything they had dreamed of. Referring to ...
Read More »Washington Post Reported ATFA’s Blanket Drive Campaign
US prestigious newspaper Washington Post reported American Turkish Friendship Association’s (ATFA) blanket drive campaign with local municipalities in Northern Virginia. ATFA and officials Loudoun and Fairfax counties organized blanket drive last year after visit a refugee camp during cultural-exchange trip ...
Read More »Lawyer Denies Fethullah Gulen’s Affiliation With New Party
Nurullah Albayrak, the lawyer of the Turkish scholar and intellectual Fethullah Gulen whose ideas serve as inspirational foundation for Hizmet Movement, issued a statement in which he denied that his client has been involved in the establishment of new political ...
Read More »Kimse Yok Mu Opens School in Arbil
Kimse Yok Mu, which is a UN-affiliated aid organization based in Turkey, recently opened school in Iraqi town of Arbil. The school, which has 12 classrooms and area of 1,000 square meters, will educate children of Syrian refugees. The school ...
Read More »GYV Rejects The Claims That Hizmet Movement Formed a Political Party
Journalists and Writers Foundation rejected rumoring claims about Hizmet Movement forming a political party. Although there is no title in the English translated version, the title of the original statement was that “Hizmet Movement neither directly nor indirectly forms a party”. ...
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