Samanyolu TV frequencies have been given to a new pro-government channel that bears an obvious visual similarity to the now-banned channel. The new channel is called “Son Hedef” and has a logo featuring a white “S” on a red background ...
Read More »Sevgi Named New Editor-in-chief of Today’s Zaman
Sevgi Akarcesme has become the new editor-in-chief of the Today’s Zaman Daily, a Hizmet/Gulen Movement affiliated newspaper. “This is not enough, we need more top directors in Gulen/Hizmet Movement institutes” Ihsan Yilmaz, a TZ columnist, tweeted referring to this incident. ...
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When an animal comes to this world, it comes with the necessary skills to survive and usually within a short amount of time it will become a fully functioning being. It will perfectly realize all the potential of its species. ...
Read More »EU Progress Report: Independence of Turkish Judiciary is Encroached
According to the annual EU progress report published on November 10, 2015: “The independence of the judiciary and the principle of separation of powers have been undermined and judges and prosecutors have been under strong political pressure. The government’s campaign ...
Read More »Kimse Yok Mu’s Aid Campaign Got Rejected Due to Political Polarization in Turkey
Kimse Yok Mu is a well-known international nonprofit humanitarian aid and development organization operating in 113 countries around the world. In the beginning of the fall 2015 Kimse Yok Mu charity organization initiated a fundraising campaign to help şehit aileler (şehit: ...
Read More »Turkish Politics: Might is Right?
Mahir Zeynalov, journalist at Today’s Zaman and columnist at Al Arabian, wrote an article in the Huffington Post about political pressure from the AKP’s single party government towards Hizmet movement, also known as the Gulen movement. The author states that ...
Read More »Turkish Justice Minister Confessed that Fethullah Gulen’s Arrest Warrant Politically Motivated
Speaking to Today’s Zaman, Albayrak, lawyer of Fethullah Gulen, stated Minister of Justice Kenan Ipek’s recent remarks to the pro-government Sabah daily is a confession of Fethullah Gulen’s arrest warrant is motivated by political incentives. The minister said the ministry ...
Read More »Samanyolu Becomes Latest Victim of Turkish Government
Samanyolu Broadcasting Group TV channels and radio stations removed from the state-owned Turkish Satellite Communications Company (Türksat) infrastructure in a government-backed decision. The move led to great disappointment, sadness and regret among the some 600 media employees who are likely ...
Read More »Fethullah Gulen Condemns Paris Attacks in Strongest Terms
Prominent Muslim Scholar Fethullah Gulen “reiterated his categorical condemnation of all forms of terror” in a stated after the violent Paris attacks. According to the statement published on the Alliance for Shared Values (AFSV) website, Fethullah Gulen said: I strongly ...
Read More »Helping Syrian Refugees: Syrian Blanket and Coat Drive
Syrian Blanket and Coat Drive is a campaign that aims to collect blankets and winter clothing to help thousands of Syrian migrants and refugees during cold weather in upcoming winter. You can donate blankets and winter cloths as well as ...
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