The Human Rights Watch’s latest world report states that there is no evidence to prove the charges of “terrorism” held against the Gulen movement. The report titled “World Report 2016: ‘Politics of Fear’ Threatens Rights” was released on Wednesday morning ...
Read More »Tayyip Erdogan: I Am Personally Pursuing Fight Against ‘Parallel Structure’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during his speech to district governors on tuesday that he has personally been pursuing a fight against the so-called parallel structure. Speaking at his presidential palace in Ankara, “We rapidly need to rid the bureaucracy ...
Read More »Hidayet Karaca Arrested Second Time
Hidayet Karaca arrested 2nd time part of so-called ‘parallel structure’ investigation. Samanyolu Broadcasting Group General Manager Hidayet Karaca, who has been in prison more than a year, has been arrested for a second time as part of so called “parallel ...
Read More »Şifa Hospital Shuts Down Under Political Pressure
Özel Şifa Hospital, in the northeastern province of Erzurum, has been shut down as of Friday. Hospitals health license suspended following a court decision cancelling its agreement with the Social Security Administration (SGK). 400 people lost their jobs as a ...
Read More »Erdogan Suggested to Take Over Hizmet-Inspired School Abroad
During his speech at the conference of ambassadors in Ankara in January, Erdogan proposed to take over Hizmet-inspired schools established in different countries of the world. Clearly, this is a new strategy devised by Turkish president after he has failed ...
Read More »Kimse Yok Mu Has a New Chairwoman
The former chairman of Kimse Yok Mu, İsmail Cingöz announced on December 18 that the charity’s new head would be Ayse Ozkalay. It is the first time the organization is being headed by a woman although previously Ozkalay served as ...
Read More »Dogu Perincek: Erdogan Supports Us in Fighting Gulen Movement
Doğu Perinçek, the Workers’ Party (İP) leader said Erdogan supporting them in fighting Gulen Movement, popularly known as the Hizmet movement and inspired by the teachings of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen. In an interview with Turkish news portal Haberdar, ...
Read More »Bank Asya Manisa Branch Head Arrested
Niyazi Mutlu Şendur, the Manisa branch head of Bank Asya, was arrested on Wednesday. According to reports, Şendur was detained earlier the same day on charges of “attempting to change the constitutional order,” and “forming and being a member of ...
Read More »Kılıçdaroğlu Criticizes Government’s Attempt to Blame Fethullah Gulen for Downed Russian Jet
During parliamentary group meeting main leader of CHP (Republican People’s Party) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu criticized the attempts of Turkish government to link downed Russian jet Su-24 with Fethullah Gulen and Hizmet movement. He said, “What has happened? They [government figures] were saying ...
Read More »Turkish Scholar Fethullah Gulen is Praised by Al-Azhar Professor Al-Bari
Well-known professor of Egyptian al-Azhar University Sayyid Abd al-Bari in an exclusive interview with Today’s Zaman newspaper praised Fethullah Gulen for his stance against terrorism. Speaking about Gulen’s article published in French magazine Le Monde on December 17 where Gulen ...
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