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Turkish Politics: Might is Right?

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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 ...

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Samanyolu Becomes Latest Victim of Turkish Government

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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 ...

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Fethullah Gulen Condemns Paris Attacks in Strongest Terms

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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 ...

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Helping Syrian Refugees: Syrian Blanket and Coat Drive

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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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Kimse Yok Mu Extends Help to Afghan Quake Victims

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“Kimse Yok Mu”, which is an international charity organization headquartered in Turkey, delivered assistance to people affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan that happened in the end of October, 2015. The epicenter of the 7.5-magnitude earthquake was in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan ...

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European Commission: Bank Asya Seizure was Politically Motivated

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A European Commission report on Turkey has criticized the recent intervention by the country’s banking watchdog in leading Islamic lender Bank Asya. Report stressing that the Bank Asya case has raised concerns over political meddling in the Turkish finance sector. ...

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Police Raided Leading Business Unions in Turkey

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Turkish police searched the offices the leading business group, the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) on Friday. The search into TUSKON member offices was ordered by the bureau of crimes against the constitutional order. The union is reportedly ...

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Media Censorship in Turkey Triggers Public Reaction

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Digiturk media platform stopped providing broadcasting services of seven TV channels: Bugün TV, Irmak, Kanaltürk, Mehtap, Shaber, Samanyolu and Yumurcak. It is believed that these channels were banned because they could criticize undemocratic policies of AKP government. It is very ...

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