I can only accept this award on behalf of the participants of the Hizmet Movement, who devoted themselves to serving fellow humans without expecting anything in return. Educators, who serve thousands of miles away from their homes, near Arctic circle ...

London-based think tank Chatham House Report discussed the Gulen Movement’s efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa. “The Gülen movement has been crucial in expanding Turkey’s profile in Africa, and the high-profile falling-out between the AKP [AK Party] and the Gülenists significantly complicates the ...

It was obvious to many supporters of the Hizmet (Gulen) Movement that the movement has been chosen by the Erdogan government to cover up their corruption. They needed a scapegoat and it happened to be the movement. In a conversation ...

X for Dummies series have become the best sellers in many fields, why not try the same theme for newspapers? This should be what the journalists at Sabah Daily have been thinking of. But they apparently got it wrong. It ...

Due to political polarization in Turkey even actions of social solidarity and benevolence organized by civil society organizations are hindered by pro-government state authorities. Kimse Yok Mu charity organization had started a social campaign aimed to raise 7,275,000 Turkish Lira, ...

Anonymous government whistleblower who uses a Twitter account under the name of Fuat Avni claimed that President Erdogan hired Amsterdam & Partners law firm to “blackmail” African countries into closing down Hizmet schools. Avni emphasized that Turkey is paying the ...

Today’s Zaman columnist Gunal Kursun, said TV channels removal from online TV streaming services violates law. In his weekly article, Kurşun emphasized that according to penal procedures, public prosecutors are not allowed to order TV platforms to remove stations. “The ...

A professor of Political Science and Associate Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, Vera Eccarius-Kelly wrote an article on the current status of press freedom in Turkey, publish on the Rethink Institute’s website. Eccarius-Kelly in particular shared her insights on why ...

You probably say: “don’t tell me, show me”. Ok, first is a recent report I’ll give you some examples happening in a single day:             “Editor-in-Chief arrested over a tweet” This is not an Onion ...

Enes Kanter, Turkish basketball player, who currently plays in National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Oklahoma City Thunder donated 1,111 sacrificial sheeps. During celebration of Eid Al-Adha, Festival of the Sacrifice, the meat of scarified 1,111 sheep will be distributed ...