One of the hottest topics these days in Turkey is the proposed closure of private after-school preparation institutions (college prep centers). In a country with a rapidly changing agenda, it’s hard to tell just how long this topic will remain ...

Teaching and upbringing actions have been well arranged in the lyceums, and this statement can be testified by the following parents’ opinions: “My son Amantur stepped a threshold of the lyceum within Sebat institution. We did not make our decision ...

One of the first things being taught about culture in anthropology in US colleges is that it is the full range of human behavior patterns [1]. There are also many other definitions about culture, but in this article is going ...

Fethullah Gulen, a famous Turkish scholar, has described himself as ‘speechless’ about the decision of National Security Council which recommends an action plan to curb the actions of Hizmet movement.

The basic values that mark the twenty-first century are modernism, pluralism, individualism, and religion. Some claim that modernity embraces individual and social life as a whole, and that it has created new forms of religious, cultural, and political pluralism. There ...

It is always a time for charity for Fethullah Gulen. He has always promoted giving out to the needy. He did not only preach it in his sermons but also exhibited an exemplary role model by personally donating thousands of ...

Fethullah Gulen has always promoted peace and been against any kind of violence and terrorism. He was one of the first Islamic scholars condemning the 9/11 attacks. He also denounced the terrorist acts in Moscow, in Syria, in Benghazi, in ...

Turkey is having a hard time with the radical decision of the government about terminating the operations of private prep schools in the country. I personally believe that a government should of course can apply regulations on any market however ...

In today’s secular world, most people perceive the religious concepts negatively. You don’t need to have a religious perspective to be blamed; it is enough to describe a concept using an adjective that could have some religious connotations. You are ...

In his article titled named ‘The Test’ published in 92th Issue of the bimonthly periodical Fountain Fethullah Gulen elaborated on various tests that we have to pass and endure throughout our lives. This is a very meaningful and important article ...