The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality recently designated a zone of construction of a private school for a green space. The representatives of the private school informed about this Today’s Zaman. The school to be built was a branch of Fatih College, ...

For the last 6 months or so Erdogan’s one man regime in Turkey has been waging a full on war against anything related to Fethullah Gulen or the Hizmet Movement. As a survival strategy Erdogan has chosen to shoot himself ...

Whether you adhere to a specific ethical or moral code or follow a traditional religion, the fundamental principles are similar, and can be summarized around the golden rule; that is, treating others as you would like them to treat you ...

Fethullah Gulen filed individual application to Constitutional Court over slanderous report published on web site www.medyagundem.com on March 25, which claimed that Gulen as well as some members of Hizmet movement, inspired by Gulen’s ideas, were threatening senior officials with ...

During the 11th International Book Fair in Thessaloniki academicians discussed Hizmet movement led by Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen. In reaction to a campaign against Hizmet movement organized by Erdogan after corruption scandal that took place on December 2013, academicians ...

The recent local elections in Turkey have been a litmus test for the political power of Hizmet Movement. Although Hizmet is neither a political party nor an entity of similar sort, and although the elections were just for the local ...

I recently had a chance to see a documentary on Fethullah Gulen and the Hizmet Movement, namely “Love is a Verb”. It was a cool breeze from the heavens in this dog-eat-dog world full of ongoing wars and crimes. It ...

The Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV), whose honorary president is Turkish scholar Fethullah Gulen, stated that Erdogan’s demand to extradite Gulen was made on purpose to create the perception that Hizmet movement is supported by USA, although there are no ...

One important informal ‘institution’ or tradition within the movement are the cay sohbet’s(tea discussions). These sohbets are weekly or monthly gatherings that bring people together - almost like a book club or study circle where books are read, at least ...

In this post I will be reviewing Ekrem Dumanli’s piece on Today’s Zaman Daily appeared on April 22nd. Dumanli is the chief editor of Zaman Daily, the most circulated newspaper in Turkey whose members of board of directors are known ...