We make peace with ourselves as we integrate with the world

Bülent Keneş

Los Angeles -- Turkey is quickly developing and making sure-footed progress toward a more peaceful and more prosperous future, despite a number of problems and fair criticisms.

Building bridges in Los Angeles

Yavuz Baydar

Heading to Los Angeles, I had good reason to revisit a recent article that my colleague, Dr. Şahin Alpay, wrote for Today's Zaman.

New Turkish School launched in Chad

A new school building has been launched under the umbrella of Chad-Turkish Educational Institutions active in the central African country Chad, saved from the brink of revolution in early May. In attendance of the grand opening of the school founded by the deceased philanthropist Ahmet Guner from Duzce (a province in Turkey) in the capital N’Djamena were Chad’s prime minister Joseph Djimrangar, minister of education Abdelkerim Seid Bauche, Turkey’s ambassador to Chad Ahmet Kavas, the founder Guner’s son Murat Guner and a crowded group of guests.

An untold African story - 3

Emre Celik*

My first stop during this second visit to Africa was Nigeria - the largest country by population with some 155 million people. Within a few days I also realized it was one of the busier Hizmet hubs amongst all the African countries I have visited.

Report: 'Fethullah Gulen not considered an extremist in Russia'

In the 2013 annual “International Religious Freedom” report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, which conducts extensive research on religious freedoms worldwide and publicizes it annually, it is reported that Fethullah Gulen is not considered an extremist in Russia.

What if they were Grundtvig followers?

Ufuk Guvenc previously wrote a master thesis on the well-respected Danish scholar Nikolai Frederik Grundtvig (1783-1872). As argued in the thesis, Grundtwig is among the most influential figures having served the Danish culture and society in practically every field. Grundtvig is one of the primary cornerstones of the Danish religious, social and cultural life. He is regarded as a leader well-known particularly for his thoughts and practices. His view of human profoundly influenced his ideas on education as a result of which came out “The School for Life” he masterminded.

Hizmet contribution to global peace discussed in Addis Ababa

Participants at a forum organized by the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have discussed the contribution of the Hizmet movement, inspired by well-respected Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, to global peace.The event, titled “Africa Dialogue Forum,” was attended by many high-ranking representatives from more than 40 countries.

We need the Hizmet Movement example in Tunisia

Tunisia, where the civil uprisings in the Arab world originated, recently discussed the Hizmet Movement and ideas of Fethullah Gulen. The symposium jointly organized by Hira magazine and Fadil bin Asur Research Center was entitled “Tunisia and Turkey: Concepts of Culture and Reform in the Cases of Tahir bin Asur and Fethullah Gulen”.

Yazici Visits Turkish Schools in Yemen

Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazıcı visited International Turkish schools on the second day of his Yemen visit.

Fethullah Gulen’s longing for Turkey, after 15 Years Away from Home (5)

(cont'd from Part 4)

I Will Return to Turkey as Myself

Gulen rejects the claims that, “Fethullah Gulen’s return to Turkey will be a glorious kind of return.” He expresses that his return will be quiet and simple, in his own manner:

'We examined the Central African minister of health'

The two members of Association of the Kadirli Medical Professionals (a district of the province Osmaniye in Turkey), general surgeon Cem Oruc and anesthesiologist Ali Ihsan Atac are back from the Central African Republic.