The ‘community’ [Gulen movement] and the Kurdish issue

Özlem Albayrak, Yeni Şafak

The Gülen movement has long been approached by other religious groups and communities with wariness since it refused to be “obstinate” with the Republican regime that oppressed Muslims for many years and it failed to level criticism of modernity and the West as was typical of other Muslim groups.

Balkans between two worlds: Turkey and Europe

Mesut İdriz *

Geo-ontologically the Balkans falls at the crossroads between the heartlands of Turkey’s Anatolia and Europe.
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Turkish educational institutions in the Balkans have a longer history than Turkish state agencies, in both pre-university and university levels. These educational institutions have managed to be successful as secondary schools, so-called “kolej” (high schools), where the medium of instruction is in English, along with the local languages. These schools’ students do not belong to a specific group or ethnicity, as the schools are open to all, including the children of diplomats and expats working for international companies.

Importance and power of the Gülen movement

Cengiz Çandar, Radikal

The Gülen community is currently the most influential Turkish lobby in the US. They work in the right way and obey the rules of the game in the US perfectly.

The US and Turkey: Rebuilding relations

Beril Dedeoğlu

There is a considerable difference between looking at Turkey from inside and outside the country. From which foreign country one looks towards Turkey also matters greatly. When we are in Turkey, we often view ourselves as people capable of criticizing their country and as a nation that yearns for a better political system, better democracy and more transparent institutions. However, from the outside, the image we portray is sometimes quite different.

We were in Los Angeles for the last few days as guests of the Pacifica Institute, in the context of the Turkish Cultural and Food Festival. We had contradictory feelings when we visited the city and the festival area. California is one of the richest states in the US, and its level of development has sometimes astonished us. It's instructive to observe how the agriculture, industry and service sectors can develop in harmony, how vineyards and colleges, how the movie industry and ports can coexist and even support each other's activities. It was also a reminder how much distance Turkey has yet to cover.

Albanian president hails Turkish schools in his country

Today's Zaman

Albanian President Bamir Topi has praised schools opened in his country by Turkish entrepreneurs and called for the opening of more such schools.

Turkey's Gulen movement and global Islamic activism

Mohamed Nawab Osman *

Contemporary writings on Islam tend to portray global Islamic activism in a negative light. In such writings, the notion of global Islamic activism is often linked to the revival of the Islamic Caliphate as espoused by groups such as the al-Qaida and Ikhwanul Muslimin (Muslim Brotherhood).

Pak Turk university soon

Ashraf Ansari

Islamabad—ground breaking ceremony of Girls School Campus H-8/1 of Pak Turk International Schools and Colleges was performed here on Friday.

The ceremony was organized by the Pak Turk International Cag Educational Foundation (ICEF’s) in which officials of Pakistan and Turkey, business community, academicians, philanthropists and parents of Pak Turk Schools’ were present.