Kerim Balcı
An international conference organized by the Ufuk Dialogue Foundation and The Fountain magazine under the auspices of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education and six Nigerian universities endorsed Fethullah Gülen’s ideas on a culture of coexistence and mutual understanding as among guiding principles of the Nigerian education system.
The first day of the conference titled “Establishing a Culture of Coexistence and Mutual Understanding: Exploring Fethullah Gülen’s Thought and Action” on Friday attracted to the conference hall of the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, more than 300 statesmen and intellectuals including Nigerian Federal Minister of Education Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufai and Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria Ali Rıfat Köksal. Professor Kyari Muhammad, a member of the local organizing committee read a special message from Gülen.
November 19, 2011
November 18, 2011
Troubled Nigeria discusses Gülen’s ‘culture of coexistence’
Kerim Balcı
Nigeria, which has been plagued by interfaith and intercultural conflict for some time now, is hosting a conference today and tomorrow discussing Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen’s ideas and activities on establishing a culture of coexistence and mutual understanding.
The Abuja-based Ufuk Dialogue Foundation and The Fountain magazine representatives informed the local media about a conference at which Fethullah Gülen’s ideas and activities on establishing a culture of coexistence and mutual understanding will be discussed.
Nigeria, which has been plagued by interfaith and intercultural conflict for some time now, is hosting a conference today and tomorrow discussing Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen’s ideas and activities on establishing a culture of coexistence and mutual understanding.
The Abuja-based Ufuk Dialogue Foundation and The Fountain magazine representatives informed the local media about a conference at which Fethullah Gülen’s ideas and activities on establishing a culture of coexistence and mutual understanding will be discussed.
Where is the other half in the Kurdish question?
İhsan Yılmaz
Very few people in Turkey can deny that it was the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) that sabotaged the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government's Kurdish opening attempts. The Habur incident was a clear PKK-orchestrated provocation that abused the bona fide intentions of officials. Just one week after Abdullah Öcalan declared that peace was near, out of the blue, for unknown reasons, the PKK started killing innocent civilians in the streets.
Very few people in Turkey can deny that it was the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) that sabotaged the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government's Kurdish opening attempts. The Habur incident was a clear PKK-orchestrated provocation that abused the bona fide intentions of officials. Just one week after Abdullah Öcalan declared that peace was near, out of the blue, for unknown reasons, the PKK started killing innocent civilians in the streets.
November 17, 2011
Fethullah Gülen’s views, concern for Kurdish problem nothing new, report shows
Today's Zaman
Contrary to claims that renowned Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has only just begun to put forward some proposals for the solution of Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish question, a collection of works published in this week’s Aksiyon magazine demonstrates that Gülen has been voicing his views and proposals on the subject since the early 1990s.
In a speech broadcast on the herkul.org website in late October, Gülen expressed his grief over the deaths of dozens of security members in terrorist attacks in the country’s Southeast while expressing his views about what measures should be taken for the peaceful resolution of the Kurdish and terrorism problem.
Contrary to claims that renowned Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has only just begun to put forward some proposals for the solution of Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish question, a collection of works published in this week’s Aksiyon magazine demonstrates that Gülen has been voicing his views and proposals on the subject since the early 1990s.
In a speech broadcast on the herkul.org website in late October, Gülen expressed his grief over the deaths of dozens of security members in terrorist attacks in the country’s Southeast while expressing his views about what measures should be taken for the peaceful resolution of the Kurdish and terrorism problem.
November 16, 2011
A Feb. 28 tactic from the PKK
Bülent Korucu
These days, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) media is using a tactic to strike a blow at Fethullah Gülen that resembles one once used by the Feb. 28 supporters.
The Feb. 28 media, using a sort of cut-and-paste method with various sermons and discussions that have taken place, created lots of material for a lynching campaign. We could offer up lots of examples, but the most striking of them was this: While Gülen once actually said, “You cannot tell the CHP [main opposition Republican People’s Party] supporters to go to hell,” his words were manipulated to look like he said, “Let the CHP supporters go to hell.”
These days, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) media is using a tactic to strike a blow at Fethullah Gülen that resembles one once used by the Feb. 28 supporters.
The Feb. 28 media, using a sort of cut-and-paste method with various sermons and discussions that have taken place, created lots of material for a lynching campaign. We could offer up lots of examples, but the most striking of them was this: While Gülen once actually said, “You cannot tell the CHP [main opposition Republican People’s Party] supporters to go to hell,” his words were manipulated to look like he said, “Let the CHP supporters go to hell.”
November 15, 2011
Benevolence in the Gulen Movement
Halit Okur
The concept of benevolence is very important part of Gulen Movement. Turkish speaking community calls Gulen Movement as Hizmet Movement. The word hizmet, which translates as service from Turkish, refers to public activities conducted by the followers of movement for the wellbeing of other people. It is important to notice that through their benevolent service to people, the followers of Gulen Movement hope to please and become closer to God. In such a way, benevolence lies at the essence of the Hizmet Movement and comprises its inalienable part.
The concept of benevolence is very important part of Gulen Movement. Turkish speaking community calls Gulen Movement as Hizmet Movement. The word hizmet, which translates as service from Turkish, refers to public activities conducted by the followers of movement for the wellbeing of other people. It is important to notice that through their benevolent service to people, the followers of Gulen Movement hope to please and become closer to God. In such a way, benevolence lies at the essence of the Hizmet Movement and comprises its inalienable part.
November 14, 2011
Pakistani Minister visits the baby who was born in a KYM tent
Kimse Yok Mu
Pakistan Punjab Province Food and Mineral Resources Minister Abdul Chafoor visited a family that survived the earthquake, and which KYM gave a helping hand to in Van. Pakistan Minister presented a crib as a gift for the baby.
The communities of many different countries run to help Van
Kimse Yok Mu
Immediately after the 7.2 earthquake in Van that shook all Turkey, many people and institutions from Turkey and all over the world mobilized to help Van. Ebru TV, broadcasting in the USA, held a live broadcast campaign for earthquake relief.
Immediately after the 7.2 earthquake in Van that shook all Turkey, many people and institutions from Turkey and all over the world mobilized to help Van. Ebru TV, broadcasting in the USA, held a live broadcast campaign for earthquake relief.
November 13, 2011
100 truckloads of relief supplies were distributed to earthquake survivors
Kimse Yok Mu
100 truckloads of aid, amounting to 4 million Turkish Liras was delivered and distributed to the earthquake survivors by the volunteers with the message "We always got your back."
100 truckloads of aid, amounting to 4 million Turkish Liras was delivered and distributed to the earthquake survivors by the volunteers with the message "We always got your back."
200 prefabricated houses to be built in Van
Kimse Yok Mu
Due to the violent 7.2 earthquake in Van, KYM continues it's emergency relief activities, which are now in full swing and have started the construction of prefabricated houses in the disaster region.
Due to the violent 7.2 earthquake in Van, KYM continues it's emergency relief activities, which are now in full swing and have started the construction of prefabricated houses in the disaster region.
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