Emre Uslu
When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) received 50 percent of the votes in the 2011 election and came to power by promising to make a new constitution, expectations were raised to expect a transformation of the system. But if you consider the aftermath of the elections, one cannot help thinking that it will be good if we just avoid having any troubles in 2012. What reasons are there to be so pessimistic?
January 21, 2012
January 20, 2012
Minister: PKK is uneasy with Gülen's followers as they communicate with civilians
Today's Zaman
Akşam: The daily covered an interview with Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker in its lead story. “The Kurdistan Workers’ Party [PKK] is uncomfortable with my speaking Kurdish. They want politicians who do not know Kurdish so that the PKK can say that the government is foreign to us and does not know anything about our culture. However, I will continue with my attempts to communicate with Kurds because now is the time that communication is of the utmost importance,” said Eker. He added that the PKK is also uneasy with the existence in "their" region of followers of Fethullah Gülen, an Islamic scholar. Eker highlighted that Gülen’s followers’ aim is to communicate with civilians in the region and that this is the last thing the PKK wants.
Excerpted from Press Roundup on Today's Zaman, 16 January 2012, Monday
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Excerpted from Press Roundup on Today's Zaman, 16 January 2012, Monday
Turkish school to open many new branches in Egypt
Anadolu Agency
The Turkish school, which is regarded as one the best schools in Egypt, currently has two branches in Cairo and Beni Suef with 1000 students.
Turkish Salahaldin International School plans to open ten new branches within three years in Egypt, the school's director general has said.
The Turkish school, which is regarded as one the best schools in Egypt, currently has two branches in Cairo and Beni Suef with 1000 students.
Turkish Salahaldin International School plans to open ten new branches within three years in Egypt, the school's director general has said.
January 19, 2012
Dink verdict: Border between state and deep state fades away
İhsan Yılmaz
Five years ago, in my column on Jan. 21, 2007, a few days after Hrant Dink’s assassination, I wrote, “Turkey desperately needs to quash the deep state, mythical or real.
The usual suspects, including retired bureaucrats, could and should be effectively surveilled, prosecutors can and should be as courageous and vigilant as they were in prosecuting Dink and many others who threatened Turkishness or the Turkish state by expressing their opinions. The government can and should overcome Şemdinli syndrome.” Unfortunately, the recent court verdict on the Dink case only confirmed that we have been miserably disappointed in regard to all of the above expectations.
Five years ago, in my column on Jan. 21, 2007, a few days after Hrant Dink’s assassination, I wrote, “Turkey desperately needs to quash the deep state, mythical or real.
The usual suspects, including retired bureaucrats, could and should be effectively surveilled, prosecutors can and should be as courageous and vigilant as they were in prosecuting Dink and many others who threatened Turkishness or the Turkish state by expressing their opinions. The government can and should overcome Şemdinli syndrome.” Unfortunately, the recent court verdict on the Dink case only confirmed that we have been miserably disappointed in regard to all of the above expectations.
January 18, 2012
Universalistic aspect of the Gülen Movement
fgulen.org
Are norms and values in the Gülen Movement modified according to varying circumstances?
Varying circumstances do not result in modifications to norms and values in the Gülen Movement.
Its norms and values have held steady over time, so that the Gülen Movement has not suffered or changed as a result of crisis or conflict in society, nor in the face of other new developments, but instead has become stronger. This is different from political movements, in which self-interest and cost–benefit calculations do indeed generally lead to modification of norms.
Are norms and values in the Gülen Movement modified according to varying circumstances?
Varying circumstances do not result in modifications to norms and values in the Gülen Movement.
Its norms and values have held steady over time, so that the Gülen Movement has not suffered or changed as a result of crisis or conflict in society, nor in the face of other new developments, but instead has become stronger. This is different from political movements, in which self-interest and cost–benefit calculations do indeed generally lead to modification of norms.
January 17, 2012
Overcoming the risk of internal conflicts and fragmentation in the Gülen Movement
fgulen.org
How likely are fragmentation and schisms in the Gülen Movement?
Fragmentation and schisms are unlikely to form in the Gülen Movement for several reasons: the Gülen Movement does not have an ideology; its worldview or belief system is not dogmatically attached to some fixed orthodoxy of interpretation of values and ideals handed on from the past; it is not closed to fresh presentation of its own near reference-tradition or to ideas originating outside that tradition; neither is it closed to new formulations and practices that open up a large common source of compatible values and ideals between different traditions.
How likely are fragmentation and schisms in the Gülen Movement?
Fragmentation and schisms are unlikely to form in the Gülen Movement for several reasons: the Gülen Movement does not have an ideology; its worldview or belief system is not dogmatically attached to some fixed orthodoxy of interpretation of values and ideals handed on from the past; it is not closed to fresh presentation of its own near reference-tradition or to ideas originating outside that tradition; neither is it closed to new formulations and practices that open up a large common source of compatible values and ideals between different traditions.
January 16, 2012
Foreign Policy's emotional and biased journalism on Turkey
İhsan Yılmaz
On Jan. 11, 2012, Foreign Policy magazine published a piece titled “Behind the Bars in the Deep State” by Justin Vela.
The piece is neither objective nor accurate. It is one-sided and biased. It is also prejudicial against the Hizmet (Gülen) movement. It fails to give a balanced picture of Turkish politics and democracy and thus betrays its readers. Here are my specific reasons why:
On Jan. 11, 2012, Foreign Policy magazine published a piece titled “Behind the Bars in the Deep State” by Justin Vela.
The piece is neither objective nor accurate. It is one-sided and biased. It is also prejudicial against the Hizmet (Gülen) movement. It fails to give a balanced picture of Turkish politics and democracy and thus betrays its readers. Here are my specific reasons why:
January 15, 2012
Gulen Movement and global issues: In what way does the world 'need' a movement like the Gülen Movement?
fgulen.org
In what way does the world 'need' a movement like the Gülen Movement?
The circumstances in which we live today necessitate a far better educated, fairer and more peaceful world and the co-operation of civilizations.
In what way does the world 'need' a movement like the Gülen Movement?
The circumstances in which we live today necessitate a far better educated, fairer and more peaceful world and the co-operation of civilizations.
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