June 1, 2012

Turkish language festival kicks off in İstanbul

İpek Üzüm

The 10th International Turkish Olympiads, which brings together hundreds of foreign students each year from Turkish schools established throughout the world, kicked off with splendid ceremonies in various cities in Turkey on Wednesday.

Gülen files libel suit against three Fenerbahçe members

Well-respected Turkish scholar and intellectual Fethullah Gülen has filed a libel suit against Ogün Altıparmak, Funda Pala and Özgür Kandil, all members of the Fenerbahçe football club, for remarks they made about him and the Hizmet movement at Fenerbahçe's latest congress on May 19, according to the Vatan daily.