May 27, 2013

Either brotherhood or backbiting

Ekrem Dumanli

We need to examine the articles published in the Turkish media before and after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to the US and the claims surrounding Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç's visit to Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen in Pennsylvania. The approach of media organizations and their members about these events has now turned into a litmus test.

Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen asked government to be more careful: Deputy PM Arınç

Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen asked the Turkish government to be more careful in regional and international issues during his visit, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said May 22 in an interview with public broadcaster TRT.