August 16, 2013

Reuters on the alleged rift between the Gulen Movement and the AK Party

Reuters covers Fethullah Gulen and Gulen Movement in reference to the recent debate surrounding the alleged Hizmet Movement and AK Party rift:

Gülen extends condolences to Egypt victims

Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has extended condolences to victims of Egypt violence that resulted after a military crackdown on two camps housing supporters of the country’s ousted president.

Importance of 11-article declaration

Hüseyin Gülerce

As expected, the 11-article declaration by the Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV), of which Fethullah Gülen serves as honorary chair, has attracted attention.

Yes to both Hizmet and government!

Begüm Burak

Recently, Turkey has seen important developments that will contribute to a stronger democracy. Turkish politics has, for the first time, witnessed the imprisonment of important public figures and bureaucratic actors; cleansing state mechanisms by challenging the deep state. The Ergenekon case, along with the Gezi protests, paved the way for polarization in society, but surprisingly -- and also ironically -- other developments like the Kurdish opening and the Alevi opening have also contributed to this polarization even while strengthening democracy.