February 16, 2014

Kimse Yok Mu chair: Everyone feels some type of oppression in Turkey

This week's guest for Monday Talk is not a political figure; on the contrary, he is extremely involved in non-political and charity work. However, the conditions that Turkey is in have drawn him into politics, too.

Police pressure businessmen who sued Erdoğan over Hizmet remarks

According to a report by the Zaman daily, one of the businessmen who sued Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in January because of insults he made about the Hizmet movement, has been under pressure from the police since he made the complaint.

Gov't targets Hizmet to distract attention from corruption, says director

A leading, internationally acclaimed member of the new generation of film directors in Turkey, Zeki Demirkubuz, who was highly critical of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government during the Gezi Park protests, told Sunday's Zaman that the government chose to blame the cemaat (the Hizmet or Gülen movement) in the period following the Dec. 17 investigation to distract society's attention from its own mistakes and contradictions. According to him, the government cannot admit to the corruption and came up with a “plot against the government” argument.

Nigerian deputy ambassador demands more Turkish schools in his country

Foluso Oluwole Adeshida, Nigeria’s deputy ambassador to Ankara, attended a gathering by Sakarya Association of Entrepreneurs and Industrialist Businessmen (SAGIAD). In his remarks, Adeshida hailed the Turkish Schools in his country for their achievements. He recalled there are 16 schools and a university with hospital in his country, all of which offer high quality education.