February 21, 2014

EU's Flautre says PM Erdoğan's harsh words against Hizmet not acceptable

Hélène Flautre, the co-chairwoman of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, has criticized Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's harsh rhetoric against the Hizmet movement, saying that Erdoğan's use of labels such as “traitor,” “virus” and “assassin" are simply not acceptable.

Welcome to the Mukhabarat state of Turkey

Emre Uslu

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has surely been establishing a Mukhabarat state similar to the one in Syria and Iran. The last bill introduced about the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) is nothing but an obvious attempt to establish an Orwellian state in Turkey.

Deputy denies telling daily Star of Hizmet plot against him

Independent deputy İhsan Barutçu denied telling the Star daily that the Hizmet movement had plotted against him, after the daily ran a headline on Friday with a quote from the deputy.

Gov't criticized for allegedly forcing scientific researcher to alter report

Claims by the former head of a scientific research agency that he was forced to make changes to a report that was part of an investigation into bugging devices found at the prime minister's office have triggered a harsh reaction against the government.

Fethullah Gulen: The Muslim Martin Luther?

Victor Gaetan

Fethullah Gulen Attempts an Islamic Reformation

Fethullah Gulen
Fethullah Gulen
In a video posted on his Web site last December, the Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen called on God to curse Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Gulen, who has lived in exile in the United States since 1999, declared in a sermon broadcast on Turkish television, “Those who don’t see the thief but go after those trying to catch the thief: may God bring fire to their houses, ruin their homes, break their unities.” This went far beyond the normally secular bounds of political debate in Turkey.

Nigerian President opens Turkish Hospital

President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday inaugurated a $20 million Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja, seen as a remarkable milestone in the bilateral relations between Nigeria and Turkey.

Former Somali minister grateful to Kimse Yok Mu

Muallim Adem Adow, Somalia’s former naval minister and deputy, expressed his thanks to the international aid and relief foundation Kimse Yok Mu operating in his country. He said his people will always remember KYM which gave a hand at their most difficult times.