March 12, 2014

Australian NGOs support Gülen against PM Erdoğan's insults

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's hateful and insulting rhetoric against Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and his followers is deeply wounding the Turkish community in Australia, said the Australian Universal Federation of Education and Culture (AUF) in a press conference on Wednesday in Sydney.

Gulen, Erdogan and democracy in Turkey

Berna Turam*

Turkey has recently been shaken up by the tumultuous altercation between the globally active Muslim community-movement, the Gulen movement (GM) and the pro-Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) in power for over a decade. Both Western and local audiences have been stunned by the intensity of the clash, which peaked in the last couple of months.

Intel chief first gives anti-Hizmet file to Obama, then visits Gülen, Karaca says

Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) Undersecretary Hakan Fidan gave a file containing a plan to finish off the Hizmet movement inspired by Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to US President Barack Obama and then the MİT head visited Gülen at his home in Pennsylvania, Samanyolu Media Group Chief Hidayet Karaca stated on Tuesday.

Why won't Obama extradite Gulen?

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

Last week during a TV interview, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he had complained to President Barack Obama about Fethullah Gulen in phone conversation. Erdogan added that Obama had responded favorably.

Pak-Turk Schools react to baseless claims

Turkish Schools in Pakistan reacted to the recent claims that the schools will be nationalized. “The claims are entirely baseless without any merit,” the schools’ officials said.

Abant Platform calls for 'respect for sacred' in Africa meeting

The 32nd Abant Platform, which took place in Addis Ababa over the weekend, confirmed its commitment to the respect for sacred values and the encouragement of freedom of religion by international and regional organizations.