March 23, 2014

We are not comfortable with insults

Ekrem Dumanlı

Insults and acts of arrogance seem to be endless. New allegations are fabricated on a daily basis and every allegation hurts feelings and emotions. Remarks and allegations referring to assassins, gangs, an illegal organization, phony scholars, traitors, spies and many other unreasonable claims and insults… In no other fight or argument has such disturbing and insulting discourse been used or employed. This is a terrible language and approach. We are not comfortable with strong and grave insults against millions of innocent people, including Fethullah Gülen.

Islamic scholar Gülen's family criticizes PM's offensive language

Family members of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen held a press conference in İstanbul on Sunday, in which Kemal Gülen, the scholar's nephew, spoke for the family and said that the government's offensive language has turned various groups against each other, leading to social polarization.

TUSKON: Twitter ban a disappointment in information age

Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) Chairman Rıza Nur Meral voiced his disappointment on Friday over the decision by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which tries to attract voters with promises of democracy, more human rights, increased rule of law and reforms to gain EU membership, to block access to Twitter.

Is Hizmet being subjected to genocide? (1)

Orhan Erdemli*

Genocide is a crime our society is acutely aware of. Are we sufficiently informed about it even though it is considered the most serious crime against humanity?

Victim of his own success, but in denial

Yavuz Baydar

To be inclusive or not. To be transparent or not.

[Event of the Week] Gülen breaks his silence, responds to allegations

Having stayed largely silent in the face of relentless attacks amounting to hate speech by beleaguered Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was incriminated in a massive corruption scandal, Fethullah Gülen spoke to Today’s Zaman and provided his account of how he sees the recent events in Turkey in his first interview with the Turkish media since Dec. 17.

Erzurum people react to hate speech made by PM

People living in the southern province of Erzurum expressed their discontent with slandering insults made by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan against Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and Hizmet Movement.

Senegalese Education Minister: I will send my daughter to Turkish schools

The Senegalese Minister of Education Mbaye Thiam paid a visit to Yavuz Sultan Selim Schools, founded by Turkish entrepreneurs and recognized highly across the country. Thiam said the schools, which produce champions annually in the nationwide university entrance exams, have had an indisputable success to date across the country.

‘The Sisters'

Arzu Kaya Uranlı

I have followed the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations for the last two weeks. This year's theme was “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls.” Women and girls' access to and participation in education, training, science and technology, including the promotion of women's equal access to full employment, were discussed in several meetings and side events.