April 22, 2014

Government media runs riot in smear campaign against Hizmet

A news article in Daily Sabah, the new, English-language member of the government's media lineup, claimed on Monday that the police are ratcheting up measures to patch holes in their security network in order to prevent leaks by Gülenists, a derogatory term used to describe the Hizmet movement.

Turkish deputy PM backs rector accused of links to ‘parallel state'

Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has expressed his support for Dicle University Rector Ayşegül Jale Saraç, who became the subject of a Higher Education Board (YÖK) administrative investigation after a ruling party deputy claimed that the rector is associated with the so-called “parallel structure” and had acted inappropriately on their behalf, stating that making such claims about a respectable woman is wrong.

Yamanlar Sweeps Gold Medals in the U.S.

Yamanlar Private School was the proud recipient of 12 gold, 10 silver, and 15 bronze medals in the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad (AMC-10), organized by the American Mathematical Society and the University of Nebraska.