July 14, 2014

Yet another ‘terrorist organization' delusion

Orhan Erdemli*

One of the main topics of the country's agenda last week was an order sent by the Bureau of Crimes against the Constitutional Order at the Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office to the police departments of 30 provinces.

CHP deputy asks interior minister about profiling of companies

A member of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has submitted a written parliamentary question demanding to know if 100,000 companies have been profiled by the National Police Department on the grounds that they are close to the Hizmet movement.

BBP leader speaks out against plot targeting Hizmet movement

Grand Unity Party (BBP) Chairman Mustafa Destici spoke out against a government-sponsored plan to illegally investigate the faith-based Hizmet movement, saying his party has always opposed “dirty plots” targeting civil society groups and will continue to do so.

Who should be fearful?

Ekrem Dumanlı

The claim is terrifying: A secretive unit, reportedly named the Cosmic Study Group (KÇG) -- within the National Police Department -- has held a meeting and profiled businessmen and some 100,000 Hizmet-related companies all across Turkey.

Somali students meet their families

The Somali students, who were sponsored by Kimse Yok Mu Foundation in their high school and university educations in Turkey following a scholarship exam in 2011, have now gone back their homes in Somalia for summer vacation. Their families cheered at the airport to see their children arrive in the country. The students will return to Turkey to continue their studies after the 2-month vacation.