September 15, 2014

AK Party crimes against humanity taken to ICC

The murder of 34 Kurdish civilians in 2011 by a Turkish fighter jet, the treatment of protesters who took part in anti-government protests last year and a relentless war being waged by Turkish authorities on Turkey's faith-based Hizmet movement have been taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

State agency criticized for speculative Bank Asya report

A week after a speculative report regarding the fate of a leading Islamic lender, Turkey's state-run news agency continues to receive criticism for targeting a private entity at the expense of breaking laws.

Family and Social Policy Ministry profiling own personnel

According to documents acquired by Today's Zaman, the Ministry of Family and Social Policy has added another level to illegal profiling practices of the Turkish state by giving people within the ministry a special code if they are thought to be affiliated with the Hizmet movement.

Discrimination hits education hard

Discrimination in education has become more visible with the start of this academic year as some private schools affiliated with the Hizmet movement, a faith-based social movement inspired by Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, have been prevented from accessing a government incentive.

Turkey-Japan Media Forum kicks off in İstanbul

The Turkey-Japan Media Forum, which is organized by the Medialog Platform -- an industry advocacy group connected to the İstanbul-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV) -- kicked off in İstanbul on Thursday.