October 13, 2014

Texans experience Turkish culture by volunteering

After helping to distribute charity Kimse Yok Mu's (Is Anybody There) Eid al-Adha care packages to families in Turkey, four Americans traveling across the country shared their satisfying experiences with local Turkish families.

NTIC distributes 700 cows

Many people, including orphans, widows and the disabled, benefitted from about 700 cows slaughtered and distributed by the Nigerian Turkish International College (NTIC) Foundation during the Eid el-Kabir celebrations in Abuja last week.

Erdoğan steps up hateful speech against Gülen

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stepped up his attacks on Monday against members of a leading civil society group who are critical of his divisive discourse and discriminatory policies, calling the group modern “Lawrences of Arabia.”

Needy Romanians provided with aid by students of Turkish school

Students studying at International Bucharest College, opened by entrepreneurs affiliated with Hizmet Movement, distributed aid boxes to economically disadvantaged students at the weekend.

Erdoğan knows no limit in violating Constitution under immunity

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is still acting as though he is prime minister and party leader, is trying to design politics in accordance with his own political agenda based on hatred and revenge and has come under fire for violating the Constitution by being politically partial and breaching the articles defining the president's authority and responsibilities.

You can't lead a country by blank decree!

Ali Aslan Kılıç

The success of any leadership is essentially tied to the shared decision-making capabilities of its cadres. When one person -- the one at the helm of leadership -- begins making decisions solely on his or her own, leadership cadres are transformed into decorative accessories, and nothing more. In fact, it is one of the most distinctive features of rising authoritarianism; that leadership cadres become less and less perceptible.