January 10, 2015

'I believe God is using the Hizmet Movement to bring people together; Hizmet represents the true spirit of Islam.'

Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 28 (Full text)

Hello, I am Pastor Bob McKee**. I'm a Lutheran pastor here in Sunnyvale, California, here in the United States.

Spy agency planning false-flag terror acts in crowded areas, whistleblower claims

A Turkish whistleblower, who has a credible record of predicting police operations and government policies, has made a shocking claim, arguing that the Turkish spy agency is planning false-flag operations to blow up crowded areas to frame the Gülen movement as a terrorist organization.

First purification, next habituation

Begüm Burak

It is not easy for countries like Turkey to internalize democratic norms and principles. First of all, in terms of historical settings and cultural codes, Turkey has never found the solid ground to have a fully fledged democracy. The political elites have paid lip service to democracy and viewed democracy as an "electoral democracy." As we see today, once the political elites have come to power they have adhered to authoritarian practices and curbed freedom and rule of law with the aim to serve their own interests.