January 19, 2015

Hizmet gives a model to Muslims about how to be a Muslim in the modern world

Fikir Atlasi*, Episode 29 (Full text)

I am Margaret Johnson**. I am a sociologist, a writer, and a business owner. I manage a language translation company.

Obama to become a parallel, too?

Adem Yavuz Arslan

The chief concern of Erdoğan and AKP leaders is to complain to their American counterparts, whom they meet in Turkey or occasionally in Washington, about Fethullah Gülen.

Parallel lies and deception in judiciary

Abdullah Bozkurt

Turkey's political Islamists are trying to sell what used to be an effective, streamlined and improved cooperation between the prosecutor's office and the police force for the purpose of achieving greater prosecutorial success in court as proof that there is a "parallel structure" in the judiciary and police that worked together in exposing the unprecedented massive corruption in the government and as such tried to topple the government.

Gov’t plans to do away with qualifying exams for civil service

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government has prepared an action plan to remove the obligation for candidates for positions in the civil service to take a competitive exam in order to pave the way for partisans to get employment in the government, the Taraf daily reported on Monday.

AK Party gov’t rejected motions to set up commission on KPSS scandal

The governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has turned down seven motions submitted by the opposition to establish a parliamentary commission to investigate irregularities and cheating claims in the State Personnel Examination (KPSS) since 2010, Parliament's records have shown.

Slander and speculation no longer a stock market crime

New capital markets law amendment being proposed, makes it difficult to prosecute speculative news. Critics slam the bill as detrimental to Turkey’s image.