İhsan Yılmaz
I am sure most of our readers know my Today's Zaman colleague Mahir Zeynalov better than they know me. He is a very accomplished Twitter user. His Turkish twitter account has 57,000 followers and the English one has 87,000 followers. Last year, he was chosen as one of the 10 most effective twitter users in Turkey. His Today's Zaman blog posts are well-read and widely shared.
February 7, 2014
Lawyers, academics say ‘parallel state' was invented to block graft probe
Lawyers and academics, in a manifesto released on Thursday, say the concept of a “parallel state” was invented by the government to cover up the major corruption scandal which erupted on Dec. 17, implicating various businessmen and government officials, stating that this concept is being used by the government to place the blame for the unlawful acts on the Hizmet movement.
Gülen's lawyer files criminal complaint against several Twitter accounts
Prominent Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen's lawyer Nurullah Albayrak filed a criminal complaint against Twitter users Gizli Arşiv, Wake Up Attack and Yeşil Operasyon for “setting up an organization for criminal purposes” on Friday.
Gülen movement's silent majority
Orhan Miroğlu
I am definitely someone who is curious about how the Gülen (Hizmet) movement's educational institutions, which are all over the globe, are going to be affected by the developments in the wake of the events of Dec. 17.
I am definitely someone who is curious about how the Gülen (Hizmet) movement's educational institutions, which are all over the globe, are going to be affected by the developments in the wake of the events of Dec. 17.
Reuters: Turkish paper says journalist expelled for criticizing Erdogan
A Turkish newspaper said on Friday one of its journalists had been ordered to leave the country for criticizing Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Twitter, raising concerns about media freedom a day after Turkey tightened internet controls.
Deputy slams AK Party with creating crisis as he resigns from party
Another deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), İlhan İşbilen, slammed his party for creating crisis in the country instead of solving the current corruption scandal that erupted in December as he resigned in protest of the government's response to a graft scandal that has implicated the sons of three ministers and businessmen close to the government as well as the chief of a state bank.
Erdogan Moves to Shut Prep Schools in Blow to Gulen Followers
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government submitted a bill to parliament to shut down about 4,000 prep schools, about a quarter of them linked to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.
Palauan President: We would like to participate in Turkish Language Olympics
A delegation including President of Turkish Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (TCCP), Irfan Karabulut, and International Foundation Schools General Manager, Malik Gencer, had been to the island country Palau to pay a visit to the country’s president, Thomas Esang Remengesau; Social and Cultural Affairs Minister, Baktai Temengil Chilton; and Palau Chamber of Commerce President, Kaleb Udui.
Vocational training center for Albanian women
Kimse Yok Mu Foundation in cooperation with the local Compassion Foundation has recently launched a vocational training center for the Albanian women. The center is named after the miniature artist Gunseli Kato. Comprised of studios and galleries, the center will offer training in 20 different departments.
Uplifting Romanian children in need
The Bucharest-based and Turkish-initiated Tuna Foundation and Kimse Yok Mu Foundation joined together to bring joy to the Romanian children in need.
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