February 25, 2014

Deputies: Turkish Olympiads best response to voices against Hizmet

Independent deputies who attended the Pakistani leg of the annual International Turkish Olympiads, held in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Monday evening, have praised the event, stating that the event itself is the best response to unpleasant voices against the Hizmet movement, which is inspired by Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen.

ESİDEF: Targets doubled despite intimidation

Federation of the Aegean and Mediterranean Industrialists and Businesspeople (ESİDEF) President Mustafa Çelik said anti-democratic rhetoric and intimidating speeches against the business world in Turkey have motivated them to double their targets.

Japanese students assist Syrian refugees in Turkey

A group of Japanese university students and professors recently came to Turkey to provide educational assistance to Syrian refugees, according to Turkish news sources on Tuesday.

Former CHP leader calls on PM Erdogan to share evidence

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should present his evidence revealing who was behind a sex tape that forced Republican People's Party (CHP) Antalya deputy Deniz Baykal to resign from his post as chairman of the party in 2010 instead of calling on Baykal to say that the Hizmet movement was implicated in the affair, Baykal said on Monday. The Hizmet movement has firmly rejected any links to the incident.

From republic to al-mukhabarat state

Mehmet Baransu, Taraf

On Jan. 20, 2014, I wrote a column with the title “Welcome to the mukhabarat state.” We have now reached the point at which words fail.

Kimse Yok Mu heals wounds in the Philippines

Having earlier delivered Turkey’s relief aid to the Filipino flood victims, Kimse Yok Mu Foundation now gears up for a polyclinic and an orphanage as a part of its permanent aid initiatives in the region.