March 1, 2014

Is there room left on stage for the president?

Mümtazer Türköne

With the government deciding to tie up the justice system in the face of rapidly unfolding corruption investigations, what has now emerged is a deep-rooted state crisis.

Parliament accepts prep school bill, delivers blow to education in Turkey

Controversial bill seeking to remove dershanes, schools that help students prepare for their high school and university entrance exams, was passed by Parliament late on Friday night after much political wrangling and even scuffles between ruling party deputies and lawmakers from the opposition parties.

The Erdoğan-Rodrik marriage of convenience

Joost Lagendijk

Under pressure and in extraordinary circumstances, people who are otherwise absolutely unsuited and unwilling to work together enter into unexpected partnerships. These days we can witness a stunning example of this historic pattern: the marriage of convenience between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and professor Dani Rodrik.

TUSKON chairman to Erdoğan: To make fortune, join business world

In a response to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's call to Hizmet movement to form a political party, the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) chairman Rıza Nur Meral called Erdoğan to quit politics and join the business world to make money.

Kimse Yok Mu reaches out to tribe in Panama

International Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu, which operates in many parts of the world, went to a difficult to reach tribe in Panama to distribute them aid materials.

Turkish schools hold 4th annual Bengali Olympics

International Hope Schools in Bangladesh held the 4th annual Bengali Olympics. Mostafizur Rahman Fizar, Bangladeshi Minister of Education was among the attendees.

Gülen to file lawsuit against PM Erdoğan over defamation campaign

Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen plans to file a lawsuit against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for an endless smear campaign and slander, accusing Erdoğan of pursuing a concerted effort to foment animosity and hatred in society through the use of hate speech in rallies, meetings and TV interviews, Gülen’s lawyer said late on Friday.

PakTurk School holds language & cultural festival

The PakTurk School organised a ‘Language and Cultural Festival’ as well as an Olympiad which was participated by students and their parents from different cities of Pakistan.