April 17, 2014

Today's non-Muslims are members of the Gülen movement

Orhan Kemal Cengiz

I have just recently read in a column published in the Bugün daily by Doğu Ergil, a fellow columnist with Today's Zaman.

Conspiracy theorists vs. columnists

Begüm Burak

The recent political turmoil that has been on the top of the agenda in the aftermath of the Dec. 17 corruption probe has been showing itself as an ontological problem for the media actors of today. In terms of conceptual conflicts, the first and foremost divide prevailing in the media scene is over the denomination of the Dec. 17 operation. The pro-government media from the very beginning labeled the operation started on Dec. 17 as a judicial coup against the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government carried out by members of a “parallel state structure,” which mainly consists of people who government circles believe to be affiliated with the Hizmet movement.

Pro-gov't dailies report conflicting news on leaked audio on Syria

Pro-government newspapers have been contradicting each other about a leaked audio recording that includes an alleged conversation between some state officials about a possible incursion into Syria.

Turkey Greets Twitter Delegation With List of Demands

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has called Twitter “the worst menace to society” and a tool of foreign conspirators. For good measure, he has also accused it of evading taxes.

Kimse Yok Mu sends aid materials with 24 trucks for Syrian refugees

International charity association collected 24 trucks of aid material for the Syrian refugees living in the eastern provinces of Turkey.

TUSKON key in trade with Turkey, top Russian group says

The Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) plays a critical role in cementing investment and trade ties between Turkey and Russia and is a key partner for its Russian counterparts, the head of a top Moscow-based business group said on Wednesday.