A private school affiliated with the Gülen movement in Bursa province has been turned into a religious vocational school – known as imam-hatip schools – and members of the staff have placed a verse from the holy Quran at the entrance that reads: “Truth has come, and falsehood has departed.”
Veteran legal expert says ops targeting Gülen movement remind him of Hitler’s Germany
Metin Günday, Professor of Administrative Law at Ankara University, has said that detentions and arrests carried out as part of operations targeting Gülen movement – a grassroots initiative inspired by Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen – reminds him of the practices in Hitler’s Germany.
Erdoğan accuses US of being ‘superior mind’ behind ‘parallel state’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the US government of being the “superior mind” behind the so-called “parallel state”, which is a term coined by Erdoğan in December 2013 to refer to people believed to be inspired by the ideas of Gülen, especially those within the state bureaucracy.
Politicians react against move to frame Gülen movement as “terrorist organization”
A number of politicians have spoken out against politically motivated move to frame Gülen movement — a grassroots initiative comprising people inspired by Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen – as a “terrorist organization.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Friday that he is expecting a Cabinet decision that will officially declare sympathizers of the Gülen movement as a “terrorist organization” in order to put them on trial, in what is widely considered a move by the president of acting like the judiciary.
Turkish consulate in Rotterdam asks to be informed about Erdoğan insults April 22, 2016
The Turkish Consulate General in Dutch city of Rotterdam has sent e-mail to Turkish expats as well as some civil society organizations in the country, requesting them to notify the consulate general about individuals who insult Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey in general and the Turkish people.
Pro-gov’t daily ordered to pay compensation over ‘fabricated’ story on Erdoğan’s daughter April 20, 2016[history repeats itself]
Staunchly pro-government Akşam daily has been ordered to pay compensation to an opposition deputy for printing “fabricated” Twitter conversations of him with a journalist which it claimed indicated a plan to “assassinate” the daughter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Gov’t whistleblower reveals plot to link Gülen movement to PKK terrorism
Twitter user known by the pseudonym Fuat Avni, who has revealed many government-backed police operations and shady plans to the public, has claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ordered a plot that aims to show the faith-based Gülen movement linked to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Erdoğan hires two California PR firms to fight against Gülen movement
The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has enlisted two California PR firms in its fight against the faith-based Gülen movement, according to a report on the politico.com news portal on Monday.
Politico said the government of Erdoğan hired the firms “in its crusade against a Pennsylvania-based religious leader,” referring to Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen who inspired the Gülen movement, which is also known as Hizmet movement.
Pro-gov’t daily claims Gülen bribed Obama, Clinton, members of US Congress
Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government mouthpiece Star daily has claimed that Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen bribed US politicians including US President Barack Obama and Democrat Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as well as 200 members of the US Congress to gain political favors from the US government.
Draft law allowing profiling of citizens passes in parliament
The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM)The draft law on the Protection of Personal Data — which envisages granting sweeping new powers to the intelligence services allowing them to process and archive personal data and threatens the flow of data between Turkey and the EU, has been accepted in parliament.
