Fethullah Gülen does it again.

Julie Platner for the Wall Street Journal

Politics make strange bed fellows. Kemalists hate Fethullah Gülen. According to them he is behind every Islamic happening in Turkey. He had to leave Turkey and now he lives in US. Now they might actually like him for his statements on the Gaza Flotilla. In fact, he has a long record of cooperation with the Power. In late 1970s, he oppossed the boycott movement in universities that was aimed at protesting headscarf ban. Since then he and his movement accused political opponents of every sort. Only lately his movement began to take an active role when they allied with AKP circles and acquired direct Power…

IHH President’s reply here in Turkish.

Who opposed Turkey’s diplomatic initiatives? In UN, US, Norway and Italy. In NATO, Canada and Chezch Republic… via

Reclusive Turkish Imam Criticizes Gaza Flotilla

By JOE LAURIA

SAYLORSBURG, Pa.?Imam Fethullah Gülen, a controversial and reclusive U.S. resident who is considered Turkey’s most influential religious leader, criticized a Turkish-led flotilla for trying to deliver aid without Israel’s consent.
Fethullah Gülen does it again: criticises the Gaza flotilla.

Turkey in threat to Israel ties

YAVUZ BAYDAR – After the blame game: What should the US do?

Syria: Lash Out Continues Against Israel’s Raid on Gaza Aid Convoy

from Global Voices Online by Anas Qtiesh

Brave third world

Ever since the election of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) as a single majority political movement into the position of political decision making, i.e., the government, one of the sharpest readers of the major shift taking place in terms of the foreign policy paradigm was, without a doubt, Brazil.

Seemingly low key and humble, but equally clear minded and resolute, the two foreign ministers of this country — Abdullah Gül and now, Ahmet Davutoğlu — redefined the role of Turkey as a proactive regional power, seeking a larger share of global policy making. This new vision was certainly accelerated by the successful economic policies which now place Turkey somewhere between 15 and 17th position in that league.
One of the key elements that has brought Turkey and Brazil closer was the background and level of popularity of their leaders, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Rising from poor quarters and having matured in a tough political struggle, both are the driving forces for establishing their respective countries as part of what some observers call the Brave New Third World.

FATMA DİŞLİ ZIBAK – Good coming out of evil?

CHARLOTTE MCPHERSON – Diplomatic storms

NICOLE POPE – What next?

Once Close Allies, Israel, Turkey Clash On Raid

Turkey’s evil mischief: hold Ankara responsible

Turkey and Israel a saga of (former) regional allies by Sylvia Tiryaki & Can Yirik

Turkey and Israel: two traditional regional allies. Two countries with different backgrounds but also with many similarities that led to a long association with each other.

[CROSS READER] Understanding Gülen?s perspective

from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Turkish Pre

For the last couple of days, Turkey has been discussing the remarks of prominent Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen on the lethal Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid convoy that resulted in the deaths of at least nine volunteers.