fethullah gülen

Bülent Arınç says he is to retire from politics… A TR politics roundup…

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One of Erdoğan’s long lasting men Bülent Arınç is to retire.. News in Turkish here   Diyarbakır meet key to Kurdish peace: PM Erdoğan A meeting with KRG leader Barzani in Diyarbakır will represent a historic day, PM Erdoğan says, but the BDP has said it shows traces of electioneering   Gülen movement rules out … Read more

Turkey’s crying but authoritarian leaders….

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A literally crying person might make you think they have such a compassion for all but it seems that most of Turkey’s leaders do that as a political rhetorical weapon and not compassionate at all towards citizens in opposition. I would naively expect much more understanding and compassion for opposing citizens instead of increasing police … Read more

The Atlantic interview with Fethullah Gulen… a Politics roundup…

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A Rare Meeting With Reclusive Turkish Spiritual Leader Fethullah Gulen In an exclusive interview, the head of the Gulenist movement speaks on anti-Semitism, his particular brand of Islam, and why he’s been in hiding for 14 years.   Jamie Tarabay Aug 14 2013   Reports of Erdogan illness denied Independent Online ISTANBUL – Turkish Prime … Read more

Gülen vs. Erdoğan…”Gülen Movement denies ‘rift with ruling AKP’ -Politics roundup

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Gülen Movement denies ‘rift with ruling AKP’ The Journalists and Writers Foundation, a leading institution of the Gülen community, has denied rumors of a split between the group and the ruling government   The issue of growth in the long election process The growth issue occupies the top of the agenda both around the world … Read more

Massive cadre changes in Turkish intelligence…

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Some claim this the result of tension between AKP leadership and Gülen movement who allied against secularists and now working for different purposes. Police forces, especially intelligence, and judiciary are claimed to be under Gülen movement hegemony and after Reyhanlı bombings PM Erdoğan moves to change power balances in the intellingence circles. Journalist Mehmet Baransu … Read more

Turkey might have 3 polls in 2014…

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  Turkish PM Erdoğan: We may have 3 polls in 2014 Turkish prime ministers vows to put ?Plan C, introduce our own draft? in action if Parliament?s Constitution-making process yields no result. 2014 may see charter referendum: Turkish PM Erdoğan Turkish prime ministers vows to put ?Plan C, introduce our own draft? in action if … Read more

2 from Turkey at Time?s 100 most influential people list… Arab women idolize Turkish soap stars… A social fabric roundup..

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Fethullah Gülen an d Abdullah Öcalan make Time?s 100 most influential people list from Hurriyet Daily News PKK‘s jailed leader Öcalan and Turkish religious scholar Gülen were selected in Time’s list.     Arab women idolize Turkish soap stars from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish TV series that have gained particularly popularity in the Middle East … Read more

Whenever there is talk of peace in Kurdish issues, acts of terror emerges.. a politics roundup…

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SUCH A CYCLE …. Fighting in southeastern Turkey leaves 26 dead, reports say – CNN.com Turkish soldiers outnumbered, outgunned: Deputy prime minister from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish soldiers who came under attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) today were both outnumbered and outgunned by their foes   Reports: Dozens dead in Turkey from … Read more

EFD end of the year posts: with the Uludere massacre, Turkey’s Kurdish question comes back at full scale

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pro-government circles recently argue that there is no going back to 1990’s in terms of Kurdish question. Now as in the old days Kurdish civilians are killed en masse as collateral damage… Deputy gov attacked as BDP warns against official visits to Şırnak from Hurriyet Daily News The deputy governor of Uludere district where 35 … Read more

Dear readers, Turkey performs great in human rights reports, becomes world leader in imprisoning journalists…

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Turkey ‘world leader’ in imprisoned journalists, IPI report says – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review Roma | 2010 Human Rights Report: Turkey by M.A.M Roma | 2010 Human Rights Report: Turkey Mavi Boncuk | There is no firm estimate of the number of Roma in the country. Roma continued to face persistent discrimination and … Read more

… and Andrew Finkel leaves Today’s Zaman

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His last piece was not published and he took it to Hürriyet Daily News to print. He narrates how he began to write at Today’s Zaman. His case may be read as another sign of Islamic front’s insincerity. Now that we have enough power, we can leave our liberal allies behind…   A dilemma Font … Read more

“Dokunan Yanar” Digital resistance to Turkish Judiciary. Ahmet Şık’s banned book out in the web…

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I was out on Thursday afternoon on some personal issues and while I was offline, I basically missed all the initial excitement: Some people uploaded the banned book entitled as “Dokunan Yanar” [You are burned if you touch] which was previously entitled as “İmamın Ordusu [İmam’s Army]. The book focuses on allegations of Fethullah Gülen … Read more

Police ambushes many sites in Istanbul to find the copies of unpublished book of Ahmet Şık…

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It started this morning with the publishing house, Ithaki Yayınevi, which is expected to publish Ahmet Şık’s book on Fethullan Gülen movement’s involvement with the Turkish police force. The book is entitled as İmamın Ordusu [Imam’s Army]. According to Twitter accounts, policemen are searching copies at Radikal daily now and the found copies in hard … Read more

Hanefi Avcı: Latest hero of the Ancien Régime

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Hanefi Avcı is currently a police chief in Eskişehir. He used to have higher positions but he was put under political pressure when he had talked about the gang organizations within the State. He had been accused of being “government’s man” by Kemalists.  But with his recently published book, Haliç?te Yaşayan Simonlar; Dün Devlet Bugün … Read more

Aid ship Rachel Corrie peacefully taken over- Non-violence is Israel’s new terror

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The last ship was named after Rachel Corrie.

Israeli troops take over Gaza aid ship Rachel Corrie

finkelstein reports with arraf on the flotilla massacre

finkelstein? s report with huwaida arraf who is one of the organisers of the ship to gaza campaign..

download:http://rapidshare.com/files/395438613/flotilla.rar

Divided loyalties

from BBC News | Europe | World Edition
Turkey’s Muslim heart fights its pro-Israeli head

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Erdoğan posters are sold in Gaza.

Israeli forces board Gaza-bound aid vessel, encounter no resistance

from Hurriyet Dailynews
Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid vessel without meeting resistance Saturday, preventing it from breaking an Israeli maritime blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory days after a similar effort turned bloody.

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Former marine Ken O?Keefe returned to Istanbul like this after he was deported from Israel. via

Non-violence is Israel’s new terror

from Hurriyet Dailynews by HDN
With deadly attacks on aid ships bound for Gaza this week, Israel?s PR machinery is in full gear to justify its aggression.

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