Kaynak Holding declared that they file a claim for damages against the Ministry of Justice. Hürol Karadaş, a lawyer representing Kaynak Holding, “We wanted to prepare a report indicating our objection to the [unlawful] actions that took place during the audit. They [police officers and auditors] did not allow us…
Read MoreStudies have been investigated the dishonest academic behaviors of university students and their relationships with demographic factors, academic policy advised to students, academic self-efficacy, and academic orientation. It was stated that higher levels of dishonesty would be associated with low learning-orientation, high grade-orientation, low academic self-efficacy and no receipt of…
Read MoreA European Commission report on Turkey has criticized the recent intervention by the country’s banking watchdog in leading Islamic lender Bank Asya. Report stressing that the Bank Asya case has raised concerns over political meddling in the Turkish finance sector. A copy of the draft annual progress report on Turkey’s…
Read MoreTafaqqur, meaning deep thinking and systematic reflection on a subject, has an important place in Islam. This disciplined method of thinking requires pondering on a subject with an aim. As the Islamic sources tell us it was highly practiced by Prophets, their disciples, sufis and the learned ones. It has…
Read MoreX for Dummies series have become the best sellers in many fields, why not try the same theme for newspapers? This should be what the journalists at Sabah Daily have been thinking of. But they apparently got it wrong. It does not mean that your readers are idiot, rather it…
Read MoreIftar events organized by Rumi Forum was recently reported on two Washington,DC based newspapers, namely, The Washington Post and The Washington Times. Emre Celik doesn’t have to imagine. The president of the Rumi Forum, a Turkish interfaith organization, attends an Iftar dinner almost every night during Ramadan. The group,…
Read More My name is Emran Qureshi. I am a Wertheim Fellow at the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School. This was a roughly targeted trip for me. I knew very little about Turkey’s modern history. I have always wanted to come to Istanbul. The trip through geography through…
Read MoreAlemdar used some swear words and insulted Mr. Gulen with treason on Twitter and has been on trial for libel and facing two years, seven months in prison. In the second court hearing, she told the court that she had been swayed by the offensive language of the government against…
Read MoreTurkish pro-government newspaper Sabah published an article about members of Hizmet movement being trained by CIA and FBI. The article was based on confessions of anonymous named Mr. X, who was claimed to be close associate of Gulen. The lawyer of Gulen, Nurullah Albayrak recently issued the statement telling that…
Read MoreOver the past several years, the Gulen Movement, also known as the “Hizmet Movement,” has become a focus of scholarly research and public interest in the English-speaking world. Numerous studies have explored various aspects of the movement, the role of its spiritual leader and his philosophy. Some experts examined the…
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