February 2, 2014

Gülen's lawyer to sue daily Sabah over black propaganda

As the government-controlled Sabah daily continues to distort facts and fabricate stories in an effort to depict Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen as being involved in acts against the government, his lawyer is preparing to sue the daily over its black propaganda campaign.

Watson: My expressions were twisted by Sabah

Sir Graham Watson, one of the most veteran members of the European Parliament, has said he is very disappointed in the way the Sabah daily twisted his words on the Hizmet movement.

How hateful discourse manipulates our perception

The government has gone too far in its efforts to manipulate people's perceptions, which were effective only for the lower-middle and lower class of society. The project to manipulate people's perceptions, which is led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, lost its old allure when the discourse of hatred started to be employed.

Duff: So easy for some Turkish media to misreport

British Liberal member of the European Parliament (EP) Andrew Duff has reacted to the Turkish Sabah daily's report on his interview on the Gülen movement, accusing Sabah of misreporting what he said on the movement and stressing that he respects Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen's statements on the recent developments in Turkey.

Businessmen voice frustration over smear campaign against Hizmet

The Akşehir Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (AKSİAD) has condemned an ongoing defamation campaign being conducted against the Hizmet movement inspired by Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, calling on government officials to refrain from the hate speech and polarizing rhetoric that are damaging the society.

Diverging points between AKP and Hizmet movement: Kurdish question

Mustafa Demir*

In his recent article in Der Spiegel, Maximilian Popp tries to analyze recent tension between the Hizmet movement and the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Turkey.