June 10, 2014

Turkey’s efforts in Somalia

Samanyolu Haber TV’s editor for international news Adnan Topkapi, columned his testimonial following his trip to Somalia, during which he witnessed, as he puts it, the selfless people serving the country. Here is his full piece:

Analysts: Erdogan’s Ruling Party Has “Full Control” over Turkish Courts

Omri Ceren

Zaman on Friday rounded up a series of recent exposés and incidents, published by Turkish media organs, describing moves made by Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) to establish what the outlet bluntly assessed as “full control” over Turkey’s judiciary.

Joint mosque-cemevi project launched in Tokat

A mosque and a cemevi -- an Alevi house of worship -- will be built in the same complex in the Reşadiye district in the northern province of Tokat as a bridge-building initiative between the town's Sunni and Alevi communities.

'Gülen movement has a specific mission'

Taha Akyol

… If the [Fethullah] Gülen movement were a small, ineffective community, the AKP would never have disturbed it. Or if the Gülen movement had acted in full cooperation with the government, such a conflict wouldn't have occurred. But the Gülen movement has a specific mission. What is that mission?

Prep school owners write to Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court will review a law that seeks to shut down preparatory schools that assist students in studying for the national high school and university admission exams after organizations representing private prep schools wrote to the court, asking to make statements about the problems that might arise due to the closure of these institutions.