August 7, 2014

Gülen calls for support to a candidate with true integrity

Commenting on the upcoming presidential elections on Sunday, Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has urged Turks not to cast their vote for a candidate who oppresses citizens, does injustice to them and disregards the rule of law.

Yeni Akit labels staunchly secular daily ‘parallel'

The pro-government Yeni Akit daily knows no limits in labeling people or organizations as “parallel,” meaning affiliated with the Hizmet movement, as the daily in its Thursday edition questioned whether the staunchly secular Cumhuriyet daily was purchased by the “parallel structure.”

Gov't says public bank mulls purchasing Bank Asya

Turkish deputy prime minister has said public bank Ziraat is considering to purchase Turkey's tenth biggest private bank in a move many interpreted as the authorities' latest salvo to crush the financial institution due to its links to the Gülen movement.