Internationally acclaimed sociologist Professor Vincent N. Parrillo from William Paterson University in New Jersey, the author of a dozen books and numerous journal articles, some translated into nine languages, has been conducting research about Gülen-inspired schools over the last several years.
September 22, 2014
The judiciary, last bastion of democracy, at risk
Abdullah Bozkurt
The election for Turkey's key judicial council, the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), on Oct. 12 will determine whether the last bastion of democracy will remain an independent and competent body in relation to other branches of the government -- the legislative and executive, which have already been seized by political Islamists. So much is riding on the outcome of this election that Turks' hopes may be dashed for a strong, independent and impartial judiciary, which would dare risking its neck against an increasingly authoritarian government and a tyrannical president.
The election for Turkey's key judicial council, the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), on Oct. 12 will determine whether the last bastion of democracy will remain an independent and competent body in relation to other branches of the government -- the legislative and executive, which have already been seized by political Islamists. So much is riding on the outcome of this election that Turks' hopes may be dashed for a strong, independent and impartial judiciary, which would dare risking its neck against an increasingly authoritarian government and a tyrannical president.
Joking Erdoğan and his ministers
Selçuk Gültaşlı
Weakened ties to reality are leading to a heightened sense of absurdity in Ankara's dealings with Brussels. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and many of his government ministers (completely unrelated to corruption) appear to be weakening their ties with reality more and more every day in an attempt to rescue themselves from allegations of corruption. In the meantime, the statements we are hearing, as these ties with reality weaken, seem to come off almost like jokes.
Weakened ties to reality are leading to a heightened sense of absurdity in Ankara's dealings with Brussels. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and many of his government ministers (completely unrelated to corruption) appear to be weakening their ties with reality more and more every day in an attempt to rescue themselves from allegations of corruption. In the meantime, the statements we are hearing, as these ties with reality weaken, seem to come off almost like jokes.
Civil servants victims of profiling, now face investigations
Many civil servants of the Ministry of Family and Social Policy who were recently found to have been blacklisted by the government are now facing investigations over baseless allegations, bureaucrats within the ministry have claimed.
Leaving a unique mark on economic history
Ali Aslan Kılıç
While explaining the "trust" factor in economies, professors at economics faculties underline the importance of social psychology. They list examples of how people panic and trigger economic crises when speculation about a bank is voiced.
While explaining the "trust" factor in economies, professors at economics faculties underline the importance of social psychology. They list examples of how people panic and trigger economic crises when speculation about a bank is voiced.
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