Gülen says arms, swords have no place in Hizmet’s philosophy

Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has stressed that the idea of pursuing an armed struggle has never had a place in the philosophy of the Hizmet movement.

'Hizmet Movement and Fethullah Gulen inspire uniting people around spiritual ideals'

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Journalists and Writers Foundation's statement [on arrest warrant issued for Mr. Gulen]

Journalists and Writers Foundation

It is a well-known fact that then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had sent Bülent Arınç to Mr. Fethullah Gülen to give him the message, "We are ready to do anything you want us to do," and that he had called on Mr. Gülen to return to the country to "put an end to homesickness" in the witness of tens of thousands of spectators in a stadium.

GYV says arrest warrant for Gülen motivated by upcoming election

The Journalists and Writers Foundation's (GYV), of which Fethullah Gülen is the honorary president, issued a statement on Wednesday slamming the government-orchestrated arrest warrant for Gülen as a government election tactic.

US law professor: Gülen extradition would be unlawful

Seval Yıldırım, a professor of law at Whittier Law School, said in a statement to Today's Zaman on Wednesday that for the US to extradite Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen without a formal case against him would be an infringement of US law.

Dumanlı: Dec. 14 will be remembered as day of coup against free press

Ekrem Dumanlı, the editor-in-chief of the Zaman daily, has said the Dec. 14 operation against Turkey's best-selling daily and a major TV station has gone down in history as a coup against press freedom, in an interview with the Samanyolu Haber TV channel on Tuesday.

Editor-in-Chief Dumanlı’s court defense shoots down baseless allegations

In his defense before the judge hearing his case, Zaman daily Editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanlı asked whether the only evidence leading to his detention is a number articles published in Zaman, revealing his belief that he was detained on the basis of spurious accusations -- an opinion corroborated by the court's decision to release him pending trial.

Dumanlı: Am I being blamed for 2 columns, report? Judge: Yes

The editor-in-chief of Turkey's best-selling Zaman daily, who was briefly detained last week, can be heard laughing off what he calls “ridiculous” allegations against him in newly leaked footage and he even tells his attorneys that he is ready to defend himself if he is accused of wrongdoing regarding two columns and one news report.

Erdoğan’s judges and extraditing Gülen

İhsan Yılmaz

In the wake of the graft and bribery scandals that went public on Dec. 17 and 25, 2013, resulting in the resignation of four ministers who were implicated in the scandals, then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan publicly smeared Fethullah Gülen, calling him a terrorist, without any evidence and despite the fact that he highly praised him in the past. Now he is trying to issue an Interpol “Red Notice” against Gülen.

Davutoğlu twists facts on media crackdown, reveals gov’t had prior knowledge

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu continued to twist facts regarding an unprecedented crackdown on the independent and critical media in Turkey, claiming that no journalists were detained in their homes and admitting the government prepped for public relations damage control in advance of the raids.