In favor of democracy, Hizmet Movement is clearly focused on common good
Dirk Ficca: As somebody who has come to respect and admire the Hizmet Movement, it is very painful to see what’s happening currently in Turkey. To see how…
Question in the aftermath of the Turkey coup – Who is Fethullah Gulen?
In 1994, Mr. Gülen had said "from now on, both in Turkey and in the rest of the world, there will be no return from democracy." Gülen is well-known with his statement "a true Muslim cannot be a terrorist and a terrorist cannot be a true Muslim," published in The Washington Post after 9/11 attacks.…
Fethullah Gulen’s stance on democracy 1994-2016
Mr. Gulen has reiterated his clear stance on democracy, in the wake of the coup attempt in Turkey. Here is what he had said back in June 1994: "I believe, from now on, both in Turkey and in the rest of the world, there will we no going back from democracy."…
Why was Mr. Gulen’s name brought up in the coup attempt in Turkey?
Fethullah Gulen: He (Mr. Erdogan) has always had a reaction to those who do not obey him since the beginning. As I previously expressed in other occasions, maybe, he was concealing some of his feelings.…
Fethullah Gulen challenges Erdogan, calls for international probe into Turkey coup allegations
Fethullah Gulen challenges Erdogan, calls for international probe into Turkey coup allegations, and says will accept findings.…
Hizmet efforts to relieve the suffering worldwide represent Islamic values and ideals in action
If you look at Hizmet, and particularly at its commitment to relieving the suffering of the oppressed, you see Islamic values and ideals in action. These efforts to relieve the suffering of human beings, in Muslim countries and non-Muslim countries, are a key witness to the world of what the Quran actually teaches.…
Hizmet Movement is a 21st century global approach to what’s best in Islam
What Fethullah Gulen and the movement have done is to offer a model for Muslims around the entire planet of how to be thoroughly world citizens, thoroughly citizens of the 21st century, and, at the same time, deeply Muslim. It’s hard to overestimate how important that task is.…
Prof. Ali Kazancigil on the Rift between Erdogan and Gulen
France24 TV has interviewed Ali Kazancigil, Political scientist and Turkey specialist, on the rift between Turkish political leader Tayyip Erdogan and religious inspirer Fethullah Gulen. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once had a staunch ally in Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen and the Gulen Movement.…
US President Obama sends a message to Gulen-inspired “The International Festival of Language and Culture”
US President Obama sends a message to Gulen-inspired “The International Festival of Language and Culture” that took place in Washington DC at the DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC’s largest Concert Hall on April, 2018, 2016. …