Posts Tagged: Fethullah Gülen
Turkish Minister Says US Behind 2016 Failed Coup: Hurriyet
Turkey's interior minister accused the United States on Thursday of being behind a 2016 failed coup that Ankara has blamed on a US-based Muslim preacher,...
US Islamists Effusively Praise Erdogan in New York Meeting
Top US Islamists effusively praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting on Sunday in New York. "You give us a sense of pride, an...
Turkish Threats Close Children’s Basketball Camp in New York
An NBA player's free basketball clinic for kids was abruptly canceled last week, and the player is blaming the government of Turkey. Boston Celtics player Enes...
Turkish Prosecutor’s Document Suggests Turkey Spying on US Soil
A Turkish prosecution document obtained by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) could offer the first public documentation showing that Turkey is spying on people...
Turkish Opposition Demands Mandate as Istanbul Recount Continues
Turkey's main opposition candidate in Istanbul urged the High Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday to confirm him as the elected mayor after it ruled in...
NBA’s Kanter Urges Trump to Act on Turkey’s Human Rights Record
New York Knicks player Enes Kanter urged US President Donald Trump to be more vocal about human rights in Turkey, after prosecutors in Istanbul requested the basketball...
By Extraditing Anti-Erdogan Leader, Trump Would Betray American Values
Extraditing dissident Islamist cleric Fethullah Gulen to Turkey would be a betrayal of American values and should be permanently off the table. President Trump says...
Turkey Says US Support for Syrian Kurdish YPG a ‘Big Mistake’
The United States' support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia is a "big mistake," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said late on Saturday, adding that...
Deport Radical Islamist Preacher to Turkey and Maintain American Interests
This week, the radical Islamist, Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen, based in Pennsylvania, wrote a Washington Post op-ed, titled "The Turkey I No Longer Know." But who...
The American Pastor at Erdoğan’s Mercy
JNS.org - As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan assumed near-dictatorial powers following his dubious victory in a constitutional referendum April 16, a Christian pastor from North...
Erdogan Critics Beware: Turkey Is Watching
For some Americans, concerns about Russian spying and interference in our elections are growing, with new reports emerging nearly every day. But in Europe, officials are...
Despite Turkey’s Horrible Abuses, CAIR Continues to Shill for Ankara
A delegation from Turkey's parliament came to Washington last week, in order to make the case for extraditing Fethullah Gülen -- an opposition figure living in self-imposed exile...
Erdogan-Gulen Power Struggle Divides European Turks
On the night of July 15, members of the Turkish military stormed the state-run TRT news agency in Ankara and forced an anchorwoman to read...
Istanbul Analyst: Turkish Jewry in Same Danger as Rest of Populace in Wake of Failed Coup, But Anti-US Conspiracy Theories Mean Jews, Israel May Be Next Target (INTERVIEW)
An Istanbul-based political analyst told The Algmeiner on Monday that Turkey’s Jews are not in any greater danger than the rest of the populace in...
