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Event “Turkey’s Kurdish Question”
Turkey’s Kurdish Question and The Hizmet Movement
An exclusive lunch roundtable discussion titled ‘Turkey’s Kurdish Question and the Gulen Movement’ with Dr Mustafa Gurbuz.
DEMONIZING THE HIZMET MOVEMENT THROUGH MEDIA IN TURKEY
In Turkey in 2013, President Erdogan violently crushed the Gezi Park protests, while propagating an “underdog” narrative for himself and his supporters through pro-government media. He claimed the protests were orchestrated by the “international interest lobby” in...
Conference “The Hizmet Movement: Inspiration, Mindset and Controversy”
Book Launch “Islam’s Jesus”
Gülen movement discussed at EP in light of recent political developments in Turkey
A panel discussion was organized by Intercultural Dialogue Platform in the European Parliament (EP) to give information about the faith-based Gülen movement, also known as the Hizmet movement, especially within the framework of recent developments in Turkish politics....
Briefing: The Seizure of a Private Bank in Turkey
After many violations concerning the rule of law, separation of powers and freedom of expression, President Erdoğan’s ‘New Turkey’ is now directly targeting the free market economy, free enterprise and property rights in order to silence any opposition critical of the...
A Proactive Approach to Deradicalisation
EVENT REPORT Jihadist Radicalisation: The Case of Belgo-Syrian Jihadism by Prof. Johan Leman Prof. Leman gave a presentation about the so-called “foreign fighters” to give an idea about the current reality of extremism in Europe. His presentation is based upon his...
Fethullah Gulen: Turkey’s Eroding Democracy
It is deeply disappointing to see what has become of Turkey in the last few years. Not long ago, it was the envy of Muslim-majority countries: a viable candidate for the European Union on its path to becoming a functioning democracy that upholds universal human...
Inspiration, Mindset, Relevance and Controversy
A conference on Hizmet (aka Gulen Movement) was organised at the European Parliament, hosted by Mr Lambsdorff MEP, vice president of European Parliament.
A documentary film on Hizmet Movement
Love is a verb is a documentary by Terry Spencer Hesser exploring the ordinary lives and stories of people in Hizmet, a social movement inspired by the Islamic scholar and teacher, Fethullah Gulen.