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The Gülen Movement: a modern expression of Turkish Islam – Interview with Hakan Yavuz

By Religioscope, 21 July 2004

Fetullah Gülen is an important figure in contemporary Turkish Islam. A book edited by Hakan Yavuz and John Esposito offers a well-informed introduction by Western and Turkish experts to the Gülen movement. Its impact is not limited to Turkey: the community has created more than 300 modern schools, not only in Turkey, but also in several other parts of the world.

M. Hakan Yavuz and John L. Esposito (eds.), Turkish Islam and the Secular State: The Gülen Movement, Syracuse (New York): Syracuse University Press, 2003, XXXIV+280 pp.

The interview was conducted by Jean-François Mayer.

Turkey: TV producer sentenced to jail for slandering Protestants

By Barbara G. Baker - Compass Direct, 16 April 2004

The producer and host of a Turkish TV news show was sentenced to nearly two years in jail last week for airing false provocations against Turkish Protestants. On April 5, a panel of judges ruled that Kerim Akbas’ programs on Baskent TV had incited violent attacks last year against local Christian citizens and their places of worship in Ankara.

Copyright © 2004 Compass Direct. – Posted on Religioscope with permission from Compass Direct. – Compass Direct (Santa Ana, California) is a Christian news service dedicated to providing news on situations and events facing Christians persecuted for their faith. Compass Direct maintains an extensive network of news bureaus and correspondents around the world.

Turkey: Orthodox Patriarch steps up seminary debate – Church leader seeks to reverse 32-year ban on theological schools

By Barbara G. Baker - Compass Direct, 12 September 2003

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Istanbul stepped up his public campaign with the Turkish government during August, petitioning for the reopening of Orthodoxy’s prestigious Halki Theological School.

Turkey: moderate Islamic party’s victory in polls looks inevitable

By Jean-Christophe Peuch, 27 September 2002

Six days ago, Turkey’s chief election body barred the country’s most popular politician and three other candidates from standing in November’s early legislative polls. Liberals in Turkey fear the move could create additional obstacles to Ankara’s membership bid into the European Union. But, more significantly, it may miss its intended aim and boost the chances […]

This article was first published on 26 September 2002 by RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty). Posted on RELIGIOSCOPE with permission. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a private, international communications service to Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East, funded by the United States Congress. RELIGIOSCOPE highly recommends the RFE/RL website, with its informative daily newsline and various other reports: http://www.rferl.org/

Turkey: secular country encourages women to take greater part in religious life

By Jean-Christophe Peuch, 26 May 2002

Reversing centuries of tradition, Turkish authorities have decided that women will be allowed to participate more actively in the country’s public religious life, arguing they should be granted responsibilities equal to those of men before Islam. The move appears to be an attempt on the part of religious authorities in the predominantly Muslim but strictly […]

This article was first published on 25 May 2002 by RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty). Posted on RELIGIOSCOPE with permission. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a private, international communications service to Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East, funded by the United States Congress. RELIGIOSCOPE highly recommends the RFE/RL website, with its informative daily newsline and various other reports: http://www.rferl.org

Turkey: court ruling shows authorities’ refusal to see Alevism as a religious community

By Jean-Christophe Peuch, 26 February 2002

Until a few years ago, Kurdish separatism was the only movement in Turkey that openly challenged the official view that the country was a homogeneous nation-state. But the past two decades have seen a resurgence of Alevis, a minority religious group that has had difficult relations with both the state and Sunni Islam, Turkey’s predominant […]

This article was first published on 18 February 2002 by RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty). Posted on RELIGIOSCOPE with permission. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a private, international communications service to Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East, funded by the United States Congress. RELIGIOSCOPE highly recommends the RFE/RL website, with its informative daily newsline and various other reports: http://www.rferl.org/

The Gülen Movement: a modern expression of Turkish Islam – Interview with Hakan Yavuz

Turkey: TV producer sentenced to jail for slandering Protestants

Turkey: Orthodox Patriarch steps up seminary debate – Church leader seeks to reverse 32-year ban on theological schools

Turkey: moderate Islamic party’s victory in polls looks inevitable

Turkey: secular country encourages women to take greater part in religious life

Turkey: court ruling shows authorities’ refusal to see Alevism as a religious community

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