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Gülen Movement Discussed in Malaysia Seminar

RANA ÖZTÜRK | KUALA LUMPUR – 17.04.2012 University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) hosted a seminar to discuss the educational development model of the Hizmet (Gulen) Movement – a movement inspired by prominent Islamic scholar M. Fethullah Gülen from Turkey. The seminar, under the theme of “Religion Inspired Private Foundations and Educational Development: The Case of […]

Kimse Yok Mu extends helping hand to Syrians in Jordan, Lebanon

6 April 2012 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL The Turkish charity foundation Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) has begun to send aid to thousands of Syrian refugees who have escaped to Lebanon and Jordan from their conflict-stricken homeland. Tens of thousands of Syrian citizens have taken shelter in the neighboring countries of Turkey, Jordan and […]

Hizmet is rooted in the culture of dialogue

Dr. Marcia Hermansen, the Director of the Islamic World Studies Program and a Professor in the Theology Department at the Jesuit Loyola University Chicago, presented a lecture on Hizmet Movement (here after HM) at Indialogue Foundation, New Delhi on 7 March 2012. Dr. Hermansen teaches courses in Islamic Studies and the academic study of religion. […]

Turkish schools organize the biggest science olympiads of Indonesia

The biggest science olympiads of Indonesia organized by Indonesian Turkish schools get huge attention. 980 projects around the country were submitted to the olympiads for the competition, but only 178 of them made it to the finals. 356 students who made it to the finals received as much attention for their colorful attires as they did for their projects.

Pictures of friendship drawn on hearts: Philippines

Dr. Ali Bayram, February 19, 2012 I’ve visited the schools and the Turkish cultural centers in Philippines . The schools and the cultural centers in Manila , the capital city, were sublime. But the thing that impressed me more than anything was the amazing relationship between Turkish and Filipinos established by Turkish entrepreneurs, teachers and […]

Zaman University in Cambodia: a candle in the darkness

Zaman University was officially opened in Phnom Penh on Feb. 21, 2011, by the deputy prime ministers of Cambodia and Turkey, signaling the significance of this event. This educational development was encouraged by the government of Cambodia and supported by the Turkish Muslim community, which is inspired and guided by the Hizmet Movement. Business people […]

“Hizmet Reaches out to others giving much ground for hope” tells Prof. Leo D. Lefebure

In a recent Conference of Jesuits Among Muslims in Rome (September 2011) presenting his views on Hizmet movement, Prof. Thomas Michel, SJ of Georgetown University, Washington concluded: “‘Are Gülen and the Hizmet community friends or foes?’ I must answer that they are our friends. They are the kind of Muslim interlocutors for an active dialogue […]

Turkish school in Pakistan produces math world champion

Usama Mahmoud Hawar, a student at a Turkish school in Pakistan, has become the world champion in mathematics in an exam commissioned by the British Council’s Cambridge University, the Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. Hawar, one of 12 million students from 200 countries to participate in the exam, was a final-year student at Lahore […]

Turkish school opens in northern Iraq, more schools in demand

“We are attaching great importance to private enterprises. In particular, Fezalar Educational Company’s quality of education is successful in scientific terms, but it also educates children in terms of values and virtues that make the schools more preferable for the parents”, Cebbar Hama Ahmet said. 1 January 2012 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL A private Turkish […]

Kazakhstan presents medals to Turks for contributing to bilateral relations

Kazakh Ambassador Canseyit Tüymebayev thanked the businessmen who invested in his country and the educators who opened schools in Kazakhstan despite the risks right after the nation declared its independence 20 years ago. Tüymebayev presented medals to Harun Tokak and Ali Tokul among others. AHMET TEMİR , İSTANBUL Turks who have contributed to Turkish-Kazakh relations […]

Kazakh President Nazarbayev hails Turkish schools in his country

“The Turkish schools in the country have made a big contribution to expanding the qualified human capital in Kazakhstan,” Nazarbayev was quoted as saying during a visit to Astana’s Nur Orda Kazakh-Turkish High School, where he attended a ceremony marking the start of the 2011-2012 school year in the country.

Afghan leaders: Increase in Turkish schools would help bring about peace

Indicating that students who graduate from Turkish schools in Afghanistan are those who will save the country, Niazi said: “Since the opening of the schools, children from different tribes are sitting at the same table and praying together. These schools have allowed these children from tribes we once thought impossible to reconcile to grow up as brothers.”

Pak-Turk School Campus groundbreaking ceremony

Unal Tosur, Chairman of Pak-Turk ICEF, said plot of the School campus was purchased by a group of Pakistani philanthropists. The school will be equipped with the state of the art educational materials and furniture by the businessmen from the city of Kayseri, Turkey.

Pacific Dialogue Platform in Philippines was opened with Iftar

Cihan News Agency, Aug 21, 2011. International Fountain Schools and Pacific Dialogue Platform together in Manila, Philippines, organized a “Friendship and Iftar Dinner”. Officials, businessmen, politicians, board members from the country’s top universities, congressmen, high-level government and army officials, and journalists attended this pleasant event. The Pacific Dialogue Platform had their official opening at the […]

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