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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Why US Rejects Turkish Calls for Gulen Extradition?

Why US Rejects Turkish Calls for Gulen Extradition?

Wednesday 26 July 2017
Gulenist movement principles are not against capitalism. The Turkish Islamists oppose their country’s secularism but are for the American version of it as they argue that the American model guarantees religious freedom for citizens with different religions. The Gulenists describe their movemen ...
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Turkey’s Scramble for Africa: Ankara Eyes New Empire in Old Backyard

Turkey’s Scramble for Africa: Ankara Eyes New Empire in Old Backyard

Monday 7 August 2017 ،
Gulenists An initiative was launched in Ankara last week to encourage Turkish student volunteers to engage in aid and development projects in 18 African countries. A sign of the importance the government places on increasing its presence in Africa was visible from those attending the event. They i ...
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Real Reasons behind Turkey-Egypt Rapprochement

Real Reasons behind Turkey-Egypt Rapprochement

Wednesday 27 December 2017 ،
Gulenist Movement, whose leader Fethullah Gulen was blamed by Erdogan as the mastermind of the coup, as a terrorist group. But Turkey strongly condemned the November terrorist attacks that struck Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and was claimed by ISIS terrorist group. The Turkish president announced ...
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Will US Sanctions Make Erdogan Bow?

Will US Sanctions Make Erdogan Bow?

Friday 10 August 2018 ،
Gulenist movement which Ankara blames for orchestrating the July 2016 failed military coup. Since the attempted power grab, the two sides engaged in a range of diplomatic spats. Their embassies, for example, stopped issuing visas last year. Ankara also arrested the US embassy’s personnel on s ...
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US Stabbing Strategic Partner in Back: Turkish President

US Stabbing Strategic Partner in Back: Turkish President

Tuesday 14 August 2018 ،
Gulenist movement which Ankara blames for orchestrating the July 2016 failed military coup. Since the attempted power grab, the two sides engaged in a range of diplomatic spats. Their embassies, for example, stopped issuing visas last year. Ankara also arrested the US embassy’s personnel on s ...
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Turkey Sentences 115 to Jail over affiliation to US-Based Cleric

Turkey Sentences 115 to Jail over affiliation to US-Based Cleric

Monday 10 September 2018 ،
Gulenists. During the 2016 botched putsch, a faction of the Turkish military declared that it had seized control of the country and the government of Erdogan was no more in charge. The attempt was, however, suppressed a few hours later. Ankara has since accused Gulen of having orchestrat ...
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Erdogan Baku Visit Amid Foreign Policy Crisis

Erdogan Baku Visit Amid Foreign Policy Crisis

Friday 28 February 2020 ،
Gulenists as a top home threat to his rule.  Erdogan labeled the Gulenist movement a terrorist entity conspiring against the state. He is now afraid of possible penetration of the Azerbaijan politics and society by the Gulenists and even worse assumption of the rule in Baku. This runs counter ...
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What Challenges Would Erdogan Have With Biden Govt.?

What Challenges Would Erdogan Have With Biden Govt.?

Wednesday 18 November 2020 ،
Gulenist Movement, named after the US-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen who is accused of orchestrating the 2016 failed coup against Erdogan, without concerns about Washington reactions. But under Biden, such massive arrests and crackdowns on the opposition may draw a serious response from the ...
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Erdogan’s Gulen Nightmare Is Back under Biden Presidency

Erdogan’s Gulen Nightmare Is Back under Biden Presidency

Saturday 27 February 2021 ،
Gulenists will stir more tensions between the two sides.  Erdogan and fears of Gulen influence on elections  The tensions between the Biden administration and Ankara can be described as an outcome of the AKP's worries about the home situation. In the past three years, Turkey went thr ...
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Gulen in Middle of Erdogan-West Gaps over Ukraine

Gulen in Middle of Erdogan-West Gaps over Ukraine

Monday 14 November 2022 ،
Gulenists]? First of all, Greece does. They flee to Greece, they flee to Europe. They always do. They live in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Britain, and the America. America hides this man. Who is hiding him? Biden is hiding him. They gave him in Pennsylvania a mansion.”  The Turkish ...

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