Levent Gültekin
Around 1.4 million women seeking jobs in Turkey: CHP leader
More than 1.4 million women have pending applications for jobs with the employment agency, the main opposition leader has said, criticizing the government for not doing enough to create jobs and acting in line with the social state principle of the Turkish constitution.
Constitutional Court to decide closure of political parties, says justice minister
The constitution and laws set the procedure concerning the closure of a political party, and it is for the Constitutional Court to decide whether to close a party, Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül said on March 8.
An inside look at the 'glorious defeat' of Turkey's Islamists
Turkish writer Levent Gültekin embraced Islam at the age of 13 and put his heart and soul into ?the cause? for 30 years. After serving as an executive at pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) media outlets Yeni ?afak, Star and Cine 5, Gültekin is now deeply disillusioned with political Islam. ?Under the dominion of Islamists, people?s lives have turned into hell,? he says.