Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

The establishment that you are involved has been designated by some as a jamaat (congregation, religious community), while others see

Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

How can two rhetoric that are completely opposing arise from Islam; Osama Bin Laden’s terror on the one side, with

Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

Radical Islamists, as well as some secularists, argue that Islam covers all aspects of life. For this reason, the Court

Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

What would you say about what you have said on the cassettes?What I have said on those cassettes has been

Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

Your name has been frequently mentioned together with the State. What does the State mean for you?I have always stipulated

Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

What is the “history” that you consider yourself to be a product of?I have always had a longing for the

Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

In the past you have been depicted as a pan-Turanist, a neo-Ottoman, a nationalist, an étatiste; however today some call

Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

What should the OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference) do during the current process in the Middle East?The Secretary General

Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

What would you say about the Orthodox Seminary (Halki, Heybeli Island) and Ecumenical status?This issue is a state policy; therefore

Mehmet Gündem's Interview in Milliyet Daily

You have made statements in the past, like “Unsolved murders may take place”; these have been likened in some ways