Commemoration Message for The International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27, 2019 – As we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we recognize one of the darkest times in our world’s history. The systematic persecution and execution of people of Jewish faith—along with other minority groups—by the Nazi regime is a horror we hope is never

AfSV Statement on Turkish Foreign Minister’s Claim Regarding Gulen’s Extradition December 17, 2018 – Recent comments by the Turkish Foreign Minister regarding the G-20 meeting between President Trump and President Erdogan come just as Turkey’s lobbying activities have been further exposed. The charging of Bijan Kian and Ekim Alptekin for conspiracy against Mr.

Statement of the Alliance for Shared Valueson the Principles of the Hizmet Movement November 27, 2018 Hizmet is a movement of volunteers who have gathered around universal humanitarian values. For the past 50 years, Hizmet movement participants have been committed to building friendship and peace, first in Turkey and then around the world

Statement of the Alliance for Shared Values on Media Reports Related to Fethullah Gulen November 15, 2018 – We are alarmed at reports that the administration is exploring the possible removal of Fethullah Gulen from the United States. The Turkish government repeatedly has failed to provide appropriate evidence to the United States that Mr. Gulen

AfSV Statement on Gunman Outside Chestnut Retreat Center in Saylorsburg October 3, 2018 – At around 8:30 am this morning, an unknown man, who appeared to be armed, attempted to enter the retreat center in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, that has been the longtime home of Fethullah Gulen. A guard reacted to the situation with

AfSV Statement on the Second Anniversary of July 15 Failed Coup Attempt July 15, 2018 – July 15, 2016, and the aftermath of that day remains a dark period in Turkish history. On this second anniversary of that deplorable coup attempt, Turkey’s future looks even darker. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has solidified his

AfSV Denounces the Abduction of Turkish National in Azerbaijan April 26, 2018 – The Alliance for Shared Values denounces the kidnapping of Mustafa Ceyhan, a Turkish citizen in Azerbaijan, on the morning of April 26, 2018, just as he was leaving a courthouse. When he was kidnapped, either by Turkish officials or by

Alliance for Shared Values Statement on Detention of Turkish Nationals in Kosovo and Their Imminent Transfer to Turkey March 29, 2018 – The Alliance for Shared Values denounces the detention of six Turkish nationals in Kosovo on Thursday morning as a result of demands from the Turkish government. This is the latest incident in which the Recep Tayyip Erdogan regime has targeted innocent

AfSV Condemns Turkish Teacher’s Death Under Torture Despite Official Innocence March 2, 2018 – Gokhan Acikkollu, a 42-year-old history teacher in Turkey, was dismissed from his job and was detained on baseless charges in the aftermath of the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey. On August 5, 2016, he died as a result

Alliance for Shared Values Denounces Moves by Afghan Government against Afghan Turk Schools ~ Turning over popular, successful schools to Turkish government group shows Afghan government giving in to President Erdogan’s pressure ~ NEW YORK (March 1, 2018) — The Alliance for Shared Values, which represents a number of American NGOs affiliated with the