presumption of innocence

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The principle that no one may be deemed guilty without a final court judgment. Guaranteed by Art. 38 of the Constitution and Art. 6/2 ECHR.

Why is Alparslan Kuytul both an important and a valuable figure?

The Karar columnist Salih Cenap Baydar discusses how the sense of justice wears away in a society and what opinion leaders are good for against that wearing away; he says the accusations directed at Kuytul should be read in this frame too.

The "Furkan Intelligence Organisation" and "Execution Squad" Claim

No unit set up under that name exists; the accounts of a court being set up inside the movement, of people being tried there and of punishment being applied are rejected. There is neither a final court ruling nor a single person who says they went through this.

Unfounded

The Claim of Money Laundering in Germany

Money laundering is a grave and technical criminal imputation; it requires concrete evidence and a final ruling. That there are people abroad who hold the same ideas does not show that there is an unlawful financial organisation among them. There is no joint financial structure of the kind claimed.

Unfounded

The Claim That the Furkan Foundation Has Companies

There is no commercial company belonging to the Furkan Foundation. That there are tradespeople and company owners among those who attend the lessons does not make those companies the foundation's. Nor does the fact that measures were applied to some companies in the investigation prove ownership.

Unfounded

Cübbeli Ahmet's claims about the Furkan Movement on CNN Türk

On 7 September 2026, on Ahmet Hakan's CNN Türk programme "Tarafsız Bölge", Cübbeli Ahmet listed grave accusations about the Furkan Movement and Alparslan Kuytul under nine headings. The Movement rejected them all. No trial has begun, yet investigation claims were aired as a settled verdict.

Unfounded

Why is Alparslan Kuytul both an important and a valuable figure?

The "Furkan Intelligence Organisation" and "Execution Squad" Claim

The Claim of Money Laundering in Germany

The Claim That the Furkan Foundation Has Companies

Cübbeli Ahmet's claims about the Furkan Movement on CNN Türk

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