The Real Face of Fethullah Gülen

It is widely known that Fethullah Gülen has invested millions of dollars into creating and sustaining a false public image (the story of how a Foreign Policy poll was rigged is but one example). For the most part, the investment has been successful – the majority of the media reports coming out this past week […]

Statement on Events in Turkey

15 July 2016 – The following statement was issued by Robert Amsterdam of Amsterdam & Partners LLP. Amsterdam & Partners LLP acts on behalf of the Republic of Turkey. According to the latest information I am receiving from my contacts in Turkey, the attempted coup by elements of the armed forces is failing, thanks in […]

Austria Alters Law on Restitution

We urge the global Jewish community to study the case of Stephan Templ[1] as the Austrian government has appeared to alter its laws on restitution through the use of extraordinary discretion. Austria’s actions in this case set a new precedent whereby if currently state-owned property was once looted from your family, Austria will return it […]

Gülen Charter Schools Investigation Press Conference

This is the third in a series of press conferences updating the public on the investigation into the global network of charter schools operated by the controversial Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen. The event took place at the National Press Club in Washington DC on March 31, 2016.

Stephan Templ Still Held in Prison Despite Prosecutor’s Admission

The following press release was distributed to media today: LONDON, U.K. March 16, 2016 – The continued incarceration of Jewish journalist Stephan Templ by the Republic of Austria despite the existence of exculpatory evidence represents an unimaginable miscarriage of justice, says his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam. Templ, who has been serving a sentence since October […]

Robert Amsterdam Speaks about Defending Russian Dissidents on WSJ Opinion Journal

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Robert Amsterdam Speaks with CNBC about Syria Ceasefire

Austria Continues to Hold Wrongfully Imprisoned Author Stephan Templ, says Lawyer Robert Amsterdam

The following press release was distributed to media today by Amsterdam & Partners LLP. The Republic of Austria is continuing to hold prisoner the author and journalist Stephan Templ despite the presentation of crucial new evidence, his lawyers say. Mr. Templ, who was convicted of “concealing” the existence of a family member in a restitution […]

Company Allegedly Linked to Gülen Movement Sued in Texas over Document Disclosure

The following press release was circulated to media today: February 3, 2016 – The law firm of Amsterdam & Partners LLP has filed a lawsuit against Solidarity Contracting LLC (“Solidarity”) in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, demanding disclosure of records. According to the complaint, Solidarity Contracting LLC, derives “all or a large portion […]

The Gülenist’s Soviet-style Information War

It is with profound bemusement these days that I find myself targeted on a near-daily basis by Fethullah Gülen’s media empire, led by Today’s Zaman, implying that I am now somehow the accomplice to terrorist sympathizers. As usual, the claims made by this sort of propaganda strain credulity and rely on a broad array of […]