[5][6] İpekçi, who wrote the column "Saatler" for Taraf for three years, started publishing her articles in Zaman newspaper in July 2011 where she worked until 2013.
[7][8] Leyla İpekçi wrote for both Zaman and Taraf, the two major newspapers affiliated with the Gülen movement.
These periodicals facilitated the movement's outreach to a broader public as they gained power in Turkey.
İpekçi also participated in the events organized by the Journalists and Writers Foundation [Gazeteciler ve Yazarlar Vakfı] where Gülen serves as the honorary President.
[11] For her article "The biggest obstacle in front of the new CHP", published in Taraf on 3 April 2009,[12] a complaint was filed against her, which was found groundless by the Press Council.