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Past Gülen ties, not only arrest warrants, can prove risk in Turkey sufficient for...

A Belgian appeals court has recognized a former teacher from Turkey as a refugee, ruling that his past ties to the faith-based Gülen movement...

Turkish teacher jailed over alleged Gülen links recounts losing wife and son while fleeing...

A former Turkish teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement has spoken publicly for the first time about losing his wife and...

Former governor arrested in probe into disappearance of Kurdish student

A Turkish court has jailed former Tunceli governor Tuncay Sonel on charges including evidence tampering in a long-running investigation into the 2020 disappearance of...

Turkey’s extradition requests to Finland tied to ‘witch hunt’ targeting Gülen movement followers, experts...

Turkey’s growing number of extradition requests to Finland is part of a “witch hunt” targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement and government critics,...

Former police officer jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack in prison

Durmuş Zorlu, a 54-year-old former police officer imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack in İzmir’s Kırıklar Prison on...

Young activist gets suspended sentence on conviction of insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish court on Friday handed down an 11-month suspended sentence to a young activist on charges of publicly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Turkey blocks access to global petition platform Change.org

Turkey has blocked access to Change.org, a global online petition platform widely used for digital signature campaigns on social, political and rights-related issues, according...
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Turkey’s Constitutional Court faults Gülen-linked conviction based mainly on ByLock app use

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a former teacher’s terrorism conviction violated his right to a fair trial because lower courts relied mainly on...

Turkish presidency revokes journalist’s press card over nonexistent criminal record

The Turkish presidency’s Directorate of Communications has revoked the press card of journalist İsmail Arı, citing a criminal record that official documents show does...

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