Turkish teacher who turned self in for Gülen links gets seven-and-a-half years in prison
A court in Turkey's Aydın province has sentenced a teacher to seven-and-a-half years in prison after he turned himself claiming he was a sympathizer...
Turkey’s pro-gov’t daily sets up hotline for informing on Gülen followers in EU countries
The pro-government Sabah daily’s Europe edition, Sabah Avrupa, has set up a telephone line for its readers to report followers of the faith-based Gülen...
Detained teacher severely tortured, his wife harrassed by Turkish police
Once an inspiring educator to his pupils, a Bartın teacher was detained with her hands cuffed behind back as a perceived enemy of the...
Video footage shows man attacking woman for wearing shorts on İstanbul minibus
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A video footage, revealed by the Birgün daily on Wednesday, shows a man, Ercan Kızılateş, attacking a woman, Melisa Sağlam, on a minibus in...
Ultra-nationalist Perinçek says Turkey’s judicial system living its golden age
At a time when the Turkish judiciary is under intense criticism for acting on orders from the government, ultra-nationalist Homeland Party (VP) Chairman Doğu...
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish cleric calls for extra-judicial mass execution of ‘terrorists’: Do not leave anyone...
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A newly emerged video shows Metin Balkanlıoğlu, a radical Islamist figure within the pro-Erdoğan İsmailağa community, one of Turkey’s biggest religious sects, called on...
Turkey’s Beşiktaş mayor apologizes for Freddie Mercury tweet marking LGBT Pride Week
Murat Hazinedar, mayor of İstanbul’s Beşiktaş district, apologized for a tweet from the municipality’s official account on the occasion of LGBT Pride Week.
In a...
Turkish university withdraws football star Şükür’s honorary doctorate over alleged Gülen ties
The Senate of Turkey’s Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University has unanimously decided to revoke an honorary doctorate granted to renowned Turkish international soccer player Hakan...
Turkey’s ultranationalist group threatens to block LGBTI parade
The Alperen Ocakları, an offshoot of Turkish nationalist movement the Grey Wolves (Ülkü Ocakları), on Monday announced that they would not allow LGBTI members...
Turkey’s Jews condemn prosecutor’s remarks as tantamount to hate speech
Turkey’s Jewish community has condemned a statement by Çankırı Chief Public Prosecutor Hüsnü Aldemir, who likened the Gülen movement to a Jewish organization during...
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
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