Turkish gov’t detains 63 people over alleged match-making among followers of Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained 63 people in 36 provinces across Turkey on Saturday over suspected match-making activities among alleged followers of the Gülen movement...
Turkish teacher jailed over Gülen links dies in prison due to lack of medication
Halime Gülsu, who was arrested on Feb. 20, 2018 for allegedly helping the faith-based Gülen movement, died on Saturday in prison in Mersin province,...
Turkey’s Erdoğan allegedly sent army chief, advisor to Gül to prevent his candidacy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and his chief advisor, İbrahim Kalın, to former President Abdullah Gül...
Yet another cousin of Fethullah Gülen detained by Turkish police in his hometown
Turkish police detained yet another cousin of US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen in Erzurum province on Friday as part of the Turkish government's...
Turkish businessman abducted in Baku on Thursday put in prison in İstanbul on Friday
Turkish businessman Mustafa Ceyhan, who was abducted by unknown people in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, on Thursday over his alleged affiliation with...
Ümit Horzum released by Turkish court 145 days after his abduction in Ankara
Turkish citizen Ümit Horzum, who was kidnapped in Turkey’s capital of Ankara on December 6, 2017 over his alleged affiliation with the Gülen movement, was...
Three US senators move to block F-35 transfers to Turkey over deteriorating democracy
Three US senators introduced a measure on Thursday aimed at blocking the transfer of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Turkey, a NATO...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s Erdoğan trades in influence at the Council of Europe
By Abdullah Bozkurt
It was certainly not surprising to see that Turkey, led by the corrupt government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was mentioned in...
Turkish court postpones 46 Kurdish journalists’ trial until September
A Turkish court on Friday postponed until September the trial of 46 Kurdish journalists, known to the public as the "KCK Press Trial," while...
Protests grow over Turkish government’s plan to split up major universities
Protests are growing against a bill to split up 13 Turkish universities, including İstanbul, Gazi and Anadolu, with 5,000 academics signing a petition against...
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