Another Turkish citizen with Gülen links allegedly disappears abroad
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Turkish citizens Enver Kılıç and Zabit Kişi, who were detained while boarding the plane on September 30, can not be received any news after...
65-year-old woman stripped naked before visiting son in Turkish prison
Süleyman Başer, a media consultant for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) who spent 10 months in prison, said his septuagenarian mother had been...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 107 people over alleged links to Gülen movement on...
Turkish government has detained at least 107 people across Turkey over their alleged links to Gülen movement on Monday. The detainees included 35 military officers...
Erdoğanist university rector: Shaking hands with women ‘more horrific than holding fire’
Professor Mustafa Talk Gönüllü, the rector of Adıyaman University, who was appointed by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has claimed that shaking hands...
Turkish government decided to extend rule of emergency for 5th time
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has decided on Monday to extend Turkey's rule of emergency (OHAL) for the...
Report: Turkish Minister Kaya divorced from her husband over his alleged use of ByLock
Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya was reportedly divorced from her husband, Psychologist İlyas Kaya, over his alleged use...
Turkish gov’t detains 947 people in one week over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 947 people have been detained in the week of October 9-October 15 as part of Turkish...
Turkish gov’t puts monetary award to catch 54 people over links to Gülen movement
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has put monetary award for those who helped to catch 54 people over...
Turkish gov’t detains 3 people as fleeing from Turkey to Greece
Turkish government has detained three people at the Turkey-Greece border region in Edirne province as they were trying to flee from Turkey to Greece...
Jailed HDP co-chair Demirtaş’s storybook banned in Diyarbakir Prison
A selection of short stories written by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party's (HDP) jailed co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş was banned by Diyarbakır prison administration for “including...
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