Turkish gov’t detained 62,402 people over alleged links to Gülen movement in 2017
Turkish security forces detained a total of 62,402 people in 2017 over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported...
The Daily Caller: Turkish gov’t hires FBI Director’s friend for work on mystery ‘legal...
The Turkish government has hired FBI Director Christopher Wray’s longtime friend and former law partner Andrew C. Hruska to work on an unspecified proposal...
Turkish PM: No changes will be made to decree on impunity to civilians
The government decree granting immunity to civilians who take part in suppressing coup attempts will not be changed, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has...
Government decree gives Turkish security forces authority to open ‘suspicious’ letters
A recently issued government decree under the rule of emergency has given the Turkish security forces authority to open letters deemed “suspicious,” a significant...
Turkish gov’t detains 54 academics, university personnel over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish government has issued detention warrants on Wednesday for 171 academics and former personnel of the now-defunct Fatih University over their alleged links to...
Jailed Turkish journalist Hidayet Karaca reportedly put in solitary confinement
Hidayet Karaca, a jailed Turkish journalist and the former chairman of the now-closed Samanyolu Broadcasting Group, has reportedly been put into solitary confinement following...
AKP executive says Turkey’s Erdoğan sent by God as a hope for Muslims
Turkey's Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) executive Belma Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Turkish autocratic President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan gov’t encourages vigilante violence in Turkey
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The Turkish government has not only disregarded major criticism directed at the most controversial article of state of emergency decrees, which provides...
Germany says Brexit deal could serve as model for Turkey for its ties with...
Germany's top diplomat Sigmar Gabriel has said a "smart" Brexit deal may serve as a model for relations with other non-EU states including Turkey....
Turkish gov’t investigates 39,000 social media users, detains over 3,000 of them in 2017
Turkish government has investigated more than 39,000 social media users and detained more than 3,000 social media users and Turkish courts have arrested over...
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