Turkish gov’t detains 16 foreign students over alleged links to Gülen movement

The Turkish government detained 16 foreign students -- 10 from Somalia, three from Djibouti, two from Guinea and one student from Syria -- in Mersin...

Pro-gov’t journalist confesses MİT abducted, illegally questioned Gülen followers

https://youtu.be/AtRHqMN1bFA Abdurrahman Şimşek, Sabah’s special editor for intelligence reporting, admitted on Friday that Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) abducted several people who have links to...

Turkish actress Berna Laçin investigated over tweet on rapes in Saudi Arabia

The Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul on Wednesday launched an investigation into renowned Turkish actress Berna Laçin, who voiced opposition to the...

Turkish police torture two university personnel for weeks in Antalya over their alleged links...

Sedat Göçen and Ahmet Gödük, two former staff members of the International Antalya University, which was closed by a government decree issued under emergency...

Turkey’s Erdoğan to appoint top bureaucrats based on CVs submitted to his office

With the start of a new presidential system in Turkey on Monday, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will appoint hundreds of important bureaucrats from...

Recently revealed testimony shows MİT informed about coup 7 hours beforehand

As many questions still persist as to what happened before and after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, Major O.K. said in...

Turkey’s intelligence service abducts 2 people from Azerbaijan and Ukraine over Gülen links

Two people were detained abroad and transported to Turkey by agents of the country's notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) on Thursday over their alleged...

HRW, NGO call for investigation into public officials for Turkey’s earthquake deaths

Human Rights Watch and a nongovernmental organization in Turkey have condemned the lack of legal action against public officials due to their role in the death...

Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan media: MİT has located 4,600 alleged members of Gülen movement in 110...

The agents of Turkey's notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) have reportedly located 4,600 alleged members of the Gülen movement in 110 countries around the world,...

Netherlands links updating of customs union with Turkey to compliance with ECtHR rulings

The Dutch parliament has voted to make the modernization of the European Union customs union agreement with Turkey conditional on the release of two...

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