German intelligence head: We are not convinced Gülen is behind coup attempt

The head of the Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), Bruno Kahl, said Turkey could not convince them that Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen was behind...

Turkey’s Interior Minister: 55,665 people imprisoned over their alleged links to Gülen movement

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has stated on Tuesday that a total of 55,665 people have been jailed in Turkey as part of his...

Turkey’s pro-gov’t daily targets Doğan media, suggest gov’t seizure of Hürriyet

The pro-government Türkiye daily and its columnists targeted the Doğan media group on Wednesday and suggested that the government seize its largest media outlet,...

Turkish radio show host calls on police to kill Afrin operation critics

Kral FM radio host Ali Şentürk, known as “Afrikalı Ali,” called on security forces to kill anybody who criticizes Turkey’s operation in the Kurdish-controlled...

Turkish coup suspect says he acted thinking putsch was within chain of command

Army Aviation Command Attack Helicopter Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Özcan Karacan, who was recently detained in Antalya over his alleged role in a failed coup...

Jailed former mayor of Diyarbakır sentenced to 14 years in prison on terrorism charges

Gülten Kışanak, a former mayor of Diyarbakır who has been in pretrial detention since October 31, 2016, was sentenced on Friday to 14 years,...

Jailed prosecutor kept in solitary confinement with broken arms

Despite his both arms were broken, Muzaffer Bayram, a former prosecutor in Kütahya province has been held in solitary confinement in prison according to...

Turkish government releases Pastor Brunson after alleged deal with US

The Turkish government has released American evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson after reportedly reaching a secret deal with the US administration. A Turkish court ruled on...

Turkey’s autocratic President Erdoğan’s spying, profiling expands in Norway

Two more Norwegian NGOs with links to Turkish government were involved in what appears to be illegal profiling and surveillance of critics and opponents...

Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 137 more people over ByLock app use

Detention warrants were issued for 102 people in İstanbul, İzmir and Muğla provinces on Tuesday on accusations that they use a smart phone application...

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