Ankara court orders arrest of former Deputy PM Arınç’s son-in-law over alleged Gülen links
An Ankara court on Monday ordered the arrest of academic Ekrem Yeter, the former Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç's son-in-law after he was detained...
Germany to withdraw troops from Turkey’s İncirlik Airbase as diplomatic row escalates
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has announced that his country is going to withdraw troops and aircraft taking part in missions against the Islamic...
İstanbul phase of Turkey’s main coup trial adjourned until August
The trial of 24 people who are accused of leading a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 that is being held...
Turkey’s FM Çavuşoğlu implies European journalists in Turkey are spies
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Monday said European countries have been using journalists as spies in Turkey.
“A new trend has recently started in...
Yet another woman detained in Turkey due to Gülen links shortly after delivery
Teacher Esra Demir was detained on Monday, a day after giving birth in Batman, as part of a witch-hunt targeting the Gülen movement, news...
920 detained in one week in Turkish gov’t’s witch hunt targeting Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 920 people were detained in the past week as part of an ongoing...
Turkey to revoke citizenship of 130 abroad including Gülen, HDP deputies
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has released a list of 130 people who are currently abroad including Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and two deputies from the...
Aydınlık daily’s editor-in-chief Yücel released
İlker Yücel, editor-in-chief of the Aydınlık daily, who was arrested by a court after his detention in Turkey’s Iğdır province on Saturday, was released...
Report: Maarif Foundation to contribute radicalism, exacerbate Muslim-Christian tension in African countries
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has aimed at to replace the positive contributions of the schools opened by the Gülen (a.k.a. Hizmet) movement in Africa to...
Greece has adopted illegal border push-back for Erdoğan critics
In a breach of European Union (EU) and international laws, Greek government appears to have adopted a policy of push-backs of Turks seeking asylum from...
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