Turkish gov’t detains 666 in one week over alleged links to Gülen Movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 666 people have been detained last week over their alleged links to the Gülen movement. The ministry...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 25 gendarmerie officers over alleged Gülen links
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 25 gendarmerie officers as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen...
EU expresses ‘serious concerns’ about rule of law, independent judiciary in Turkey
A spokesperson for the European Union has expressed “serious concerns” over the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Turkey, in...
Turkish gov’t detains 47 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
Turkish police have detained 47 people in an operation targeting alleged supporters of the Gülen movement in the army as part of the Turkish...
Turkish physics teacher detained over Gülen links, baby left to neighbor’s care
Derya Erkan, a physics teacher in the Black Sea province of Samsun, was detained on Monday for alleged membership in the Gülen movement and...
Turkish broadcast regulator fines pro-opposition TELE1 TV following Ministry of Interior threats
Turkey’s broadcast regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), fined pro-opposition TELE1 TV a day after the Ministry of Interior had threatened the...
COMMENTARY — Libyan Jihadist cells in Turkey protected by Erdoğan regime
By Abdullah Bozkurt
It was hardly surprising to find out Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi (22), a British of Libyan origin, has footprints all over...
Jailed vet diagnosed with cancer, not allowed for treatment
Turkish veterinarian Harun Vural was diagnosed with cancer during his term under pre-trial detention, however, the prosecutor in charge denies him permission to stay...
Freedom House: Turkish gov’t detains tens of thousands arbitrarily over alleged use of ByLock
The US-based think tank Freedom House, which has listed Turkey in his newly released report among the countries in which Internet freedoms are restricted...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 84 people over their alleged use of ByLock
Turkish prosecutors issued detention warrants on Tuesday for 84 people over their suspected use of the ByLock mobile phone messaging app as part of...
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