Police called to Fethullah Gülen’s US compound after shot fired
US police were called to the compound of Fethullah Gülen, the US-based Turkish Muslim scholar, in rural Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a guard fired...
European rights court orders Turkey to free Osman Kavala, says conviction is null and...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ordered Turkey to release imprisoned philanthropist Osman Kavala without delay and said his criminal conviction...
NYC mayor, indicted over corrupt dealings with Turkish gov’t, in court to face charges
New York City’s scandal-plagued Mayor Eric Adams, indicted due to his alleged corrupt dealings with Turkish government officials who wanted to exert influence over him, arrived...
Senegalese students worried over transfer of Gülen-affiliated schools to Turkey’s Islamist Maarif Foundation
Parents of Senegalese children attending schools run by followers of the Gülen (Hizmet) movement, which was inspired by moderate views of US-based Turkish Muslim...
Turkish gov’t detains 137 Kurds over alleged links to outlawed PKK in 2-day operation
Turkish authorities on Saturday detained 137 people in a two-day nationwide operation aimed at the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), according to a report...
Turkish comedian rearrested on 2 charges after prosecutor’s appeal
A Turkish court has ordered comedian Deniz Göktaş jailed again on charges of insulting the president and inciting hatred, reversing a decision that had...
Indictment seeks multiple life sentences in connection to İstanbul church attack
Prosecutors are seeking prison sentences ranging from seven years to aggravated life for 43 suspects involved in a January attack on the Church of Santa Maria...
Iranian intelligence threatens and abducts dissidents living in Turkey
Iranian intelligence threatens and abducts dissidents living in Turkey’s Van province, including journalists, politicians, businesspeople and artists, Independent Turkish reported on Thursday.
A journalist who...
Turkish court imposes travel ban on recently released CHP deputy Berberoğlu
The İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court has imposed an international travel ban on Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who was recently released...
Turkey indicts 7 journalists over alleged Gülen links, cites professional activities as evidence
Turkish prosecutors have indicted seven journalists on terrorism charges, citing professional activities, payments for their work and the use of messaging apps as evidence...
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