Former teacher dismissed over alleged Gülen links dies of cancer at 49
Sami Demir, a former mathematics teacher dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of cancer in Bursa...
Fugitive ISIL suspect trained suicide bombers after his release from jail in Turkey
A fugitive Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspect from Turkey who was released from pretrial detention in the southeastern province of...
Detainees subjected to torture in Turkish police custody
Members of the Gülen movement who were arrested for allegedly “spreading COVID-19 across Turkey” were subjected to torture and ill treatment in police detention...
Turkish gov’t detains 334 people over links to Gülen movement in past week
The Turkish government detained a total of 334 people last week (July 16-July 23) as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged...
Kurdish journalist gets prison sentence in retrial over alleged Erdoğan insult
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced Kurdish journalist Hakkı Boltan to more than one year in prison in a retrial on charges of insulting...
Thousands of Syrians face return to earthquake zones as travel permits expired over the...
Syrian refugees who were registered in Turkey’s earthquake disaster zones now face the prospect of returning to the region despite unacceptable living conditions, the...
Ailing retired imam imprisoned on Gülen links succumbs to cancer
Ahmet Kaptan, 65, a retired imam imprisoned on alleged links to the Gülen movement who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer while in prison, succumbed...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 8 people over alleged exam fraud
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for eight alleged members of the Gülen movement for their alleged involvement in police...
Turkey arrests journalist over post on school knife attack despite later correction
A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the arrest of local journalist Mehmet Yetim on charges of publicly disseminating misleading information in a social media...
Veteran journalist briefly detained for comments on Ankara suicide bombing
Veteran Turkish journalist and Halk TV host Ayşenur Arslan was briefly detained after being targeted by Ebubekir Şahin, chairman of Turkey’s Radio and Television...
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