Turkish gov’t plans to place quarter of top students in Islamist schools
Nearly a quarter of top-performing students entering Turkish high schools are expected to be placed in religious imam-hatip schools, Turkish Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 71 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained at least 71 people, mostly active duty military officers, across Turkey on Thursday as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Turkish court arrests 6 people abducted by MİT in Kosovo
A Turkish court on Wednesday evening arrested six people who were abducted in Kosovo and brought back to Turkey by its notorious National Intelligence Organisation...
Turkish prosecutor seeks to lift immunity of CHP leader on charges of insulting Erdoğan
The Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office has prepared a summary of proceedings against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for the removal...
Turkish court sentences jailed journalist Soncan without allowing him access to evidence
A Turkish court on April 10 handed down a prison sentence of seven-and-a-half years on terror charges to journalist Emre Soncan (36), who is...
Turkish authorities remove Kurdish language signs from Diyarbakır streets
Bilingual Kurdish-Turkish street signs in the majority Kurdish city of Diyarbakır have been removed and replaced with monolingual signs in Turkish by government-appointed local...
Conservative US group calls on Turkish gov’t to release Pastor Brunson
The American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ), a politically conservative, Christian-based social activism and corruption watchdog in Washington, has launched a campaign to...
Turkish court arrests 4 more journalists from pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi
A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled to arrest four journalists from the pro-Kurdish Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper, which was seized by the Turkish government and...
Turkish gov’t detains dozens over their alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government on Wednesday detained dozens of people across Turkey, including active duty military officers, teachers, academics and health workers, as part of...
German ambassador: Berlin does not recognize Gülen movement as ‘terrorist’ group
German Ambassador to Turkey Martin Erdmann has said his country’s judiciary does not recognize the Gülen movement as a terrorist organization and that Turkey...
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