COMMENTARY — Utah case exposes more dirt on Turkey’s Erdoğan
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Another fraud scheme that extends to the United States has implicated the corrupt Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in what is seen...
Turkish businessman affiliated with Gülen movement abducted in Baku
Mustafa Ceyhan, a Turkish businessman allegedly affiliated with the Gülen mowement, was reportedly abducted in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku on Thursday as part...
Kosovar officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers face 5 years in prison
Three Kosovar officials involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers to Turkey on March 29, 2018 face five-year prison sentences in a...
Academic critical of Erdoğan feared arrest, deportation to Turkey during Malaysia visit
Dr. Ahmet T. Kuru, a Turkish-American academic and critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said he was harassed by policemen in Kuala...
Turkish gov’t targets 4,167 Turkish teachers in 160 countries over Gülen links
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Abducted by Turkish intelligence in Baku, Gülenist teacher put in pre-trial detention in Ankara:...
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Turkish Embassy in Wellington spied on Erdogan critics, profiled unsuspecting residents in New Zealand:...
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Turkey’s intelligence agency confirms abduction of more than 100 people with alleged links to...
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Turkey’s Erdoğan allegedly blackmailed Afghan gov’t for detention of Turkish teachers
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Gülen-linked school in Burkina Faso to be handed over to Turkish Maarif Foundation
The Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV), a state-run educational body, will take over schools in Burkina Faso affiliated with the Gülen movement, a worldwide civic...
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