Turkey seeks extradition of 1,269 from 112 countries over alleged Gülen links
Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç on Wednesday said the Turkish government has sought the extradition of 1,269 people living in exile in 112 countries over alleged links...
Turkey’s foreign minister urges North Macedonia to join fight against Gülen movement
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has called on North Macedonia's newly elected government to join its fight against the faith-based Gülen movement, the Balkan...
Teacher abducted by Turkish intelligence denied surgery for 16 months after arm broken during...
A Turkish educator abducted from Kyrgyzstan by Turkish intelligence in 2021 has told an opposition lawmaker that he was denied surgery for 16 months...
Turkey’s Transnational Repression: 2021 in Review
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm has reached tens of thousands of Turkish citizens abroad, from spying through diplomatic missions and pro-government diaspora organizations...
Abducted by Turkish intelligence in Baku, Gülenist teacher put in pre-trial detention in Ankara:...
Mehmet Gelen, a Turkish teacher who was reportedly abducted in Baku early on Saturday morning, turns out to have been forcibly returned to...
Switzerland probes Turkish diplomats’ plot to kidnap pro-Gülen businessman
Switzerland is investigating whether Turkish diplomats planned to drug and kidnap a Swiss-Turkish businessman who is an alleged member of the Gülen movement, as...
Businessman arrested over ByLock use after rendition to Turkey from Azerbaijan
A Turkish businessman who was abducted and illegally brought to Turkey from Azerbaijan by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has been arrested on terrorism...
Teacher abducted from Kyrgyzstan recounts torture, death threats in custody: report
A report drafted by a bar association in Turkey has revealed how a Turkish educator renditioned to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan by Turkish intelligence in 2021...
Court denies abducted teacher’s request for investigation into torture allegations
Ankara’s 1st Penal Court of Peace has rejected the appeal of Zabit Kişi, 48, whose request for an investigation into his allegations of torture...
Pakistani authorities still silent over Kaçmaz Family on 6th day of their mysterious abduction
Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz and his family, who were abducted from their home at a midnight in Lahore, are still illegally detained in an...
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