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Turkish Justice Ministry says 29,487 in jail over Gülen links
July 8, 2019
Turkish Justice Ministry says 29,487 in jail over Gülen links
Turkey’s Justice Ministry announced on Friday that 29,487 people were currently in prison on charges of membership in the faith-based…
Syrian refugees less involved in crime than Turkish citizens, interior minister says
July 8, 2019
Syrian refugees less involved in crime than Turkish citizens, interior minister says
Turkey’s interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, on Saturday said the crime rate among Syrian refugees was half that of Turkish citizens,…
Erdoğan meets with Tripoli government’s PM amid tension with Haftar forces
July 8, 2019
Erdoğan meets with Tripoli government’s PM amid tension with Haftar forces
Turkey’s president met with the head of Libya’s UN-backed government in İstanbul on Friday amid heightened tensions between Turkey and…
Second Turkish ship to begin drilling in eastern Mediterranean within a week
July 8, 2019
Second Turkish ship to begin drilling in eastern Mediterranean within a week
A second Turkish ship will begin drilling for oil and natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean within a week, Turkey’s…
Radioactive element valued at $72 million seized by Turkish anti-smuggling police
July 8, 2019
Radioactive element valued at $72 million seized by Turkish anti-smuggling police
Police in Turkey’s Black Sea region have seized radioactive californium worth $72 million, an element used in nuclear weapons and…
Saturday Mothers hold protest with wives of abducted Gülen followers
July 8, 2019
Saturday Mothers hold protest with wives of abducted Gülen followers
Saturday Mothers, a group of activists and relatives seeking the whereabouts of loved ones who disappeared while in police custody…
Nearly a quarter of a million websites blocked in Turkey in five years – report
July 6, 2019
Nearly a quarter of a million websites blocked in Turkey in five years – report
Turkey has blocked a total of 245,825 websites and domains between 2014 and 2018, according to a study released in…
Tension rises as Turkey expects Russian S-400s next week
July 6, 2019
Tension rises as Turkey expects Russian S-400s next week
A top Turkish defense industry bureaucrat announced on Thursday that the Russian S-400 air defense system would be delivered in…
Top Turkish judges attend swearing-in of ECtHR’s new judge from Turkey
July 6, 2019
Top Turkish judges attend swearing-in of ECtHR’s new judge from Turkey
Turkey’s top judges paid a visit to the headquarters of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg on…
Afghanistan completes transferring Gülen-linked schools to Turkey’s Maarif
July 6, 2019
Afghanistan completes transferring Gülen-linked schools to Turkey’s Maarif
Afghanistan has completed transferring all 13 schools affiliated with the Gülen movement to Turkey’s state-run Maarif Foundation, according to the…