Fethullah Gülen
Calling 2016 coup attempt a ‘scenario’ is not a crime, top Turkish court rules
Turkey
August 10, 2019
Calling 2016 coup attempt a ‘scenario’ is not a crime, top Turkish court rules
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision that acquitted a defendant who described a failed coup…
4 political parties in Turkish parliament call for extradition of Gülen from US
Turkey
August 10, 2019
4 political parties in Turkish parliament call for extradition of Gülen from US
Four political parties in the Turkish parliament issued a joint statement on Friday calling for the extradition from the US…
Turkish businessman, mother face lengthy prison sentence over Gülen links
Turkey
August 7, 2019
Turkish businessman, mother face lengthy prison sentence over Gülen links
A prosecutor on Tuesday demanded lengthy prison sentences for Turkish businessman Cafer Tekin İpek and his mother, Melek İpek, on…
HRW concerned Turkey pressuring disappeared men to remain silent about ordeal
Turkey
August 7, 2019
HRW concerned Turkey pressuring disappeared men to remain silent about ordeal
Turkish authorities’ decision to deny lawyers access to four men who were disappeared in February 2019 but are now confirmed…
Turkish government destroys 302K copies of books at schools over Gulenists publishers: minister
Turkey
August 5, 2019
Turkish government destroys 302K copies of books at schools over Gulenists publishers: minister
Turkey’s Education Ministry has removed 301,878 books from schools across the country so far and destroyed them as part of…
Turkish police detain 47 people in nationwide raid over terror links
Turkey
July 28, 2019
Turkish police detain 47 people in nationwide raid over terror links
Turkish police have detained 47 people and are searching for another 64 accused of links to an outlawed religious group…
NY Islamic center cancels Kanter’s basketball camp upon Turkey’s objections
World
July 25, 2019
NY Islamic center cancels Kanter’s basketball camp upon Turkey’s objections
An Islamic center in Long Island, New York, canceled NBA star Enes Kanter’s charity summer basketball camp for kids after…
Turkey’s government considered assassinating opponents abroad: columnist
World
July 21, 2019
Turkey’s government considered assassinating opponents abroad: columnist
Tunca Bengin, a pro-government columnist for the Milliyet daily, claimed on Thursday that Turkish authorities considered assassinating exiled members of…
Turkish top court rules second arrest of singer a human rights violation
Turkey
July 21, 2019
Turkish top court rules second arrest of singer a human rights violation
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) on Friday accepted an application lodged by a Turkish singer who claimed the second imprisonment violated…
Turkish court rules to keep US Consulate employee in pre-trial detention
World
June 29, 2019
Turkish court rules to keep US Consulate employee in pre-trial detention
A Turkish court ruled on Friday to keep an employee of the US Consulate General in Istanbul in custody as…