Gülen movement
Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement
Turkey
April 2, 2026
Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement
Turkey’s justice minister said Ankara has asked the Netherlands to extradite 217 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen…
Turkey orders detention of 37 more people over alleged Gülen links
Turkey
December 31, 2025
Turkey orders detention of 37 more people over alleged Gülen links
Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 37 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in two separate investigations…
Turkish citizens under UN protection feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence in Kenya
World
October 19, 2024
Turkish citizens under UN protection feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence in Kenya
Seven Turkish citizens are feared to have been abducted by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) due to their links to…
Erdogan’s war on French schools in Turkey is a precursor to a broader conflict
Education
September 14, 2024
Erdogan’s war on French schools in Turkey is a precursor to a broader conflict
A campaign launched by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist government against two French schools in Turkey transcends questions of sovereignty…
1.77 mln investigations launched in Turkey on terrorism allegations from 2016 to 2021
Turkey
April 25, 2023
1.77 mln investigations launched in Turkey on terrorism allegations from 2016 to 2021
A total of 1,768,000 investigations were launched into people in Turkey on allegations of membership in an armed terrorist organization…
Turkish intelligence tortured arms smuggler after Ukraine secretly handed him over in a coffin
Turkey
April 10, 2023
Turkish intelligence tortured arms smuggler after Ukraine secretly handed him over in a coffin
A former military officer and arms smuggler who was secretly transported by Ukrainian intelligence to Turkey in a coffin was allegedly tortured…
89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Turkey
March 25, 2023
89 detained over alleged Gülen links in a week
Eighty-nine people have over the past week been detained on warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors for alleged links to the…
Jon Pahl talked about the Hizmet Movement in Bern
Editor's Choice
March 25, 2023
Jon Pahl talked about the Hizmet Movement in Bern
Jon Pahl gave a talk on the Hizmet (Service) Movement in Bern. Historian and author Prof. Dr. Jon Pahl, who…
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
World
December 15, 2022
Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by not granting visits for schoolchildren on weekends: ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities violated the European Convention on Human Rights…
Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece
World
December 16, 2021
Turkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by Greece
Three Turkish nationals seeking asylum in Greece in September were allegedly tortured by plain-clothes Greek officials, who then illegally put…