Gülen movement
Turkey orders detention of 35 soldiers over Gülen links
Turkey
July 23, 2019
Turkey orders detention of 35 soldiers over Gülen links
The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 35 active duty soldiers and 12 others as…
10 arrested in Manisa for aiding families of jailed Gülen followers
Turkey
July 22, 2019
10 arrested in Manisa for aiding families of jailed Gülen followers
Ten out of 33 people who were detained in the western Turkish province of Manisa in early July have been…
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…
Justice Ministry working to reinstate passports of some 150,000 purge victims
Turkey
July 14, 2019
Justice Ministry working to reinstate passports of some 150,000 purge victims
Turkey’s Justice Ministry is working on a regulation to reinstate the passports of 150,000 public servants whose travel documents were…
9 Turkish judges, prosecutors suspended over alleged Gülen links
Turkey
July 14, 2019
9 Turkish judges, prosecutors suspended over alleged Gülen links
Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has suspended nine judges and prosecutors from their posts due to alleged links…
Journalist convicted of Gülen links, released pending appeal
Turkey
July 10, 2019
Journalist convicted of Gülen links, released pending appeal
The İstanbul 35th High Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced veteran journalist Mehmet Gündem to six years, 10 months, 15 days…
Information about Turkish asylum seekers in Georgia leaked to Turkey
World
July 10, 2019
Information about Turkish asylum seekers in Georgia leaked to Turkey
Confidential information about the identities of Turkish asylum seekers in Georgia has been leaked to the Turkish government, according to…
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Turkey
July 9, 2019
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara who was arrested in April on…
CoE calls on Turkey to repair damage to Turkish judiciary inflicted by state of emergency
World
July 9, 2019
CoE calls on Turkey to repair damage to Turkish judiciary inflicted by state of emergency
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has called on Turkish authorities to take immediate action to restore…
Turkish Justice Ministry says 29,487 in jail over Gülen links
Turkey
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…