Gülen movement
Turkey orders detention of 168 as part of post-coup crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkey
June 18, 2019
Turkey orders detention of 168 as part of post-coup crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors in İzmir, Konya and Ankara provinces issued detention warrants for 168 people as part of a post-coup crackdown…
ECHR fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers at Ankara’s request
World
June 16, 2019
ECHR fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers at Ankara’s request
Having considered the lawsuit of five people who were arrested in Moldova on suspicion of «involvement in so-called Terrorist Organization…
Turkish university student sentenced to 7.5 years over Gülen links
Life Style
June 13, 2019
Turkish university student sentenced to 7.5 years over Gülen links
Muhammed Harun Bulut, a Turkish university student in Adana province, on Thursday was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for…
European rights court fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers
World
June 11, 2019
European rights court fines Moldova for expelling Turkish teachers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has imposed a fine on Moldova over the expulsion of teachers at the…
U.N decision opens doors for release of victims of decree-law in Turkey
Adem Yavuz Arslan
June 7, 2019
U.N decision opens doors for release of victims of decree-law in Turkey
On the day the “Judicial Reform Package” was announced, which was ordered by Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to be…
Turkey detains 17 people with alleged Gülen ties on their way to Greece
Turkey
June 6, 2019
Turkey detains 17 people with alleged Gülen ties on their way to Greece
Turkish police on Saturday detained 17 people who were on their way to Greece fleeing a post-coup crackdown targeting followers…
Young teacher jailed over Gülen links suffers psychological breakdown in prison
Turkey
May 29, 2019
Young teacher jailed over Gülen links suffers psychological breakdown in prison
Harun Karateke, a 27-year-old English teacher who was jailed in March 2017 due to alleged links to the Gülen movement,…
Turkey jails yet another journalist over Gülen links
Media Freedom
May 29, 2019
Turkey jails yet another journalist over Gülen links
Journalist İbrahim Varlık, who used to work for the now-closed Cihan news agency, has been arrested, according to journalist Ahmet…
Former diplomats sexually abused with batons and tortured: Bar Association
Turkey
May 29, 2019
Former diplomats sexually abused with batons and tortured: Bar Association
Former Turkish diplomats arrested over terrorism charges claim they have been tortured as well as sexually abused with police batons,…
Son of late purge victim launches campaign for release of sister from detention
Life Style
May 25, 2019
Son of late purge victim launches campaign for release of sister from detention
The son of Associate Professor Ahmet Turan Özcerit, who was removed from his job, jailed and died of cancer in…