Gülen movement
Turkey issues detention warrants for 295 military members over Gülen links
Turkey
February 22, 2019
Turkey issues detention warrants for 295 military members over Gülen links
Turkey ordered the detention of 295 serving military personnel on Friday, the prosecutor’s office said, accusing them of links to…
Erdoğan claims Gülen coined CHP’s election slogans, PKK determined candidates
Turkey
February 22, 2019
Erdoğan claims Gülen coined CHP’s election slogans, PKK determined candidates
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed at an election rally on Friday that the election slogans of the main opposition…
VIDEO | Principal of Turkish school in Bishkek accused of sexually abusing students
World
February 22, 2019
VIDEO | Principal of Turkish school in Bishkek accused of sexually abusing students
The principal of a Turkish primary school in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek has been accused of sexually abusing students,…
Former coup plot prosecutor gets 13 years in prison over Gülen links
World
February 21, 2019
Former coup plot prosecutor gets 13 years in prison over Gülen links
Süleyman Pehlivan, a former prosecutor who took part in the 2003 Sledgehammer (Balyoz) coup plot trial, has been sentenced to…
Document reveals detention of 2,745 judicial members ordered a day after coup attempt
Turkey
February 21, 2019
Document reveals detention of 2,745 judicial members ordered a day after coup attempt
A document published by a Turkish journalist living in exile on Wednesday revealed that a public prosecutor in Ankara had…
Minister on harassed student: I won’t allow pressure on police over a woman with a Gülenist father
Turkey
February 20, 2019
Minister on harassed student: I won’t allow pressure on police over a woman with a Gülenist father
Turkish Minister of Interior Affairs Süleyman Soylu said on Wednesday that he would not let police be pressured over a…
Nearly 3,000 online news articles censored by Turkey in 2018: report
Turkey
February 20, 2019
Nearly 3,000 online news articles censored by Turkey in 2018: report
Turkey censored 2,950 online news articles in 2018 according to the “BİA Media Monitoring Report 2018,” released by the Bianet…
Court of appeal upholds sentences given to opposition journalists and staff from Cumhuriyet daily
Media Freedom
February 20, 2019
Court of appeal upholds sentences given to opposition journalists and staff from Cumhuriyet daily
Prison sentences that were handed down to staff members of the critical Cumhuriyet daily last year were upheld by a…
Public outrage over harassment of Demirel grows after statement is issued by Ankara Police
Turkey
February 19, 2019
Public outrage over harassment of Demirel grows after statement is issued by Ankara Police
The alleged sexual harassment of Merve Demirel, a university student, by a police officer while being taken into custody for…
Turkey orders detention of 363 in crackdown targeting Gülen network
Turkey
February 19, 2019
Turkey orders detention of 363 in crackdown targeting Gülen network
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 363 people as part of a massive crackdown targeting faith-based Gülen movement…