Prominent Turkish lawyer Ergin Cinmen has claimed that coats belonging to inmates in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison have been collected by the prison administration and that the inmates can only…
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Turkish restaurant chain owner arrested over Gülen links
Murat Sivrikaya, owner of the famous çiğ köfte (raw meatballs) restaurant chain Komagene, was arrested Monday on terrorism charges over his alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Diken news…
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Turkey orders detention of 222 people over Gülen links in one day
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 222 people, including military members, as part of a massive post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the faith-based Gülen movement. The Ankara Chief…
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Germany approves half of asylum applications from Turks in October, November
The German Interior Ministry has announced that half of the asylum applications received from Turkish nationals in October and November were approved, compared to 40 percent in September, according to…
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Purge victim dies of cancer, leaving behind jailed husband, 2 children
Turkey witnessed another tragic purge victim story this week as 31-year-old teacher Habibe Çınar died of cancer on Thursday after dismissal from her job in the wake of a July…
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17 judges and prosecutors disbarred over Gülen links
Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has disbarred 17 judges and prosecutors over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday. The…
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Informant on Gülen movement members says he fabricated testimony to avoid jail time
İbrahim Demirtaş, a major in the Turkish military who testified as an informant in investigations into sympathizers of the faith-based Gülen movement, has admitted that his statements were false and…
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12 Turkish Air Forces noncommissioned officers detained over alleged Gülen links
Twelve active-duty noncommissioned officers at Turkey’s Air Forces Command have been detained as part of an operation against followers of the Gülen movement, which is accused by the Turkish government…
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Top court’s prosecutor asks for revocation of rulings in prominent journalists’ trial
The chief public prosecutor of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has asked for revocation of the aggravated life sentences handed down to six journalists on coup charges, saying that the…
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AKP rejects motion to examine reasons for migration of Turks abroad
A parliamentary motion submitted by an opposition deputy to the Turkish Parliament that called for the establishment of a commission to investigate the reasons for the increasing number of Turks…
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