BBC interviews families of abducted Gülenists
The families of abducted Gülen followers, whose abductions have been confirmed by eyewitnesses, have spoken to BBC Turkish service. Eleven people have been reported missing in Ankara since January. Turgut Çapan, abducted on March 31, Önder Asan, abducted on April 1 and Mustafa Özben, abducted on May 9, were working at Turgut Özal University, which
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86-year-old Isparta man in 11th month of his arrest on coup charges
Ali Osman Karahan, an 86-year-old Turkish man with walking and speaking difficulties has been kept in an Isparta prison for almost 12 months over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which Turkish authorities accuse of being behind a failed coup attempt in July of last year. A video footage, posted by Karahan’s grandson on Twitter, shows the
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Pro-gov’t unionist threatens ‘Justice March’ participants with civil obedience
Pro-government education union Eğitim Bir-Sen’s İstanbul branch head Talat Yavuz has threatened participants of a March of Justice that was launched by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Ankara on June 15 “not to force the limits of the nation’s patience further.” “The people of Düzce [province] warned you by putting
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Another 12 academics, university personnel detained over ByLock use
Twelve people including people from Izmir’s Ege University detained as part of an investigation against the Gülen movement, which is accused by the government of masterminding a failed coup attempt on July 15, on Friday. The detainees are accused of using the smart phone application ByLock, which according to prosecutors is the top communication tool
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14 including journalist detained for insulting Erdogan
14 people including journalist Hakan Gülseven detained for alleged terrorist propaganda and allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on social media, on Friday. The suspects taken under custody as part of an Izmir-based operation with Gulseven rounded up in the neighboring province of Balikesir. Editor-in-chief of the leftist news website Redaktif, Gulseven tweeted early Friday:
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Another 30 under custody over ByLock use
At least 30 people were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement followers in Hatay, on Thursday. The detainees former police and military officers, court clerks and municipality workers who were earlier dismissed from their jobs over similar accusations. The prosecutor overseeing the investigation accuses the suspects of having used ByLock, a mobile application
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Prison guards beat children during visit to imprisoned mother
Two out of three children of Raziye Soner, a pro-Kurdish Republican Peoples’ Party (HDP) member who was arrested over terror charges on Dec 24, 2016, were beaten by police during a visit to their imprisoned mother. Soner reportedly attempted to greet the visitors of other inmates during a visit hour at Tarsus Women’s Prison, last
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Germany says Turkish government sent new list of Gülen followers
A spokesperson for German Interior Minister Thomas de Maziere has said they have received from Ankara another list of people and companies allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement, Deutsche Welle reported on Tuesday. The report said German authorities warned people on the list provided by Turkey but did not employ any pressure on them. A
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