Mother of three arrested with baby as police fail to locate teacher husband
A mother of three in the western province of Izmir, Fadime Danışman was arrested along with her 8-month-old baby after police failed to locate her husband, a teacher by profession, as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement. In a letter from Şakran Closed Prison in Izmir’s Aliağa district to Sözcü daily columnist Emin
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Another 46 detained over use of ByLock mobile app
At least 46 people were detained in Manisa province as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement, on early Wednesday. Accused of using ByLock smartphone application, the detainees included many public servants. ByLock is considered by Turkish authorities to be the top communication tool among followers of the Gülen movement, which is accused by
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93 dismissed police officers under detention over alleged coup involvement
As part of a government witch-hunt targeting people allegedly linked to the Gülen group, 93 police officers who were dismissed from their jobs following a failed coup attempt on July 15 have been detained, Cumhuriyet reported on Wednesday. According to the report, 93 former police chiefs have been detained in 16 provinces across Turkey as
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Septuagenarian loses 13 kg during hunger strike to protest son’s killing by Turkish military
70-year-old Kemal Gun has lost 29 lbs [13 kilograms] since he started a hunger strike as part of his efforts to be given the dead body of his child who was killed during an air attack by Turkish miliary in Tunceli’s Dersim district on Nov 7, 2016. 11 individuals were killed during a bombardment against
Detention warrant issued for 60-year-old as police fail to locate children
Detention warrant was reportedly issued for 60-year-old construction worker, H. S., after police failed to locate his two children, wanted for their alleged use of ByLock mobile application. According to Aktif Haber online news portal, H.S.’s son and daughter, both teachers by profession, along with their spouses were caught up in Turkey’s post-coup dragnet as they are
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Istanbul Municipality shuts down magazine for publishing graffiti reading “Erdo-gone”
Istanbul Municipality has shut down its 1453 Culture and Art Magazine for featuring in its last issue a graffiti that reads: “Erdo-gone! Inshallah mashallah.” According to a statement on Tuesday by Kultur Inc, the municipality-owned enterprise that publishes the magazine, the publication was closed down for “bounderish, disrespectful and provocative content.” The statement also said
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Detention warrants issued for 85 at education, energy ministries over alleged coup involvement
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 85 people working at Turkey’s education and energy ministries over alleged links to the Gülen group, which is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed coup attempt on July 15. Sixty of the individuals work for the Energy Ministry, while 25 work at the Education Ministry,
Academic, journalist given suspended sentences for showing solidarity with pro-Kurdish daily
A professor and a journalist who stood trial separately for serving as “editor-in-chief on duty” for the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem daily were handed down suspended sentences of 15 months and 18 months, respectively, on charges of disseminating the propaganda of a terrorist organization. Professor Beyza Üstün and journalist Ekrem Murat Çelikkan were among a group
HRF publishes full page ad telling Erdoğan ‘You are not welcome’
The New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF) on Tuesday published a full-page ad in The Washington Times for the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the US saying, “You are not welcome.” Underlining that although Turkey was once a democracy, it has entered a downward spiral into dictatorship, HRF said President Erdoğan is
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