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Judges who unsuccessfully ruled to release 21 journalists last week suspended
The judge panel who unsuccessfully ruled to release 21 journalists from have been suspended. Judges İbrahim Lorasdağı, Barış Cömert and Necla Yeşilyurt Gülbiçim ruled on Friday for the release of 21 out of 29 journalists who were accused of membership in the Gülen movement, which has been designated as a terror organization by the Turkish
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AKP supporters stab, ‘execute’ sweets in protest of Ülker’s disputed TV commercial
Supporters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are protesting Turkey’s global food giant, Ülker, which recently drew attention with a controversial TV commercial, by posting videos in which they cut, stab and execute biscuits and chocolates produced by the company. An April’s Fools Day advertisement by Turkey’s largest food company, Ülker, triggered panic
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Turkish gov’t proudly says 113K people detained over Gulen links
A total of 113,260 were detained as part of investigations into the Gulen movement after July 15 coup attempt, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced on Sunday. The government put the blame for the coup attempt on the movement. Of them, 47,155 were further taken in pre-trial detention or what most Turks call arrest, Soylu said.
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Turkish police detain 15 more public workers over coup charges
At least 15 people the central Anatolian province of Kayseri were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt, on Friday. Kayseri police carried out operation to round up two employees from the local tax office; one from the Revenue Office; two
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Investigation launched into Turkey’s Ülker after disputed TV commercial
The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Turkey’s largest food producer, Ülker, over a TV commercial that was perceived as a second coup attempt message by supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Metin Külünk said in a Twitter message early on Saturday. “The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office
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75 civilians jailed over alleged coup involvement in Kayseri, Ankara, Manisa, Kahramanmaraş
At least seventy-five civilians have been sent by Turkish courts to jail in four major Turkish provinces over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the Turkish gov’t accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. In Kayseri, ten businessmen were sent to prison on Saturday over their alleged use of a smart
262 Turkish diplomats, military personnel seek asylum in Germany: report
A total of 262 Turkish diplomatic and military personnel have applied for political asylum in Germany, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday. According to the report, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has not finalized any of the applications. Citing a rise in the acceptance rate of applications from Turkey, the news magazine underlined
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