Azeri journalist Mahir Zeylanov has launched a fundraising campaign for five children who were left alone in tears in front of Sincan Prison in Ankara after their mother was detained while they were visiting their father in prison. In a video posted Monday on social media by Mahmut Tanal, a deputy from the Republican People’s […]
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A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of all assets of Turkish businessman Akın İpek and his mother, Melek İpek, over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement. The Ankara 6th Penal Court of Peace ordered that all assets belonging to the İpek family to be transferred to the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund
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A total of 367 people were dismissed from state institutions, according to a new government decree. Turkish government issued four new decrees –682, 683, 684 and 685– under the post-coup State of Emergency on early Monday. While 367 were dismissed from public jobs, On4 TV and Kanal 12 channels were closed down. Meanwhile 124 people
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Pro-Kurdish Amedspor has been attacked by nationalist fans of Konya Anadolu Selçukluspor after its 3-0 victory in an away game on Sunday. While the Diyarbakır-based club defeated Selçukluspor in the third division match the team bus was attacked before it left Konya, a central Anatolian province that is home to nationalist conservatives. “A heinous attack
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A video shared on Monday on social media shows five children left alone in tears in front of Sincan Prison in Ankara after their mother was detained while they were visiting their father in prison. “Leaving children alone in such a situation is against the Convention on the Rights of the Child and all related
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Nineteen more soldiers from the Turkish Armed Forces were arrested in Antalya on Monday evening on charges of membership in a terrorist organization for using a smart phone application named ByLock. In addition, 14 of 15 police officers under detention were arrested in Denizli on Monday for allegedly using Bylock. Twelve police officers who had
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Turkey has demanded help from Switzerland to pursue critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as part of a bilateral agreement on intelligence sharing between the two countries. According to the SonntagsZeitung newspaper, Folco Galli, a spokesperson for the Swiss Justice Ministry confirmed that Turkey has filed nearly 6 request to go after social media users
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In a particularly absurd display of military might, a large group of police officers in the northern Syrian city of Jarablus who had been trained by Turkey’s Security General Directorate chanted Islamic slogans, praising Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During a 23-second video, scores of police officers are seen raising their right fists and belting
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