Turkey Purge

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has called on members of the Turkish  judiciary to speed up trials related to the July 15 failed coup attempt  and not wait for collection of evidence against the alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement, which is accused by the government of masterminding the failed coup. “Investigations about FETÖ […]

The Istanbul Bar Association has turned down sympathizers of the Gülen movement who requested lawyers for their hearings in the post-coup trials, the outgoing president Ümit Kocasakal said on Saturday. In his speech during a general assembly meeting, Kocasakal proudly admitted that the association refused to serve people who face legal action as part of

A niece and a nephew of the Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has joined the ranks of the cleric’s other relatives who were imprisoned as part of the government’s post-coup witch hunt. H.G. and B.G. was detained in İzmir for using ByLock mobile app, which Turkish prosecutors claim a primary tool among sympathizers of the Gülen

Turkish human rights watchdog Human Rights Association (İHD) said in a report on Friday that there are nearly 220,000 people in Turkey’s prisons which is more than 20 percent of the 183,000 capacity. According to the İHD report, the capacity of the Turkish prisons rapidly overloaded by the detentions and arrests following the failed coup

Helton Silva Malambane, a software developer from Mozambique who previously worked with gov’t-closed Fatih University, was detained by Turkish police at his residence in İstanbul’s Küçükçekmece district over links with the Gülen movement which the government accuses its of masterminding the failed coup attempt on July 15. Twenty-seven-year-old Malambane was detained as part of an

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and taken into custody. At least 199 people were arrested, while 150 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in at least

Following the appointment of trustees to Kaynak Holding over alleged links to the Gülen movement, 43 of the conglomerate’s companies were transferred on Saturday to the state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). The Anadolu Republican Chief Prosecutor’s Office asked for the transfer of the trustees’ authorities to the TMSF for alleged ties to the Gülen

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and taken into custody. At least 74 people were arrested, while 240 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in at least 37 provinces

Turkey’s post-coup witch hunt continues claiming lives with a 42-year-old police officers killed himself by hanging in a forestland in Çorum province. Father of two police officer, known by initials H.T., was among thousand others who were suspended over his alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15