Turkey Purge

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan threatened Gülen movement sympathizers, who he accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, with a revocation of their citizenship and said he hopes those countries who shelter and host them will be troubled by their presence. Speaking during a meeting with civil society representatives in Konya on Friday, Erdoğan […]

Orhan Pamuk, Turkey’s most famous writer and a Nobel laureate in literature, has praised the Turkish people for their courageous resistance to a coup attempt in July but criticized the government’s subsequent response, saying it goes against the principles of democracy. In an interview with BBC Persian’s Khashayar Joneidi, Pamuk said ordinary Turks who took

A total of 59 police officers among them police chiefs and inspectors, were arrested for using ByLock, a smart phone application that authorities believe is a communication tool between members of the Gülen movement, the state run Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday. Turkish government claims that ByLock is the top communication tool among members

With a relentless government crackdown against the Gülen movement already created hundreds of thousands of victims both in and outside Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted at new measures to be introduced for further clampdown. Erdoğan implied that “new measures” against the Gülen movement are in the offing. He argued that because only a few

The government run Savings and Deposit Fund (TMSF) took over 28 more companies over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, which is accused of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt. 11 Tokat-based companies which were earlier seized by the government in protection measures, have been completely handed over to TMSF over Gülen links on