Turkey Purge

One of the brothers of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, Kutbettin, has been detained in the western province of İzmir, Turkish media reports said on Sunday. Kutbettin Gülen was detained at a relative’s house in Gaziemir district as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, which has been labelled as a terrorist organization […]

The main opposition party leader has said Turkey will pay a big price and an enormous amount of compensation for gross human rights violations caused by government decrees issued during a state of emergency declared after an abortive coup. Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu voiced criticism of the Justice and Development Party (AKP)

The governor of Turkey’s central province of Yozgat is grateful that he has armed with full authority under post-coup emergency rules to close down bars, casinos, nightclubs, shops, restaurants and other entertainment facilities that sell liquor and beverages containing alcohol. “So to speak, we gave them a shock to align themselves. Actually I did not

Zilan Aldatmaz, co-mayor of the Saray district of eastern Van province, was arrested on Friday on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, Turkish media reported. Pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) member Aldatmaz was detained on Sept. 21 as part of an investigation into the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its umbrella organization, the

Leaked emails of Turkey’s energy minister and son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Berat Albayrak, have revealed plans by a pro-government figure to assume ownership of a dormitory in Kayseri province that used to be operated by the Gülen movement but was closed down by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. Albayrak’s email account

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 146 people were arrested, while 233 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in 27 provinces across Turkey.

US-based Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen’s niece Emine Akay has been arrested in Turkey’s Balıkesir province as part of an investigation into the July 15 coup attempt probe. Akay was initially detained in Balıkesir’s Edremit district on Sept 23 over her alleged ties to Gulen movement, of which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding the coup

Turkish counterterrorism police on Saturday morning detained award-winning author and teacher Murat Özyaşar after a search of his İstanbul apartment. The announcement was made by Özyaşar’s journalist-wife, Sibel Oral, on Twitter. She said the police raided their apartment at five in the morning and detained her husband Murat Özyaşar after a search of the house.

More than 50 Nigerian students were detained on Friday in Turkey, allegedly on the orders of the government, the Thisday news website has reported. According to Thisday, a source whose relative was among the detained students stated that “upon arrival at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, they were all escorted to a room and their

Eighteen people who were claimed to be using ByLock, a smart phone messaging application, were arrested on Friday as part of a witch-hunt targeting the Gülen movement. Turkish prosecutors claim that ByLock is the top communication tool among members of the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a July 15 coup attempt. Critics,