A total of 26 academics have been detained as part of an investigation into a July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, the Doğan news agency has reported. According to the Sept 30 report, the detained academics are from Konya Selçuk University and Necmettin Erbakan University. Eighteen of them are full professors, while the remainder comprises […]
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In the latest of what many calls scapegoating for its own negligence, the government now accuses the Gülen movement of having caused 9 accidents that involved F-16 and 4 aircrafts in the past two years. Removals of talented pilots from within military and FETÖ’s ensuing infiltration has increased the occurrence of crashes, said a recent
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Three businessmen including one of the owners of the popular Ovalı restaurant chain in İstanbul, Ahmet Tuzlu, were arrested in İstanbul on Thursday as part of an investigation into the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), which is affiliated with the Gülen movement. As part of the investigation into TUSKON, many businessmen including the
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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 122 people were arrested, while 278 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in 38 provinces across Turkey.
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With allegations of ill-treatment of Turkey’s post-coup detainees becoming more widespread with every passing day, TR724 has claimed that the National Police Department has set up a torture unit in order to deal with alleged coup plotters. Independent news portal TR724 on Monday published the fourth part in a series on the re-emergence of torture in
Nineteen people who were claimed to be using ByLock, a smart phone messaging application, were detained as part of a witch-hunt targeting the Gülen movement, in Bursa on Wednesday. Turkish prosecutors claim that Bylock is the top communication tool among the members of Gulen Movement, which the government accuses of mastermind the July 15 coup attempt.
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In custody for about two months, İbrahim Günenç, a member of Turkey’s Council of State, has said he hadn’t seen another human being for weeks until former Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Hüseyin Aygün recently visited him. Detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement on July 29, Günenç said Aygün was the
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At least 57 people were arrested, while 179 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in 12 provinces across Turkey. With most of the arrestees being school teachers, those arrested over the past day also included university personnel, public workers and police officers.
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Anatolia Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 121 individuals who include administrators and members of the Kimse Yok Mu aid foundation in the latest wave of an ongoing witch-hunt against the faith-based Gülen movement. As part of the operation, which was based in İstanbul, police was conducting searches in dozens of locations
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A total of 87 out of 141 National Intelligence Organization (MİT) officials who have been suspended following a failed coup attempt on July 15, were dismissed from their posts as part of witch-hunt against the Gülen movement, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday. According to the report, investigation against 100 out of the 141
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