In the latest phase of an ever-growing demonization of Fethullah Gülen by the Turkish government, police are set to deliberately plant his books in Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) cells in order to expose an alleged connection between the cleric and the terrorist organization, according to a Turkish journalist. “My sources say […]
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during a speech in New York on Thursday that a failed coup attempt on July 15 presented him with opportunities that are not available in normal times. Speaking at a panel discussion sponsored by the Turkish American Cultural Society, Erdoğan targeted the Gülen movement, inspired by the views of
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“No room for the traitor!” an assailant shouted after attacking with a mop stick a Çanakkale man who was detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15. Top government officials have called on people to lend a hand in its all-out
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İsmailr Demiriz, the former player for Turkey’s Galatasaray, arrested over his alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt. An Istanbul court ruled on arrest of Demiriz shortly after he was detained on Thursday. As part of an ongoing witch-hunt against the Gülen movement, arrest warrants
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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 71 people were arrested, while 349 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in 24 provinces
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Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Friday asked the country’s top court to annul a government decree numbered 668 which was issued during a state of emergency declared in the wake of a military coup attempt of July 15. In line with the government decree numbered 668, Turkey’s gendarmerie and Coastal Security Guard
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Journalist and author Ahmet Altan was arrested by an İstanbul court on Friday for allegedly “attempting a coup” and “being a member of FETÖ,” a term the government coined to refer to the faith-based Gülen movement, Cumhuriyet daily has reported. Police detained Altan late on Thursday after the İstanbul 1st Penal Court of Peace issued
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A Turkish news portal on Friday started a series on the re-emergence of torture in Turkish prisons following a failed coup on July 15, based on the personal accounts of victims and their families. Independent news portal TR724 published the statements of the family of teacher E.B., who was tortured in prison by the insertion
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İstanbul’s 1st Penal Court of Peace on Thursday issued a warrant for the detention of journalist and author Ahmet Altan after he was released from custody earlier in the day. After spending 12 days in detention Ahmet Altan was released under judicial supervision, while his brother, journalist and academic Mehmet Altan, was arrested by an
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A Turkish woman who was arrested when she was eight months pregnant has recently been released after giving birth while incarcerated. Turkeypurge.com reached out to the victim, who spoke about her experiences under arrest. She preferred not to reveal her identity due to concerns over Turkey’s socio-political environment. The victim said she was arrested due
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