Turkey Purge

Pro-gov’t business club vows fight against Gulen sympathizers in economy

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The Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (MÜSİAD) is ready to take all necessary actions to fully root out any businessmen related to Gülen Movement, Nail Olpak, the president of the organization is quoted by Daily Sabah. Olpak also said MÜSİAD has been carrying out investigations to cancel the memberships of Gülen sympathizers, if any. President […]

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Deputy governor, district governors suspended in Malatya

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A deputy governor along with two other district governors have been suspended over their alleged ties to the Gulen Movement in Turkey’s Malatya province, according to Turkish media. Turkish government accuses the Gülen Movement to be behind the July 15 bloody coup attempt that killed over 260 people. The movement denies any involvement.

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Court rules to seize properties of ex-football star amid coup bid probe

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A Turkish court ruled to seize all properties of Turkey’s former national football player Hakan Şükür and those of his father, as part of an investigation into Turkey’s July 15 coup attempt, on Thursday. Properties belonging to Şükür family in Turkey is estimated to worth around TL 200 million in total, Turkish media said. Turkey

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Pro-gov’t daily proudly announces Gulenists put in ‘concentration camp’

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Gulenists under custody as part of an investigation into Turkey’s July 15 coup attempt are kept in a “concentration camp” near Kayseri province, pro-gov’t Turkish news portal Kayseri Haber reported on Aug 13. According to the daily, a concentration camp has been established by the Kayseri Governor’s Office on the 26th km of Sivas-Kayseri highway. People

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Pro-gov’t columnist issues death threat to dissident journos

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  Pro-government media threatened critical journalists with extrajudicial killings. At Chanel 24, Ersoy Dede and Hikmet Genc were talking how to get rid of critical journalists living in exile by reminding ASALA case. Journalist Ersoy Dede said that `In this country, I witnessed how ASALA was finished. In one morning we will wake up and

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Detention warrants issued for 648 judges, prosecutors in coup probe

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Ankara Public Prosecutor issued detention warrants for 648 judges and prosecutors, as part of an investigation into coup attempt in Turkey, on Thursday. The judicial personnel in question were earlier suspended by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK). Turkey survived a bloody coup attempt on July 15 and state institutions has been undergoing an unabated purge

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Erdogan asks people to report ‘Gulenists’ to police

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on people to report sympathisers of Gülen Movement to police, accusing the movement of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt. The movement has repeatedly denied any involvement in the attempt. “You may have friends from within this community. I am asking you to uncover them. You need to report

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Police detain 25 teachers due to alleged links to coup bid

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A total of 25 teachers were detained and taken into custody in Turkey’s northwestern province of Edirne as part of a massive crackdown initiated immediately after the July 15 failed coup, on Thursday. 25 teachers were among 65 Education Ministry personnel suspended earlier due to their alleged ties to coup plotters. The ministry alone has

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