At least 740 people were detained as part of investigations into the Gülen movement over the past week, according to government data. In a written statement on Monday, the Interior Ministry said 765 people were rounded up in operations targeting the Gülen movement between March 5-12. Turkish government accuses the movement of masterminding the July 15, 2016 […]
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Turkish businessman Hayri Uğur has convinced his wife, Hepşen Uğur to divorce him on the grounds that their properties would be seized in case he gets arrested over ties to the Gulen movement, according to Hurriyet newspaper. Uğur, a 57-year-old businessman who also chairs the Mersin-based Mediterranean Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association, started warning
A Sinop teacher, pregnant to her second child, as well as her husband have been under police custody for the past 7 days, according to a social media account. @Magduriyet_TR1 , a Twitter account claimed to have knowledge on the matter, said Monday that the teacher, identified as Ayse K. were detained with her husband 7
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday condemned the sentences ranging from two to seven years in prison that 25 Turkish journalists received on March 8 in a political mass trial in Istanbul targeting opposition journalists. The sentences were issued after the 25 journalists were convicted of supporting or being members of a movement led by
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Outspoken lawyer Kemal Ucar has been restrained from taking up defending people suspected of ties to the Gulen movement. On Thursday, the Istanbul-based lawyer, known for his critical statements concerning July 15, 2016 coup attempt cases, was detained due to what his colleagues say “occupational activities.” Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office banned Ucar from taking up
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A high criminal court in Ankara has handed down aggravated life sentences to 47 defendants and life sentences to 18 defendants from the Naval Forces Command in a trial concerning a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016. The trial of the 73 defendants involving incidents that took place at the Naval Forces Command
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An indictment prepared by an İstanbul prosecutor seeks a prison sentence of from 7.5 to 15 years for Minure Açıkkollu, wife of Gökhan Açıkkollu, a teacher who was tortured to death while in police custody in the wake of a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 over alleged membership in the Gülen group. According to
An expert in forensic medicine who shared a cell with Gökhan Açıkkollu, a teacher who was tortured to death while under detention in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, has said the teacher was hurt more by the insults than the physical violence he was subjected to. Dr. Gürol
43 out of 80 women, including high school and university students who were allegedly subject to torture and other forms of ill-treatment at the hands of a group of police officers at Mersin police station last week, were put in pre-trial detention on Tuesday by a Mersin court, the TR724 news portal reported. According to the
