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Seized Gülen dormitory ransacked by unknown thugs, becomes home to junkies

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A private dormitory in Istanbul’s Esentepe district has become home to junkies while it has been ransacked by unknown suspects on multiple occasions since the residence was seized as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement in the aftermath of the coup attempt. Opened to provide accommodation for male students at the now-closed Fatih […]

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Imprisoned journalist’s children change surname amid peer pressure

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The children of former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was imprisoned in March 2015 after revealing an alleged government plan to “eliminate the Gülen movement” based on a secret document he published in 2013, have changed their last name due to pressure at school and in their neighborhood, CNNTürk reported on Wednesday. An İstanbul

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Mukhtar bans Gülen followers from neighborhood, sets up 24/7 informant hotline

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Aladdin Demir, the mukhtar (head) of the Çukur neighborhood in Gaziantep, hung two banners on the side of his office stating that sympathizers of the Gülen movement are not allowed in the area and that people can call him to report any transgressor via a 7/24 hotline. The discriminatory practices backed by Turkey’s top state

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Gov’t reportedly excludes Gülen followers from across-the-board debt restructuring

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The government has reportedly taken another step to segregate Gülen movement from society with the Finance Minister Naci Ağbal ordering tax offices to exclude people linked to the Turkey’s new scapegoat from the recently-announced debt restructuring program. Turkish government accuses the movement of not only masterminding the July 15 coup attempt but also of many

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Gülenists use jinns, magicians to spread cancer in Turkey, pro-gov’t journalist claims

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In yet another attempt to demonize sympathizers of the Gülen movement, pro-government journalist Ömer Turan said Gülenists make use of jinns and magicians in order to spread cancer in the country. “FETÖ is capable of seeping into the bodies of targeted people and instilling cancer with the help of a method called magnetic wave, or

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Netherlands mulls cancelling status of Islamic university over rector’s discriminatory remarks

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Dutch Education Minister Jet Bussemaker announced that there is a parliamentary debate over the Islamic University of Rotterdam for cancellation of the “university status” of the institution due to Rector Ahmet Akgündüz’s repeatedly hateful and discriminatory remarks against Turkey’s minorities and the Gülen movement. According to the amendment that Bussemaker is working on, the government

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Erdoğan’s expat supporters preventing Gülenists from entering mosques

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With threats against followers of the Gülen movement — also called Hizmet — becoming common practice among supporters, particularly in Europe, of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, some European expatriate communities now preventing Hizmet members from entering mosques. At least 35 incidents have been reported involving threats against Hizmet members in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia

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Denizli restaurant refuses to serve Gulenists

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“Traitors, putschists and paralells not are allowed in,” the huge banner hung on the side of a restaurant in Denizli’s Acıpayam district stated in a clear reference to Gulen Movement which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup. Parallel refers to members of the alleged terrorist network of the movement within state institutions.

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Turkish prosecutor says Gülen movement founded by CIA

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A Turkish prosecutor in İzmir, investigating the financial links of the Gülen movement, which is inspired by the views of US-based Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, has claimed that the organizational structure of the group is the same as that of the Mormon Church and the Church of Scientology in the United States and that

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