An Alevi cultural center in German town of Mülheim was attacked by an ultranationalist group which sprayed insulting message and a red cross on the walls of it. “Blow out the candles, you dogs,” read a sentence in red paint marked near the door of the center. A cross was also spotted on the door. […]
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A mosque, funded by Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs, in Schweinfurt city in Germany’s Bavaria region banned entry for the followers of Gülen movement, inspired by the views of US-based Turkish scholar Fethulla Gülen who Turkish government accuses him of masterminding the failed coup in July. According to decision made by the executive committee of Schweinfurt Central Mosque on Dec.
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Discrimination in post-coup Turkey has reached a new level with companies discriminating against those who have lost their jobs in investigations targeting the government’s perceived enemies. Seramik Dünyası, a building materials seller in the Aegean province of Manisa, posted a job offer for salesperson position at its office in downtown. “Not having been dismissed from
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Turkey’s Justice Ministry has handed out pages of forms to its personnel asking if they know any colleague linked to terrorist organizations or the government’s perceived enemies, particularly the Gülen movement, according to a social media post. With the documents still lacking confirmation from any source, similar leaks in the aftermath of the July 15
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A document dated Sept. 26, 2016 shows that a Turkey’s religious official in Belgium profiled Gülen movement expatriates living in the European country and their activities, in response to an earlier call from Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet). The document, shared by the Twitter account of the Brussels-based Vocal Europe news portal, confirms that
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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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The father of former Turkish football legend Hakan Şükür, Selmet Şükür, who was arrested on Aug. 12 in an investigation into a failed coup attempt on July 15, has reportedly been denied food and water, therefore losing 40 kilograms in three months, the Aktifhaber news portal reported. Lawyers representing Selmet Şükür told the news portal
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The Turkish government does not care about what “Western countries” say about the planned reinstatement of capital punishment, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday. “I know how my nation feels about this issue [death penalty]. And therefore this issue is on the agenda of Parliament. The important thing is what my nation wants.
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Former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu who was imprisoned in Mach 2015 after he revealed the alleged plan of the government to “eliminate the Gülen movement” based on a secret document he published in 2013, was nedied food on the day of court hearing, his wife said on Wednesday. According to Evrensel daily, Baransu’s wife
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Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has announced that a total of 36,000 people have been arrested so far in ongoing operations targeting alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement. Speaking to the Anadolu news agency, Bozdağ provided figures related to an ongoing crackdown on alleged members of the Gülen movement, which intensified in the aftermath
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