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New interior minister: “Detentions to continue until every last Gülenist is gone”

Newly appointed Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu told the press during a ceremony on Thursday that Turkey will continue its operations against members of the Gülen movement until every last member of it is gone. When taking over the ministry portfolio from his predecessor, Efkan Ala, Soylu underlined that this duty (to eliminate members of the

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80-year-old man detained in handcuffs over Gülen links

An 80-year-old Turkish man with walking and speaking difficulties was handcuffed and detained by Turkish police on Sept. 1 over suspected links to the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a July 15 coup attempt.  Mustafa Türk was reportedly taken by police from his house in Turgutlu, Manisa province, handcuffed and driven to a

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Pro-gov’t columnist: Turkish state must assassinate Fethullah Gülen

Fatih Tezcan, a pro-government public speaker and columnist, said in a video he posted on social media that he is sure the Turkish state had embedded a secret agent in the Gülen movement and that now it is time for him to “terminate” Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. During his 1.08-minute video, Tezcan curses the

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Turkish theologian calls Gulen “pig-faced infidel,” curses his followers

Turkish theologian Ömer Döngeloğlu said US-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen was an “infidel with corrupt blood,” and made it clear that there will be no mercy for people affiliated with Gulen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt. In a video footage released on social media last week, Döngeloğlu is

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Columnist says purge of Gulenists a move to prevent “future crimes”

The sacking of hundreds of university staff members, the suspension of approximately 81,494 civil servants, the arrest of more than 25,000 civilians and the detention of 40,360 others across Turkey are a precautionary measure to prevent “future crimes” that might be committed by the Gülen movement, according to Turkish columnist Mustafa Akyol. Akyol had tweeted

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Erdoğan calls on people to report Gülen followers to authorities

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday reiterated an earlier call he made to Turkish people, calling on them to report followers of the faith-based Gülen movement in their surroundings to the police and prosecutors’ offices so that they can be prosecuted for their links to the movement. Speaking at a public rally in the

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Turkey releases murderer of priest Santoro to make room for Gulenists

Following the Turkish government’s sudden decision to prematurely release nearly 40,000 convicts despite the gravity of their crimes to make space in prisons in a post-coup purge, the murderer of Father Andrea Santoro of the Saint Maria Catholic Church is free before serving his time. Oğuzhan Aydın, who was convicted of killing the Catholic priest

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