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Rights violations in Turkey coup trial under spotlight as CHP deputy shares insider tips

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The opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Istanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has joined the ranks of others who disclosed the insider tips about right violations following the July 15 coup attempt. In a series of tweets on Aug. 20, Tanrıkulu also backed up some of the accusations raised by the Amnesty International which stated that detainees […]

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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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‘Are you Gulenist?’ banner hung on street asks education director

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Turkey purge has reached a new high with government supporters openly targeting people with the alleged ties to the Gulen Movement, which President along with top state officials accuse of masterminding the failed coup attempt. “Dear Altındağ District Director of Education Şefika Biçer, Murat Şen who was appointed by you has turned out to be

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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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Alleged putschist’s wife attacked at notary public

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A notary clerk attacked Dr. Nazire Terzi, the widow of Gen. Semih Terzi, who was allegedly part of a coup attempt on July 15 and was killed by another officer, the Cumhuriyet daily reported. Dr. Terzi reportedly went to a notary public on Aug. 15 for a power of attorney to transfer her assets to

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Handcuffed lawyer faints on way to courthouse after days under custody

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Under custody for four days as part of the government crackdown on the Gulen Movement, a Konya-based lawyer fainted on her way to the courthouse with her cuffed hands going viral on social media. Konya police detained 12 lawyers and 2 bar association personnel, as part of an investigation into the movement which the government

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Newly-released arrestee uncovers persecution, torture at Turkish prisons

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Forced to stay behind bars for 42 days, social activist Tayfun Yıldırım has talked about his arrest, backing up widespread allegations that victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge are being subjected to beatings, torture and other types of maltreatment by prison officers. “Apart from what I experienced, I am telling you all the things I witnessed,” Yıldırım

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Teacher detained as part of coup probe, forced to flash Rabaa sign

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Under custody for his alleged links to the July 15 foiled coup, Mümin Köroğlu, a former physics lecturer at Ankara Police College, was reportedly forced to make the much-politicized Rabaa sign, with his mouth taped by police officers. First used by Muslim Brotherhood supporters to protest the military coup in Egypt in 2013, the four-finger

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Read Turkey’s strange traffic signs: ‘Caution! Beware of FETÖ’

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Strange traffic signs erected in Ferizli district of Sakarya province show that Turkish authorities know no bounds in dehumanisation of Fethullah Gülen, the Islamic scholar whom the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt. “Caution! Beware of FETÖ,” read the controversial warnings in reference to what even Turkey Purge does not understand. FETÖ

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Turkish President orders schools to destroy books and newspapers

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not yet done with his widespread crackdown in Turkey. Now, Turkey’s Education Ministry has asked schools and libraries to summon and destroy all books and catalogs that contained the works of United States-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the government blames for coordinating the military coup. It has also banned all books of 29 publishing houses introduced

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