A total of twenty-two lawyers were arrested by a Turkish court on Sunday in an investigation targeting the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government blames for a failed coup last July. Also, detention warrants have been issued for 34 lawyers, Nurullah Albayrak, a lawyer who represents Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen on charges of using ByLock, […]
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Twenty-eight military officers were detained on Monday as part of ongoing operations targeting the followers of the Gülen movement due to their use of a smart phone application known as ByLock. The operations, which were based in the western province of Balıkesir, were conducted across 12 provinces. Turkish authorities believe ByLock is a communication tool
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The Turkish government has announced that following the transfer of Treasury stakes in a number of top companies to the newly established Wealth Fund on Sunday, the Treasury’s stakes in Turkish Airlines (THY) and Halkbank will also be transferred to the same fund. On Monday morning it was announced that the Treasury’s 49.12 percent stake
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The co-mayors of the Doğubeyazıt district of Ağrı province in eastern Turkey, both of whom are from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), were arrested on corruption charges on Sunday. Doğubeyazıt Co-mayors Delal Tekdemir and Murat Rohat Özbay were among 10 people detained last week as part of an investigation into corruption claims at the
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Ninety-one civilians were arrested by a Turkish court on Saturday due to alleged use of a smart phone application called ByLock and links to the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government blames for a failed coup last July, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. According to the report, police detained a total of 235 people
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A newly proposed center under Turkey’s Foreign Ministry that will comprise staff from the Ministry of Defense, the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) will analyze news stories abroad to fight against anti-government propaganda. According to a bill proposed by ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul deputy Metin
Yamanlar College, a private school established by educators affiliated with the Gülen movement in the western province of İzmir, has been turned into a religious vocational school, part of a group known as “imam-hatip” high schools. The library of the school was converted into a giant mosque and renamed the “July 15 Martyrs Mosque” in
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Turkey’s Health Minister Recep Akdağ said over 6,500 staff members have been dismissed from the ministry as part of an investigation targeting the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a failed coup on July 15, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday. “About 1,500 doctors have been dismissed. This is not significant
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A total of thirty-three police officers have been arrested on Thursday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Haberler.com news portal has reported. According to the report, earlier this week, as part of an operation based in Antalya, police teams conducted raids in İstanbul, Ankara, Konya, Eskişehir, Burdur, Kilis and detained a total of
The indictment of 28 jailed journalists reveals that they are accused of membership in a terrorist organization due to their stories, critical tweets and retweets in the absence of evidence of any violent activity or the means to engage in violence. Prepared by İstanbul prosecutor Murat Çağlak, the indictment was submitted to the court on
