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[VIDEO] Medical professor, lawyer detained while fleeing Turkey to Greece

At least three people were intercepted in Edirne while they were reportedly on their way to escape to Greece with illegal means, in the latest of such attempts aimed at avoiding Turkey’s post-coup crackdown. A lawyer; a medical professor who was earlier removed from his post at the Inonu University over ties to the Gulen […]

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Report: 1,655 people get life sentences in Turkey’s coup trials over past 2 years

Turkish courts have handed down 1,655 life sentences so far in 200 investigations following the 2016 failed coup, according to state-run Anadolu news agency. A total of 289 cases were opened against coup suspects, media said, adding that 1,655 life sentences were given in 200 of those cases. Of 1,655, 765 were aggravate life sentences, meaning the

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Turkish man, wanted over Gulen links, jumps into Evros river to avoid arrest: report

A Turkish man, identified only by his initials S.D., has reportedly jumped into Evros in a bid to avoid imprisonment, state-run Anadolu news agency said July 31. Gendarmerie detained 3 out of 4 suspected followers of the Gulen movement, located in Saçlımüsellim village in Edirne, Turkey’s border province with Greece. The third suspect, wanted over

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German citizen arrested in Turkey for spreading ‘terror propaganda’ on social media

A German citizen identified as Dennis E. has been arrested in Turkey on charges of “disseminating terrorist propaganda” on social media, the Demirören news agency reported on Wednesday. Dennis E. was detained at his home in Hatay’s Arsuz district by the İskenderun counterterrorism team on Wednesday. He later appeared before a court, which ruled for

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[VIDEO] 5 detained for attending protests against gov’t media crackdown in 2014

At least 5 people were detained for attending local protests in Sakarya against detainment of journalists Ekrem Dumanlı and Hidayet Karaca in 2014, as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement on Tuesday. The detainees are reported to be former employees of Feza College and a prep school, both of which were earlier closed

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Report: Number of purged people totals 42K in education sector, 16K in military

The number of people who were removed from their jobs in the aftermath of the failed coup in Turkey totals 41,705 in the education sector and 15,584 in the military, according to a recent report. Egitim-Sen educators’ union said in a report, published on July 19, 2018, the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown has targeted educators

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Turkish-Canadian man sentenced to 15 years in jail in Turkey

Calgary-based Turkish-Canadian Davut Hanci was sentenced to 15 years in prison over his links to the Gulen movement, media said Friday. A court in Turkey’s Northwestern province of Trabzon gave Hancı, already under pre-trial detention for nearly 2 years,  15 years of jail sentence on charges of leading and managing a terror group. Turkish government

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4 Turkish asylum seekers missing after boat capsizes in Evros river: sources

A woman and three children were reportedly missing after a boat carrying several Turkish asylum seekers capsized in Evros river along Turkey-Greece border. “A boat carrying Turkish purge victims was capsized on Evros River, Greece, a mom and 3 kids lost in flood, a kid was wearing life west, they all may be alive, rescue

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Turkish businessman Kavala shares first photo from prison, debuts major weight loss

Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessman and activist who has been held in pre-trial detention in İstanbul’s Silivri prison, has shared the first photo since the beginning of his prison sentence in November 2017. Mr Kavala was reportedly pictured with his wife, Ayşe Buğra, a history professor at Turkey’s Boğaziçi University, during a visit at the holy month of Ramadan

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Former HDP co-chair Demirtaş remains in prison: Ankara court

A Turkish high criminal court has decided to keep former pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş in prison during a trial in which he faces terror charges. The last hearing of Demirtaş’s trial in which he is charged with leading a terrorist organization was held at the Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on

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