A main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy revealed the dimensions of an ongoing government crackdown on people affiliated with Turkey’s Gülen group, which Turkish authorities accuse of attempting a coup last summer, by sharing the story of a dismissed teacher and his wife who are being held in different sections of the same prison. […]
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A Turkish judge, identified as Ö. K., was arrested near Turkey’s Greek frontier in Edirne’s Ipsala district on Monday. Gendarmerie raided a country house in Haci village in Ipsala and rounded up Ö. K. who had an outstanding arrest warrant issued as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement which the Turkish government accuses of
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Usak University has laid off 9 academics as part of Turkish government’s widening crackdown after the failed military coup attempt. Deputy rector Sayin Dalkiran told Turkish media that 9 academics including docents, lecturers and research assistants were laid off over their alleged links to the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July
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Pro-government education union Eğitim Bir-Sen’s İstanbul branch head Talat Yavuz has threatened participants of a March of Justice that was launched by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Ankara on June 15 “not to force the limits of the nation’s patience further.” “The people of Düzce [province] warned you by putting
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Twelve people including people from Izmir’s Ege University detained as part of an investigation against the Gülen movement, which is accused by the government of masterminding a failed coup attempt on July 15, on Friday. The detainees are accused of using the smart phone application ByLock, which according to prosecutors is the top communication tool
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14 people including journalist Hakan Gülseven detained for alleged terrorist propaganda and allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on social media, on Friday. The suspects taken under custody as part of an Izmir-based operation with Gulseven rounded up in the neighboring province of Balikesir. Editor-in-chief of the leftist news website Redaktif, Gulseven tweeted early Friday:
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A spokesperson for German Interior Minister Thomas de Maziere has said they have received from Ankara another list of people and companies allegedly affiliated with the Gülen movement, Deutsche Welle reported on Tuesday. The report said German authorities warned people on the list provided by Turkey but did not employ any pressure on them. A
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A 10-year-old girl died in a traffic accident in Elazığ on Monday while on her way to visit her father, Ali Osman Özcan, who has been imprisoned over links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which the government accuses of masterminding a failed coup last summer. Betül Seda Özcan, 10, hit the road along with her mother
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At least 30 people were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement followers in Hatay, on Thursday. The detainees former police and military officers, court clerks and municipality workers who were earlier dismissed from their jobs over similar accusations. The prosecutor overseeing the investigation accuses the suspects of having used ByLock, a mobile application
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A total of 1,080 people were convicted of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2016, according to data from Turkey’s Justice Ministry, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Wednesday. Data from the Justice Ministry showed that 4,936 cases were launched against people on charges of insult in 2016. The report indicated that 4,750 people over the
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