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3 men abducted by Turkey’s MIT arrested for ‘terrorism’ and ‘spying’

Three Gülen movement-linked Turkish educators who were rendered to Turkey from Gabon by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) on April 8 have been...

Kosovo President Thaci: Arrest of Gülen movement members was wrong

Kosovar President Hashim Thaci in a televised interview with T7 admitted for the first time that the arrest and deportation of six Turkish men...

Turkey investigating 4,167 Gülen followers in 110 countries: report

At least 4,167 people in 110 countries are being investigated in Turkey over their links to the Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

US senators propose sanctions on Turkish officials for ‘hostage-taking’

US Senators James Lankford of Oklahoma and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire on Thursday released a joint statement on their decision to pursue targeted...

US has ‘concerns’ about Turkey holding fair elections under state of emergency

The United States said on Thursday it had concerns about Turkey’s ability to hold free and fair elections given an ongoing state of emergency,...

2 more HDP deputies stripped of parliamentary status

The Turkish Parliament has stripped pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Osman Baydemir and Selma Irmak, who is currently in jail, of their parliamentary...

Life sentences handed down to 47 defendants in Polatlı phase of coup trial

A high criminal court in Ankara on Thursday handed down aggravated life sentences to 27 defendants and life sentences to 20 others due to...

Detention warrants issued for 40 people over Gülen links

The Malatya, Ankara and Amasya chief public prosecutor’s offices on Thursday issued detention warrants for 40 military members and civilians over alleged links to...

Turkish gov’t: 77,081 people put in pretrial detention over Gülen links to date

At least 77,081 people have been put in pretrial detention over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement since a failed coup attempt in...

Ankara municipality changes street names recalling Gülen

The capital city of Ankara has changed the names of streets and avenues that bear the last name of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen,...

3,000 active duty officers to be dismissed from military over Gülen links

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Wednesday said the government has identified 3,000 active duty military officers suspected of links to the Gülen movement...

Turkey to hold early elections on June 24

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday called snap elections for June 24, saying economic challenges and the war in Syria meant the country...

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