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194 arrested, 264 detained on Thursday

At least 194 people were arrested while 264 others were detained over the past 24 hours as part of a witch-hunt against the Gülen...

51,000 dismissed from Turkey’s state bodies under new gov’t decree

A recent decree issued under post-coup-attempt emergency rules has led to the dismissal of 50,589 civil servants and banned their employment at any state...

İstanbul ecumenical patriarch condemns propaganda story in pro-gov’t daily

  Ecumenical Patriarch of İstanbul Bartholomew I has condemned a story in the pro-government Akşam daily claiming Bartholomew had played a role in masterminding the...

German prosecutor investigates anti-Gülen boycott in Germany

The Stuttgart prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into persons who called for a boycott against Fethullah Gülen-linked companies operating in Germany, saying that...

Erdoğan receives visiting European Parliament chief

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received European Parliament President Martin Schulz at the presidential palace in Ankara on Thursday amid renewed talks between EU...

Differences over anti-terror law will not end visa deal, EU official says

European Parliament President Martin Schulz has softened language on Brussels’ key demand for changes in Turkey’s vague anti-terror laws, saying that differences would end...

820 more officers dismissed from military on Thursday

As part of a post-coup attempt witch-hunt targeting the Gülen movement, 820 members of the military have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces,...

Kılıçdaroğlu: Judiciary now ‘in the service of the executioner’

  Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has strongly criticized a ceremony opening the new judicial year at the presidential palace, saying...

Judiciary gives Erdoğan standing ovation at palace judicial ceremony

A ceremony marking the opening of the new judicial year, which was protested by the main opposition leader and the head of the bar...

Religious ceremony at palace irks secularists

A special religious ceremony, known as a zikr, of a denomination at the mosque in the presidential palace in Ankara has paved the way...

Minister: Turkey confiscated 12 bln worth of Gülenist property

Some TL 12 billion (about $4 billion) in property has been transferred to the Treasury as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement,...

Turkish prosecutor says Gülen movement founded by CIA

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...

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