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Government seizes 2 companies in Antalya over links to Gülen

Trustees were appointed to two Antalya-based companies on Thursday due to their alleged ties to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding...

109 military judges expelled from TSK over Gülen links

A total of 109 judges have been expelled from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on the grounds that they have links to the faith-based...

13 housewives detained in Tokat for organizing fundraiser for students in need

Thirteen housewives were detained in the central province of Tokat on Thursday for organizing a fundraising event for low-income students under the umbrella of...

Turkey suspends 2,800 more teachers over Gülen ties

Turkey’s Education Ministry suspended 2,800 more teachers on Thursday in the latest wave of an ongoing witch-hunt against suspected sympathizers of the faith-based Gülen...

Turkey detains 2 lawyers attempting to flee to Greece

Two lawyers registered with the Konya Bar Association who are under investigation for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement were detained by Turkish...

Turkey offers more scholarships to Nigerian students in effort to defuse tensions

The Turkish government, in an effort to ease strained relations with Nigeria, has granted scholarships to 29 Nigerian students for the 2016-17 academic year...

Lawyer who questioned allegations of torture in İstanbul prison battered by guards

Günay Dağ, a lawyer representing 17-year-old H.İ., currently confined at İstanbul’s Maltepe juvenile facility, was battered by guards after he asked questions about the veracity...

Rector acts on behalf of 8 out of 10 board members after post-coup purges at Turkish university

A list of board members of Gümüşhane University in Turkey's Black Sea region, that shows Rector İhsan Günaydın's photo in place of 8 out...

CHP deputy: Pro-gov’t radio illegally uses frequencies of stations closed in post-coup crackdown

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Barış Yarkadaş said that pro-government radio stations are illegally using the frequencies of dissident radio stations...

Lawyer says jailed women in İstanbul’s Silivri prison tortured with needle pricks

Guards in İstanbul’s Silivri prison pricked sewing needles to a female convict after she chanted slogans and refused to obey the management’s order to...

Prime suspect in Turkey’s worst mining accident puts blame on Gülen movement

In yet another example of scapegoating the Gülen movement for anything wrong in Turkey, the chairman of Soma Holding has reiterated earlier accusations, demanding...

Controversial pro-Erdoğan businessman set to take over gov’t seized Koza-İpek Holding

Pro-government businessman Galip Öztürk's Metro Holding announced in a statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on Wednesday that it is planning to buy...

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