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Toll of neglect in Turkish prisons: Ex-colonel buried by family after 4 years in jail with congestive heart failure

The family of Barış Avıalan, a former colonel who had been in jail on coup charges since July 18, 2016 in the wake of...

Turkey removes passport restrictions for 28,000 more citizens

Turkey revoked passport restrictions for 28,075 citizens on Monday, according to the Interior Ministry, Turkish media reported. Following a coup attempt in July 2016 the...

Judge says in book people arrested in July 2016 coup probes should be executed

Selami Turabi, a judge who is also a senior official at the Justice Ministry responsible for European Union affairs, has written in his book...

Turkey resumes detention of Gülen followers as coronavirus measures eased

After a pause due to the coronavirus outbreak, Turkey returned to almost daily mass detentions of alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, which...

Turkish military has purged 19,495 members since 2016 coup attempt: ministry

A total of 19,495 military members have been purged from the Turkish Armed Forces since a failed 2016 coup, the defense ministry said on...

Investigation launched into pro-Erdoğan figure threatening dissidents with violence

An investigation has been launched into a pro-government journalist who admitted to keeping a list of dissidents whom he claims he would kill in...

Pro-Erdoğan writer sparks outrage with plans to massacre neighbors in event of coup attempt

The remarks of a writer who is a staunch supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have sent shock waves across Turkey as she said she...

‘Not just coronavirus but injustice also kills,’ jailed journalist says

Büşra Erdal, a jailed journalist struggling with a judicial system that has deteriorated since a coup attempt in Turkey in 2016, said in a recent letter...

Turkish military has dismissed more than 19,000 members over Gülen links since coup attempt

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has since a coup attempt in 2016 dismissed 19,203 of its members due to alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement,...

Erdoğan supporters in media warn about possible coup attempt after US think tank report

Several pro-government Turkish journalists have fired off warnings of a possible military coup attempt at some point following a report on the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK)...

Wife reacts in anger as purge victim posthumously reinstated to job by Turkish authorities

Turkey’s State of Emergency (OHAL) Commission has posthumously reinstated a union worker who was dismissed by a government decree in November 2016, causing his widow to...

Turkish police detain 30-year-old niece of Fethullah Gülen: report

Turkish police late on Thursday detained a niece of Fethullah Gülen, a US-based Turkish cleric who is accused of masterminding a 2016 coup attempt despite his...

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