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Turkish gov’t dismissed 22,920 military personnel after July 15

Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık stated that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government dismissed a total of 22,920 military personnel after a...

Teacher gets 6-year jail term over Gülen links

Bilgihan Aksan, a teacher dismissed by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government as part of a witch-hunt following a July 15 coup attempt,...

Turkish diplomatic passport holders seeking asylum in Switzerland

A Swiss daily reported that several Turkish citizens with diplomatic passports have been seeking political asylum in Switzerland following similar reports from other European...

Post-coup victim judge succumbs to cancer after release from prison

Mehmet Tosun, a 29-year-old Turkish judge who was expelled from his job and subsequently arrested over alleged involvement in a July 15 coup attempt...

Turkey referred to UN Security Council over detained judge

The detention of Aydin Sefa Akay, a judge with the Mechanism for the International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), was referred to the United Nations Security...

95 more including military officers, police, academics detained over Gülen links

Ninety-five individuals were detained across Turkey on Monday as part of a witch-hunt targeting people linked to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses...

Veteran sergeant denied surgery after purged with gov’t decree

Dismissed as part of the government’s post-coup witch hunt, Sgt. Aziz Demir, who was injured amid clashes between Turkish military and outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...

Court jails 21 more people in witch-hunt targeting Gülen movement

A Turkish court has ruled for the arrest of 21 civilians on Saturday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses...

US Human Rights Report: Tens of thousands jailed in Turkey with little clarity on charges

The 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -- the Human Rights Reports -- released by the US State Department on Friday said that...

33 housewives detained in Kayseri over ByLock use

Thirty-three housewives have been detained over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a July 15 coup attempt, the...

12 detained for raising funds to help families of jailed Gülen sympathizers

Twelve businessmen have been detained in Kayseri province for raising humanitarian relief for families of people jailed in an ongoing crackdown on the Gülen...

CHP report on state of emergency tallies massive purge

A report released by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on the impact of a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of...

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