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Turkish deputy PM targets Gülen movement, saying it is Turkey’s ISIL

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has targeted the Gülen movement, a global civil society movement accused by Turkey’s government and President Recep Tayyip...

Imam whose son arrested over Gülen links commits suicide

An imam in the Turkish province of Mersin whose teacher son was arrested in a massive post-coup purge for alleged Gülen links committed suicide...

European judges associations urge adherence to rule of law in Turkey

In a joint statement released on Monday four European judges associations urged Turkey to abide by the fundamental principles of the rule of law...

Imprisoned columnist, former singer Atilla Taş married in prison

Atilla Taş, a former singer and a columnist who was put in jail after a massive post-coup purge in Turkey got married in prison...

Noncommissioned officer commits suicide under detention

A noncommissioned officer committed suicide in the police station where he had been held in detention for alleged links to the Gülen movement, which...

45 more detained for using ByLock app

Forty-five teachers have detained for allegedly using ByLock, a smart phone application that authorities believe is a communication tool between members of the Gülen...

AKP deputy chair: ‘FETÖ’ is finished, next target is PKK

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairwoman Öznur Çalık has said the government has finished off “FETÖ,” a derogatory term coined by...

AKP investigates almost 12,000 members, 874 mayors over Gülen links

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Erol Kaya informed media on Saturday that nearly 12,000 members of the AKP and 874 mayors...

Turkish judge says she was 16 weeks pregnant when arrested over Gülen links

Arrested when she was in the 16th week of her pregnancy, an anonymous judge says she is being forced to carry the pregnancy to...

Female teacher with 36-day-old baby arrested over Gülen links in Turkey

In yet another example of disproportionate punishment imposed on people targeted in Turkey’s post-coup witch-hunt, an English-language teacher was put behind bars along with...

89 arrested, 164 others detained over coup charges on Saturday

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and...

Textbooks mentioning Milky Way galaxy face ban over name similarity with Gülen schools

An Education Ministry bureaucrat has suggested that the government might consider removing “Milky Way” phrase from textbooks in order to avoid resemblance with the...

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