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2016 coup attempt
[OPINION] Demonization of the Gülen movement unfair and baseless
Prof. Mehmet Efe ÇamanThe Gülen movement is one of two marginalized groups in present-day Turkey along with the with Kurds. However, the situation was...
Turkey has failed to provide evidence for extradition of Gülen from US: Bolton
The Turkish government failed to provide sufficient evidence for the extradition of US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, accused by Ankara of masterminding a 2016...
Doctor recounts details of brutal torture of Turkish soldiers after 2016 coup
A medical doctor who was assigned to a large detention center in Ankara a few days after a coup attempt in July 2016 has...
Biden’s remarks prove US tried to topple Erdoğan in the past, Turkish FM says
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has alleged that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s past remarks advocating a new approach to President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey’s top appeals court overturns prison sentences of privates in 2016 coup case
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned a decision by a lower court sentencing 14 privates to life in prison on charges of involvement...
Greek intelligence warned Turkey a few hours before 2016 coup attempt: ex-minister
Greek intelligence had information that a military putsch was about to get underway a few hours before the July 2016 coup attempt, and the...
Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said Wednesday, on the fourth anniversary of a failed military putsch, that a total of 282,790 people have been...
Turkey signed secret deals with multiple countries for abducting Gülen followers abroad: report
Turkey signed secret agreements with multiple countries in order to conduct extraterritorial abductions of suspected state dissidents, according to a joint letter written by...
Turkey actively seeking extradition of 807 Gülen followers from 105 countries: report
Turkey has requested the extradition of 807 members of the Gülen movement, which is accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, from 105...
Turkey shot itself in the foot by purging the bulk of its F-16 pilots
Turkey finds itself in the unenviable position of having almost nobody to fly its 245-strong fleet of F-16s after purging its air force of...
Court convicts former Amnesty Turkey leaders on terror charges: report
Amnesty International Turkey said two of its former leaders were convicted on terrorism charges by an İstanbul court on Friday in a case reflecting...
US State Dept. says Turkey invokes counterterrorism laws to criminalize freedom of expression
In its “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019” released this week, the US State Department said Turkey has a broad definition of terrorism and that...