More arrest orders issued in Turkey over suspected Gulen links
Ankara says US-based Muslim cleric, Fethullah Gulen, masterminded failed coup on July 15, 2016
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Turkey orders arrest of 128 military personnel over suspected Gulen links
Turkish government claims supporters within military of exiled Muslim cleric were behind failed coup in 2016
Gulen’s future in US Justice Department’s hands
Former US Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffries spoke to DW ahead of Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to the country.
In Turkey real and imagined threats go back to the joint past of the AKP and the GĂĽlen movement
Behind Turkey’s failed July coup lies a power struggle between Erdogan and the shadowy network of his former ally. The intra-Islamic and nationalist power struggle is shaping the future of the country.
Gulen, ErdoÄźan exchange accusations of plotting Turkey coup attempt
Thousands arrested, hundreds killed in a chaotic night of a failed coup attempt in Turkey
In probe into supporters of Erdogan foe Gulen, Turkey detains senior bureaucrats, police
Police in Turkey have detained 35 people, including senior bureaucrats and police officers, local media reported. It’s part of a probe targeting supporters of President Erdogan’s arch-enemy, cleric Fethullah Gulen. Turkish police raided several addresses across the western coastal city of Izmir on Tuesday, the private Dogan news agency reported. The raids were part of …
Disputed report in Turkish media takes aim at both Egypt and Erdogan foe
Daily Sabah alleges that Egyptian police raided a GĂĽlen-affiliated school in Cairo, removed Turkish flags
Turkey PM rebuffs criticism over press freedom
Erdogan’s speech to parliament followed a report by the US-based watchdog Freedom House earlier this month, which downgraded Turkey’s status from “partly free” to “not free” and said the country had seen the biggest decline in press freedom in Europe.
Turkish PM in fight against shadow enemy
Out on the campaign trail ahead of Sunday’s local elections, there are few doubts about who Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has in mind when he vows to “liquidate” his foes.
Turkey passes law to shut schools run by Erdogan arch-rival
The row between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his former ally, cleric Fethullah Gulen, erupted in November when government first floated the idea of shutting down the schools, a major source of income for Gulen’s Hizmet movement.
Turkey passes bill tightening control of judiciary
Ali Ihsan Kokturk, lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), got a bloodied nose in the brawl, while ruling party lawmaker Bayram Ozcelik’s finger was broken.
Tens of thousands at anti-Erdogan protest amid vast graft probe
Some protesters were also handing out fake dollars with Erdogan’s photo on them.