coup in Turkey

page 4

Turkey sentences UN judge on 'terrorism' charges

Turkey sentences UN judge on 'terrorism' charges

Turkey has sentenced a UN war crimes judge Judge Aydin Sedaf Akay to 7 years and six months in prison on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization", an international court in the Hague said. Akay …

Turkish court remands FETO suspects in custody

Turkish court remands FETO suspects in custody

A total of 34 suspects were remanded in custody on Tuesday as part of an investigation into publishing company Kaynak Holding, which was reportedly linked to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) before it was seized in the wake of the coup …

Mass marches to be held in Turkey

Mass marches to be held in Turkey

Mass marches will be held in Turkey on the anniversary of the military coup attempt in the country, AzerNews reported citing Turkish media outlets. The marches will take place in all major Turkish cities. It is expected that …

Amnesty International chair detained in Izmir

Amnesty International chair detained in Izmir

Amnesty International says its director for Turkey Taner Kilic has been detained as part of a crackdown against people with suspected links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. The rights advocacy …

Turkish police seeking 144 people over FETO links

Turkish police seeking 144 people over FETO links

Turkish police said they are seeking 144 people including police, soldiers and prosecutors, over suspected links to the network of US-based Fetullah Gülen, accused by Ankara in orchestrating last year's failed …

Turkey orders arrest of 85 energy and education ministry staff

Turkey orders arrest of 85 energy and education ministry staff

Turkey ordered the arrest of 85 energy and education ministry staff in an investigation targeting the network of a US-based cleric whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating last July's attempted coup, broadcaster CNN Turk reported. No …

Germany grants asylum to Turkish military personnel - media

Germany grants asylum to Turkish military personnel - media

Several Turkish soldiers and their families have been granted asylum in a preliminary decision, the German media reported. According to numerous reports, the soldiers in question and their families are Turkish nationals with diplomatic …

Turkey suspends more than 9000 police officers

Turkey suspends more than 9000 police officers

Turkey's police force has suspended more than 9,000 officers over alleged links to the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. It said the action had been taken on the grounds of national security. …

Turkey's coup attempt figure phoned by US consulate

Turkey's coup attempt figure phoned by US consulate

A prosecutor’s office in Ankara has reportedly claimed in an indictment that a phone call was made by a mobile phone registered under the name of the US Consulate General in Istanbul to Adil Ökzüz, a suspected …

Turkish diplomats seek asylum in Switzerland

Turkish diplomats seek asylum in Switzerland

Switzerland is processing asylum requests from hundreds of Turkish citizens, including a few diplomats, swissinfo.ch reports. At a parliamentary Q&A session this week, the Swiss cabinet confirmed that 408 Turkish citizens had …

Twitter user detained for praising Gülen movement on social media

Twitter user detained for praising Gülen movement on social media

A popular Twitter user with the user name “bıbıcımsıfırladım” was identified and detained in İstanbul on Wednesday for posting tweets that praise the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt …