
Turkey two months after the failed coup
Almost universal condemnation of the attempted coup, regardless of political orientation, created an opportunity for national unity
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Almost universal condemnation of the attempted coup, regardless of political orientation, created an opportunity for national unity
More than 170 jails will be built over the next five years in Turkey, according to a statement from the Justice Ministry. The ministry’s move comes after the overcrowding in jails caused by the arrests linked to the July 15 failed coup …
The people of Turkey demand reinstating the death penalty, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan said that if the Turkish parliament decides to restore the death penalty, no one has the right to criticize …
The US Justice Department gives the closest attention to Turkey's requests to detain the Turkish Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, the US Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr said. Turkey …
Turkey has made a formal request to the United States for the arrest of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen on charges of orchestrating an attempted military coup on July 15, Anadolu reports. NTV said the Justice …
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he welcomed Turkey's efforts against Daesh and that Ankara had a right to defend itself, Reuters reported. "We welcome Turkey's increasing efforts to …
The weak response from Brussels to the developments in Turkey raised serious questions about the EU’s reliability as a partner
A further 73 personnel from the Turkish Air Force have been dismissed from the army as part of the ongoing investigation into the Fetullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which has been accused of the failed coup attempt of July 15, the …
MAK Research Company has conducted a comprehensive public survey on the Turkish government's performance within the first 100 days, Daily Sabah reports. The most striking result revealed that 90 percent of the Turkish public …
The 'Akinci' air base located in Ankara has been renamed as 'Murted', Trend reports citing HaberTurk newspaper. This air base was used as a stronghold of plotters during the …
Turkey won’t take part in any future plan to stop migrants entering the European Union unless the bloc gives visa-free access to Turkish citizens, the country’s EU affairs minister said. Turkey will continue to implement the …
Turkey, as well as the West, knows that the country will not be included in the EU for a long time, therefore, the statements of the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Guenther Oettinger, that Turkey …
53 employees at the Turkish telecommunications company Türk Telekom have been detained in the second wave of an operation launched against the company targeting the alleged followers of the Gülen movement. As part of an …
Turkish police arrested 36 businessmen, local media reported. The reason for their arrest was possible involvement in the movement of Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of organizing a coup in Turkey. …
A Turkish court on Saturday placed under arrest three former top diplomats, including an advisor to ex-president Abdullah Gul, over links to the failed July 15 coup, state media said, BDlive reported. …
A former Turkish prosecutor, Gultekin Avci, was captured in the western city of İzmir after a court issued an arrest warrant for Avci on charges of being a member of a terrorist organization. Avci was a staple on …
Turkey has dismissed 586 colonels, TRT Haber news channel reports. This decision was made at the Turkish Supreme Military Council’s meeting held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. …
The program of the US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Turkey on August 24 has been made public, Haberturk newspaper reports. The vice president will have his first meeting with the Speaker of the Turkish …
Locals living without power in the highlands of the Bulancak district of the Black Sea province of Giresun learned of the July 15 failed coup attempt 10 days afterward from a shepherd, Habertürk reports. “We have not have …
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim met with the leaders of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) for the second time since the failed coup attempt on July 15. …