Tag: Fethullah Gulen

Turkey issues arrest warrants for 47 ex-staff of Zaman daily

Turkey on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for 47 former staff of the Zaman newspaper, an official said, in the country's widening crackdown after a...

Former Turkish air force chief confesses to plot coup: State media

Former Turkish air force chief Akin Ozturk has confessed to prosecutors his role in plotting the coup that attempted to topple the government over...

Turkish pilots who downed Russia jet part of coup plot: Official

Two Turkish pilots who played a role in the downing of a Russian plane in November are in custody over the weekend’s failed coup...

Turkey dismisses almost 9,000 officials after failed coup

Turkey has dismissed almost 9,000 officials after a failed coup targeting the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the state-run Anadolu news agency said...

US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen behind coup plot, Istanbul informs Washington

Turkey's foreign minister said on Saturday he had made clear in a call with US counterpart John Kerry that followers of US-based cleric Fethullah...