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Turkey coup: 136 diplomats seek Germany asylum
Germany says it has received 136 asylum requests from Turks holding diplomatic passports since the July coup attempt against the Turkish president.
The figure is...
Record number of journalists in jail globally after Turkey crackdown
More journalists have been imprisoned this year by governments around the world than at any time in nearly 30 years, primarily because of the...
EU says Turkey ‘backsliding’ on road to membership since failed coup
The European Union voiced grave concern about Turkey’s crackdown on opponents since a failed July coup in a highly critical report on Wednesday that...
Over 35,000 suspects arrested in Turkey coup probe: minister
Turkey has arrested more than 35,000 people over alleged links to the group run by the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for...
Turkey says suspends 12,801 police over alleged links with cleric Gulen
Turkish authorities have suspended 12,801 police officers from duty, police headquarters said on Tuesday, over their suspected links with the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen...
Turkey arrests three former diplomats over coup plot
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...
Turkey’s Erdogan says IS ‘likely perpetrator’ of Gaziantep attack
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group was the “likely perpetrator” of a bomb attack on a...
38,000 prisoners to be released in Turkey ‘to make room for...
Some 38,000 prisoners jailed in Turkey are to be released under a reform of a "supervised release" scheme announced in a government decree issued...
Turkey dismisses more than 2,000 police officers over coup bid
Turkey issued two decrees under emergency rule on Wednesday in which it dismissed more than 2,000 police officers and hundreds of members of the...
Turkish police raid Istanbul courthouses, more officers detained
Turkish police raided the country's biggest courthouse and two other halls of justice in Istanbul on Monday, detaining dozens of judicial personnel as part...
Gulen seeks international probe into Turkey coup
US-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen has called for an international inquiry into last month's abortive coup, vowing his “full cooperation” with any such probe...
Turkish military officer seeking asylum in United States
A Turkish military officer on a US-based assignment for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) is seeking asylum in the United States after being recalled...
Turkey formally arrested 16,000 people in coup probe
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Tuesday 16,000 people have been formally arrested and remanded in custody in connection with last month’s failed...
Key events in Turkey since attempted coup
Turkey held huge rallies Sunday in a show of unity with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after last month’s failed coup which he says was...
Leader of Germany’s liberal party compares Turkey coup reaction to Nazis
The leader of Germany’s liberal Free Democrats (FDP) likened Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s purge of state institutions to the actions of the Nazi party...
US not involved in Turkey coup attempt, ‘full stop’, says envoy
The United States’ ambassador to Turkey has again denied allegations his country was involved in last month’s failed coup attempt, Turkish media reported Saturday.
“I...
Turkey ruling party orders purge after coup attempt
Turkey's ruling party on Friday ordered a purge from its ranks of supporters of US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, accused of plotting last month's...
