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Turkey issues warrant for preacher Gulen over coup
Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, accusing him of ordering the coup attempt aimed at ousting President Recep...
Turkey asks Pakistan to crack down on Gulen-run schools
PM extends warmest congratulations to Turkish leadership and people for their triumph against ‘assault on democracy’
Turkey, US meet after power grab attempt
Turkey’s military and political leaders were to meet on Monday in Ankara with the top US military commander in the first direct talks since...
Turkey expels nearly 1,400 personnel from armed forces
The Turkish government dismissed nearly 1,400 military personnel for suspected links to a cleric it blames for an attempted coup, state media said on...
Ankara mayor to US: deliver Gulen
The United States must extradite Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen to Turkey to remove any suspicion that Washington was involved in the failed July 15...
Tensions as pro-Erdogan activists to rally in Germany
Tens of thousands of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are planning to rally in the German city of Cologne Sunday, as tensions...
US insists not involved in Turkey military coup bid
A top military chief and other officials insisted Friday that the United States was not involved in the attempted military coup in Turkey, underscoring...
Erdogan tells West ‘mind your own business’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday told the European Union and the United States to “mind your own business” after the West expressed alarm...
PakTurk schools to be handed over to ‘new entity’
PakTurk schools are being run by a foundation believed to be close to Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish religious scholar who has a huge following in Turkey. The Turkish government, however, has declared him a terrorist following the coup attempt by a section of Turkish Armed Forces.
Former NATO commander ‘behind coup against Erdogan’, says Turkish newspaper
The former commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, retired US Army General John F. Campbell, was the mastermind behind the failed military coup in...
Turkey shakes up military as post-coup crackdown widens
Turkey's premier meets top military commanders on Thursday over one of the most radical shake-ups in the armed forces' history after a failed coup,...
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...
Turkish generals detained by UAE as coup crackdown continues
Two Turkish generals serving in Afghanistan have been detained in Dubai on suspicion of links to the July 15 failed coup against President Recep...
Turkish soldiers involved in coup being ‘raped, starved and hogtied’
At least 10,000 Turkish troops have been detained and raped, starved and left without water for days, according to Amnesty International.
Amnesty International says it...
Amnesty says Turkey coup detainees being tortured
Human rights group Amnesty International said Sunday it had “credible evidence” of the abuse and torture of people detained in sweeping arrests since Turkey's...
Turkish president gains upper hand in power struggle
At the crossroads between a divided Europe and a convulsed Middle East, Turkey is caught in a power struggle between former Islamist allies which...
Erdogan orders closure of more schools, extends detention period
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the closure of more than 1,000 private schools and extended the period in which some suspects can be...
