Tag: Turkey police
Prominent Turkish journalist says detained over tweet
Prominent Turkish journalist Ahmet Sik on Thursday said he was being detained by authorities over a Twitter statement he made while an opposition lawmaker...
Turkey orders detention of 125 police officers: media
A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the detention of 125 police officers in the investigation of a religious movement the government blames for an...
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 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...
Turkey police fire tear gas at religious constitution protest
Turkish police on Tuesday fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who had gathered outside parliament to protest a call for the country to adopt...