Turkey detains educators over ‘Gulen links’
Press TV- Police in Turkey have arrested dozens of people working at a now-shuttered university over suspected involvement in an attempted coup…
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Turkey says Gulen network behind U.S. case against Turkish trader
Reuters – The U.S. case against a Turkish gold trader accused of evading U.S. sanctions on Iran is based on evidence fabricated…
Why US rejects Turkish calls for Gulen extradition?
Alwaght– A year after the failed coup in Turkey, the US government has declined to respond to the Turkish calls urging extradition…
Turkish justice minister says will focus on Gülen, not Zarrab, in US
Turkish Minute – Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said a visit to the US that will start on Sunday would focus on…
Turkey hopes Trump administration will extradite Gulen: PM
Press TV- Turkey has voiced optimism regarding bilateral relations with the US under President Donald Trump, saying it primarily expects the new…
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 243 military personnel in post-coup crackdown
Press TV- Turkish prosecutors have ordered the arrest of as many as 243 staff with the country’s military over their alleged use…
6,000 more ‘unreliable’ Turks lose jobs amid extended post-coup state of emergency
RT– After extending its state of emergency this week, Turkey has issued three decrees that have resulted in the dismissal of over…
Turkey detains 1,682 for questioning over links to failed coup, militants
Press TV- Hundreds of people have been detained for questioning by Turkish authorities in the course of last week over suspected links…
An identity-based foreign policy in post-coup Turkey
It seems that explaining Turkey’s regional actions following the recent failed coup staged by part of the country’s military would not be…
Gulen mulls fleeing US to avoid extradition: Turkish minister
Turkey’s justice minister says intelligence shows that Pennsylvania-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for the mid-July failed coup, is seeking to flee the US following Ankara’s…
Erdogan says post-coup crackdown boosts judiciary
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended Ankara’s massive post-coup crackdown on thousands of judges and prosecutors, saying the measure will bolster…
Security threats in Turkey: Which is more dangerous, PKK or Gulen?
During recent weeks, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has launched new attacks in a number of locations in Turkey’s Kurdish regions and…
What’s behind Turkey’s selective clampdown on Gulen community?
More than a month after the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, the crackdown on suspected members of the Gulen community, the…
Turkish prosecutors demand two life sentences for Gulen
Turkish prosecutors have demanded two life sentences and an additional 1,900 years in prison for US-based cleric, Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames…
The attempted coup d’état made Turkey band together
Several weeks passed since one of the darkest days in world history. Many details related to the attempted coup in Turkey came…
Over 81,000 sacked, suspended over failed coup: Turkey PM
The Turkish prime minister says more than 81,000 people have been dismissed or suspended from work over suspected links to US-based opposition…
US needs to choose either Gulen or Turkey: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the United States to extradite US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen blamed by Ankara for…
US and the failed Turkish coup
In the aftermath of the July 15th failed military coup in Turkey, which has resulted in extensive purge of the Turkish military…
Turkish government’s approach to Kurds following July 15 coup attempt
The recent coup attempt against the Turkish government failed due to a host of factors and reasons, including theoretical and practical weakness…
Turkey sends US new extradition request for Gulen – Justice Minister
Turkey has sent another request for the Untied States to extradite dissident cleric Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Tuesday.…
Gulen’s role on socio-political developments of Turkey
Alwaght- The community of Fethullah Gulen, also called the empire of Fethullah Gulen, owns public bases; press, radio, television, financial and commercial…
Turkey’s Justice Minister: Opposition leader Gulen leaves US
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Justice Minister said on Thursday he has received exclusive information regarding the departure of Fetullah Gulen from his residency…
Turkey: Soldiers involved in failed coup account for 1.5 percent of the military
Turkey’s military on Wednesday rejected claims that soldiers behind the abortive coup of July 15 made up a considerable portion of the…
Turkish FM says extraditing Gulen key to future US-Turkey ties
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the US’s stance on extraditing Fethullah Gulen will determine the future of relations between the two…
211 airline staffers sacked as Turkey continues mass purge
Turkey’s national airline staffers have become the latest to be affected by a widening crackdown over a botched coup attempt, as the…
Turkey failed coup inmates tortured, sexually harassed: Amnesty International
Alwaght- Inmates apprehended after failed military coup in Turkey have been subjected to torture and sexual harassment, Amnesty International reported. The human…
Erdogan warns US against refusing to extradite Gulen to Turkey
The Turkish government believes Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Muslim cleric, who founded the Hizmet movement, is behind the failed military coup attempt…
Coup d’état in Turkey and deciphering Iran’s positions
Following the crisis caused by a failed coup attempt in Turkey, a question that has been commonly asked by the Iranian people…
Turkey sent official request to US on extradition of Fethullah Gulen
Turkish authorities believe the Muslim cleric was behind the recent military coup attempt ANKARA, July 19. /TASS/. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim…
Why Turkey coup bid fail?
Alwaght- The experts who are following the Turkish social and political developments for years have described the coup attempt by some army…
Who is really behind coup in Turkey?
Alwaght- There are two visions on the anti-government military coup that last night pushed Turkey into a state of chaos. The first…
An analysis of Turkey’s bungled coup attempt
Analysis of Turkey’s botched coup attempt is very important not simply because of geographical and spiritual propinquity of this incident to our…
Turkish president Erdogan asks US to extradite Gulen
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the United States Saturday to extradite a person he accuses of being…
Iran’s Velayati decries attempted coup in Turkey
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution, denounced a coup attempt by a group…
Iran backs democratically elected government in Turkey: Spokesman
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman voiced Tehran’s support for the democratically elected government of Turkey after an abortive military coup…
Erdogan, Gulen capabilities to challenge each other
Alwaght- The US-based Turkish cleric and politician Fethullah Gulen, who once did his best to push Justice and Development Party (AKP) up…
Turkey arrests student for anti-Erdogan criticism
Turkey has apprehended a 16-year-old high school student for offending the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by accusing him of corruption. According…