Fethullah Gulen

Turkey to extend state of emergency for sixth time

london - Emiratesvoice

Turkey is set to extend a state of emergency for the sixth time since the failed 2016 coup attempt, worrying both government opponents and allies who fear the special powers are driving Turkey in an increasingly authoritarian direction. The state of emergency, declared five days after the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, has allowed a massive government crackdown aimed atRead more

Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 in latest post-coup purges

Ankara - Emiratesvoice

The Turkish government on Sunday ordered the sacking of more than 2,700 people working in public institutions over alleged links to "terror" groups, in the latest purges since last year's failed coup. In a separate emergency decree, the defence procurement agency was ordered to answer to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan instead of the defence ministry, in a move widely viewedRead more

Turkey seeks arrest of 35 media workers over alleged Gulen links

Istanbul - Emirates Voice

Turkish authorities on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 35 employees of media groups, including national newspaper journalists, on suspicion of links to the alleged mastermind of the failed July 15 coup Fethullah Gulen, the state-run news agency said. Nine people have been detained so far in the operation, Anadolu news agency said, adding they were accused of using a messagingRead more

Turkey seeks arrest of 35 media workers

Istanbul - Emirates Voice

Turkey says detains more than 1,000 in latest anti-terror raids

ANKARA - Emirates Voice

Turkish authorities detained 1,098 people over the last week for suspected links to militant groups or last year's failed coup attempt, the interior ministry said on Monday. In a statement, the ministry said 831 of those were detained for suspected ties to the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for orchestrating an attempted coup in July. Gulen deniesRead more

Turkey puts Gulen, 269 others on trial over coup bid

Ankara - Arab Today

Turkey opened the biggest trial yet over the failed July coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and on Monday tried 270 suspects including the alleged mastermind Fethullah Gulen. US-based Islamic preacher Mr Gulen was charged in absentia and accused of ordering the failed July 15 coup - an accusation he strongly denies. The movement Mr Gulen leads hasRead more

Turkey to extend state of emergency further

Ankara - Arab Today

Turkey's prime minister says a state of emergency that was imposed following the failed coup attempt in July will be extended "for a bit longer." Turkey declared the state of emergency to facilitate its crackdown on the network of followers of US-based Muslim Cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey accuses of orchestrating the July 15 failed attempt. But critics say theRead more

Ethiopian schools linked to Turkish cleric are sold

Addis Ababa , Ethiopia - Arab Today

A network of schools in Ethiopia linked to cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Turkey of masterminding a failed coup attempt last year, is changing ownership. The sale of the Nejashi Ethio-Turkish International Schools follows pressure from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is urging countries that host institutions inspired by Gulen to close or take them over. Cecil Aydin, aRead more

Turkey puts 47 on trial for ‘coup plot to kill Erdogan’

Mugla - Arab Today

Almost 50 suspects went on trial on Monday accused of plotting to assassinate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a luxury Aegean hotel on the night of the botched July 15 coup. Forty-four suspects, mainly soldiers, are under arrest, while three others still on the run are being tried in absentia at the court in the southern city of Mugla.Read more

Turkey detains 27 police officers, extending post-coup crackdown

Ankara - Arab Today

Turkish authorities on Wednesday detained 27 police officers in eight provinces across the country, the state-run Anadolu news agency said, part of the widening crackdown following a failed coup attempt in July. The detentions, centered in the southern province of Adana, aimed to root out followers of the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating the putsch,Read more