TheTurkishgovernmentonSundayorderedthesackingofmorethan2,700peopleworkinginpublicinstitutionsoverallegedlinksto"terror"groups,inthelatestpurgessincelastyear'sfa
TurkeyhasdismissedwhatitsaidwereludicrousreportsthatTurkishofficialsmayhavediscussedaplantoseizeawantedU.S.-basedMuslimclericandhandhimovertoAnkarainexchangefor
Turkey dismissed more than 7,000 people from public service on Friday over suspected links to the followers of Gulen Movement, local daily Hurriyet reported.
Turkishauthoritiesissueddetentionwarrantsfor189lawyersaspartofaninvestigationintofollowersofaMuslimclericaccusedoforchestratinglastJuly'sattemptedcoup,state-run
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said the killer of Russia's ambassador to Turkey was a member of the group of Fethullah Gulen blamed for the July 15 coup, as Moscow warned against jumping to early conclusions.
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 Tayyip Erdogan.
Two top U.S. intelligence bodies are being accused in an indictment of providing training to followers of the alleged mastermind behind the failed coup in Turkey, state-run Anadolu Agency said Thursday.
Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday, broadcaster NTV reported, under a crackdown following a failed coup that has targeted more than 60,000 people and drawn fire from the European Union.
The Turkish president on Wednesday stressed solidarity with the United States in dealing with the extradition of Gulen, who was accused by Ankara of plotting the failed military coup.
As a faction of the Turkish armed forces involved in the coup attempt was deemed as loyal to U.S. -based cleric Fethullah Gulen, Turkey firmly demands extradition of the cleric, which may sour bilateral ties, local experts said Monday.
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