Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation
CoE: Turkey Using Sweden’s NATO Membership Bid To Extend Repression
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson attend a press conference after their meeting in Ankara, 8 November 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/NECATI SAVAS
Turkish Army Uses Algorithm to ‘Persecute’ Gulenists: Report
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The report, "Algorithmic persecution in Turkey's post-coup crackdown: The FETO-Meter system" says more than 20,000 military personnel have been dismissed since a failed coup attempt in 2016 on the basis of algorithms.
Turkish Court Releases Jailed Journalist and Writer Ahmet Altan
Ahmet Altan at a press conference for the Leipzig Media Award 2009 ceremony in Leipzig, October 2009. Photo: EPA/JAN WOITAS
Turkey Passes Bill Allowing Probes Into Public-Sector Job Applicants
Members of Turkey's parliament at a meeting at the Grand National Assembly in Ankara, 2 January 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/STR
The bill was passed by the votes of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP and by MPs from his far-right ally, the Nationalist Movement Party, MHP.
Turkey Detains 184 Alleged ‘Gulenists’ as Crackdown Continues
A Turkish flag in Istanbul, May 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN
Prosecutors in the cities of Izmir and Ankara ordered the arrests based on information from the Turkish National Intelligence Agency, alleging that the suspects have links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Ankara of mounting a failed coup in 2016.
Turkey Detains 39 for ‘Terrorist Propaganda’ Social Media Posts
A customer at a cafe in Istanbul, July 2020. Archive photo: EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA
It said that a total of 575 offenders have been detected and that detentions continue.
"Debates and developments on social media platforms as well as the social media accounts of illegal groups and structures are being followed closely," the ministry said in a written statement.
Turkey Launches Mass Arrests of Alleged ‘Gulenist’ Military Officers
A Turkish flag in the city of Istanbul, May 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN
The arrests came after prosecutors in the city of Izmir on Tuesday ordered the detention of 238 serving and former military officers including high-ranking soldiers.
A total of 218 of the suspects are still serving in various branches of the Turkish Armed Forces and Gendarmerie.
Turkey Detains 304 Troops in Operation Against Alleged ‘Gulenists’
People shout slogans as they hold Turkish flags during a rally marking the third anniversary of the failed coup attempt in Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN
Prosecutors in the city of Izmir ordered the arrests because of the suspects' alleged of links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Ankara of mounting a failed coup in 2016.
Turkey Detains 116 Police and Army Officers over Alleged Gulen Links
Arrested soldiers who participated in the 2016 attempted coup d'etat in Turkey, are accompany by Turkish soldiers as they arrive at the court inside of the Sincan Prison before trial in Ankara, Turkey, 01 August 2017. Photo: EPA/TUMAY BERKIN
Turkey Hands Down Aggravated Life Sentences for 2016 Plotters
Arrested soldiers who participated in the 2016 attempted coup are accompanied by Turkish soldiers as they arrive at the court in Sincan Prison before trial in Ankara, August 1, 2017. Photo: EPA/TUMAY BERKIN
Akinci Air Base in Ankara was the headquarters of the plotters and the operations of the abortive coup attempt were managed there, including air strikes on civilians.