Tag: Fethullah Gulen
US Imposes Sanctions Against 2 Key Turkish Ministers Over Detention of American Pastor
The pastor was released to house arrest but not freed in what the Trump administration had been led to believe was to have been a "prisoner swap" with Turkish terror suspect held by Israel.
Turkey Arrests More Than 1,200 in Past Week
Ankara has also been gradually slowing down its agreed-upon normalization of the diplomatic relationship between Turkey and Israel.
Turkey Escalates Media Crackdown in Wake of Failed Coup
News outlets in Turkey reported on Wednesday that the Turkish government had ordered the closing of 45 newspapers, 23 radio stations, 16 TV channels and three news agencies.
Erdogan Utilizing Turks’ Ingrained Conspiracy Theory Culture to Purge Foes, Real and Imagined
Imagine that every conspiracy theory you've heard, from the Communists taking over America, to Obama conspiring with the deans of Al Azhar University to bring Islam to the US, to the CIA blowing up the World Trade Center, was, if not true, at least plausible.
Turkish Government Fires Tens of Thousands After Coup Attempt
The purge of civil service workers and officials by the Turkish government continues in the wake of last week's attempted coup.
Erdogan Blames Former Military Attaché to Israel and Muslim Peace Advocate for Coup Attempt
Some 2,839 military personnel involved in the coup attempt have been arrested, and 20 pro-coup soldiers, including some senior officers, were killed during the attempt to overthrow the government.