Results for "Gülen movement"

Turkish police on Friday detained two women whose fathers are imprisoned in cases tied to the government’s crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement after prosecutors cited help they received to…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for international solidarity with Doğan Ertuğrul, a Turkish journalist in exile whose assets were frozen by Turkey over alleged links to the Gülen movement, highlighting it as an example of targeting journalists.

The UN Committee Against Torture has requested Turkey to respond within six months to a complaint filed by Aysun Işınkaralar, who alleges she was tortured in police custody after being detained over alleged links to the Gülen movement.

Halil Karakoç, an 86-year-old retired imam, has been hospitalized after his release from prison was delayed despite serious health problems. He spent over five years in prison over alleged links to the Gülen movement.

Mustafa Demirhan, a mathematics teacher dismissed by an emergency decree due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, died at 56 in Samsun after suffering a stroke.

Turkish authorities have blocked access to 3,679 social media accounts over a seven-month period, alleging connections to the faith-based Gülen movement.

A group of 54 lawmakers, legal experts, academics, and human rights advocates has urged Turkey to ensure that any amnesty related to its renewed Kurdish peace initiative covers all political prisoners, including those accused of involvement with the Gülen movement.

A US-based umbrella group for organizations inspired by Fethullah Gülen called for an independent investigation into Turkey's 2016 coup attempt on its 10th anniversary, accusing the government of using an untested narrative.

Turkish prosecutors in Istanbul have indicted 50 individuals, including 35 former civil servants dismissed after the 2016 coup attempt, on terrorism-related charges for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

İsmet Özçelik, convicted on terrorism charges linked to the Gülen movement, recounted his abduction by Turkish intelligence and forced return to Turkey after a journey across three countries.

Turkish authorities have detained 23 individuals in three separate operations across Kocaeli and other provinces, alleging ties to the faith-based Gülen movement. Among those detained are dismissed public officials.

Turkish authorities have detained 237 people across 42 provinces in the past two weeks, targeting individuals accused of having links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

A social media campaign has been launched to advocate for the release of Abdullah Tırpan, a 74-year-old critically ill inmate imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement, amidst warnings from his family and rights advocates about his deteriorating health.

A mother of a 9-month-old infant has been jailed in İzmir, Turkey, over alleged links to the Gülen movement, despite concerns raised about her child's medical condition during her testimony.

Turkish citizens seeking asylum in Europe may face increased difficulty under new EU migration rules, despite Turkey's ongoing crackdown on individuals linked to the Gülen movement.

A former Turkish teacher, imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement, has publicly shared his story of losing his wife and 3-year-old son during a failed attempt to flee Turkey, followed by over six years of incarceration.

A confidential Turkish police document revealed that Turkish authorities monitored activities linked to the Gülen movement in the Netherlands, raising concerns about lawful conduct.

Turkish authorities are reportedly blocking the release of a critically ill inmate, convicted over alleged Gülen movement links, despite hospitalization risks and contradictory prison reports, according to an opposition lawmaker.

A 73-year-old inmate, convicted over alleged links to the Gülen movement, has been deemed fit to continue serving his sentence by a Turkish hospital, despite suffering from serious health problems and having lost his ability to speak in prison.

A 76-year-old former Turkish governor has been imprisoned after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld his sentence in a retrial on terrorism charges, stemming from alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

A senior adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged a "clear and tough stance" against political actors who defend individuals dismissed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

The European Court of Human Rights' (ECtHR) Grand Chamber has reversed an earlier decision, ruling that Turkey violated the rights of a man convicted of membership in a terrorist organization over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

Turkey has jailed seven individuals in Kayseri province, including teachers and military officers, after an appeals court upheld their prison sentences for alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

Turkish police detained three academics and a doctor in Tekirdağ province as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement.

Turkey has requested the extradition of 49 individuals from Sweden, alleging their links to the faith-based Gülen movement. This move intensifies Ankara's pressure on allies despite a low success rate for such requests in the past decade.

Five university students in southern Turkey have been held in pretrial detention for over 11 months without an indictment. Their families state the detention is due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

Turkish authorities detained 23 people, including business owners, across four provinces on allegations of providing financial support to families linked to the faith-based Gülen movement.

Experts claim that Turkey's increasing extradition requests to Finland are part of a "witch hunt" against alleged members of the Gülen movement and government critics. Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported on documents supporting these claims.

Ekrem Balkı, a 59-year-old former air force colonel under house arrest awaiting retrial for alleged links to the Gülen movement, died of a heart attack in Ankara.

Turkey's justice minister has reiterated Ankara's demand for the Netherlands to extradite 217 individuals allegedly linked to the faith-based Gülen movement during talks with the Dutch Justice and Security Minister, renewing a long-standing concern over extradition failures.

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of 17 individuals suspected of having links to the faith-based Gülen movement, as part of an ongoing crackdown.

A Turkish court ordered the arrest of five people in Edirne province on Thursday over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, following police detentions on the Edirne-Keşan road.

Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has announced plans to auction off Faruk Güllüoğlu, a major dessert chain that was confiscated following a 2016 coup attempt over its owner’s alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement. According to the Diken news website, the company will be auctioned on April 8 with an estimated value of 223 million […] The post Turkey to auction off renowned dessert chain seized over alleged Gülen links appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.

A Turkish teacher imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement said doctors called for an emergency blood transfusion when she was finally taken to a hospital with critically low blood levels, but claimed the treatment was initially delayed after prison officials said it could not be carried out immediately because of administrative procedures. According […] The post Turkish teacher imprisoned over Gülen links says emergency transfusion delayed despite critical blood levels appeared fi...

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 16 individuals accused of providing financial assistance to families of those jailed or dismissed over alleged links to the Gülen movement.

Asuman Birinci, a former physics teacher imprisoned in Turkey over alleged links to the Gülen movement, is reportedly being denied urgent medical treatment despite blood tests indicating severe anemia.

Turkish journalist Haşim Söylemez, who was serving a prison sentence for alleged links to the Gülen movement, has died of brain cancer in Bursa.

A Turkish opposition lawmaker voiced concerns regarding a former teacher and mother of four imprisoned on terrorism charges linked to the Gülen movement, highlighting her separation from children and poor prison conditions.

A former teacher, imprisoned with her 2-year-old daughter over alleged links to the Gülen movement, was released nearly nine months after the Constitutional Court ruled her rights had been violated.

İsmihan Şenol, a 45-year-old former literature teacher, died of ovarian cancer in Eskişehir after being dismissed by emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

Bülent Kemik, a 51-year-old former police officer who was dismissed and imprisoned over alleged links to the Gülen movement, died of colon cancer in Nevşehir, Turkey.

Turkish security forces have detained 128 individuals and jailed 51 across 22 provinces due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, according to the Interior Ministry.

Turkish security forces have apprehended 5,033 individuals accused of ties to the Gülen movement while they attempted to cross from Turkey's Edirne province into Europe in the decade following the 2016 failed coup.

Over the past decade, Turkey has placed 784 companies under state trusteeship due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, with these businesses reporting combined assets of TL 42.3 billion at the time of seizure.

A report alleges that the Turkish government utilized the state-controlled Maarif Foundation to facilitate the closure, confiscation, or transfer of at least 162 educational institutions linked to the Gülen movement across 29 countries.

A Turkish hospital has for the second time concluded that a seriously ill 73-year-old prisoner, convicted over alleged links to the Gülen movement, can remain incarcerated despite documented severe health issues.

Human rights organization Mazlum-Der has called on Turkey's Justice Ministry to suspend the sentence of 74-year-old Abdullah Tırpan, an ailing inmate imprisoned for alleged links to the Gülen movement.

A Turkish housewife, convicted of links to the Gülen movement, claims police detained her while she was caring for her 40-day-old baby, threatened to separate them, and held her for weeks in a filthy prison cell.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled against Turkey in 893 additional cases, citing systemic flaws in terrorism convictions linked to the Gülen movement.

Berlin's domestic intelligence agency has stated that Turkey's spy service is active in the German capital, seeking information on supporters of the Gülen movement from the Turkish diaspora.

A Turkish court sentenced 33 female university students to jail over alleged links to the Gülen movement. This comes as another university student, known for campaigning for her ailing father's release, was acquitted in a similar Gülen-linked trial.

The wife of a former teacher, dismissed over alleged links to the Gülen movement, died while trying to save her two children from floodwaters in central Turkey.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated questions to the Turkish government concerning alleged rights violations related to the lengthy pretrial detention of 154 individuals accused of links to the Gülen movement following a coup attempt.

A Turkish lawyer, who shared a police detention cell with teacher Gökhan Açıkkollu, has testified to witnessing signs of torture before Açıkkollu's death in custody in 2016, following his detention over alleged links to the Gülen movement.

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of four civil servants from the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the BOTAŞ energy company, as part of an ongoing crackdown targeting individuals allegedly linked to the Gülen movement.

Turkish authorities have detained 24 individuals, including seven public officials, in coordinated raids across 11 provinces. The detentions are part of an ongoing crackdown over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement.

Turkish authorities have detained 76 individuals in two separate operations, accusing them of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, according to reports from Turkish media and the Interior Ministry.

A Turkish businessman, accused of spying for the US, UK, and Israel, told a court that he instead spied for Ankara, helping to identify figures linked to the Gülen movement in Europe and the US after the 2016 coup.

Turkish police detained 25 individuals in coordinated operations across six provinces, as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement.

Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to 15 years in prison for engineer Baki Açıkel, accusing him of involvement with US-based organizations allegedly linked to the Gülen movement.

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of a former Istanbul police chief, who was part of the team leading 2013 corruption investigations, on charges of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

A school shooting in southern Turkey resulted in nine fatalities, including an 11-year-old boy whose father was previously dismissed from the Turkish National Police due to alleged links to the Gülen movement. The father had been released from prison last year.

Turkey's justice minister has criticized Western allies for their refusal to extradite individuals Ankara accuses of links to the faith-based Gülen movement. He stated that thousands of extradition requests have gone unanswered as the government continues its crackdown.

Sami Demir, a 49-year-old former mathematics teacher, died of cancer in Bursa, Turkey. He had been dismissed from his job by an emergency decree due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

Turkish police have detained 42 people, mostly women, on accusations of providing financial assistance during Ramadan to families of individuals jailed or dismissed due to alleged links to the Gülen movement.

The Dutch Council of State has ruled that asylum claims linked to the Gülen movement must undergo stricter, case-by-case assessments, and authorities cannot dismiss risks tied to family affiliations or applicants' profiles.

Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has put İstikbal Mobilya, a major furniture company seized from the Boydak family over alleged links to the Gülen movement, up for auction again after a previous sale drew no buyers.

Turkish authorities have detained 25 people, including current and former civil servants, as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement.

A Turkish teacher who previously underwent extensive cancer treatment is being held in an overcrowded and unsanitary prison ward after being convicted of links to the Gülen movement, raising concerns…

A Turkish court has ordered the rearrest of four individuals shortly after their release, on allegations of providing financial assistance to families linked to the Gülen movement.

Turkish authorities have arrested 182 of 298 people detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, according to official statements.

Turkish authorities have denied a request to suspend the prison sentence of an ailing 89-year-old inmate convicted of alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement despite his advanced age and multi

A former sewing and embroidery teacher dismissed by an emergency decree following a 2016 coup attempt over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement was arrested in Edirne on Friday on…

A cancer patient imprisoned in Turkey on alleged links to the Gülen movement has gone five months without treatment, with delays in a medical assessment hindering the process for suspending his sentence on health grounds.

Five Turkish law professors have called on courts to fully apply European human rights rulings in cases involving individuals convicted of links to the Gülen movement, citing concerns over lawful activities and unverified digital evidence.

Kamil Dayan, a 37-year-old former prison guard who was dismissed and convicted over alleged links to the Gülen movement, died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

The Turkish Parliament has admitted that its investigation into the 2016 coup attempt did not produce a legally valid final report, despite the government's long-standing blame on the Gülen movement and subsequent mass arrests.

A 51-page court statement from a Turkish woman imprisoned on alleged links to the Gülen movement details allegations of police threatening her with a gun, striking her, and removing her headscarf.

Ten years after the 2016 coup attempt, the Turkish government's campaign of hate speech against the faith-based Gülen movement continues, intensifying dramatically after the abortive putsch.

A new report from the Stockholm Center for Freedom analyzes UN findings, exposing widespread and systematic human rights violations and potential crimes against humanity in Turkey's crackdown on the Gülen movement.

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of four individuals in Çanakkale province on Wednesday, following allegations of their links to the Gülen movement.

A 21-year-old psychology student, held in pretrial detention over alleged links to the Gülen movement and recovering from spinal surgery, has been denied transfer to a hospital despite repeatedly losing consciousness.

A former Quran teacher in Turkey, Zeynep Çoban, has been imprisoned after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld her conviction on terrorism charges, citing alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

Former civil servants in Turkey, dismissed after the 2016 coup attempt, have shared accounts of how the government's crackdown on the Gülen movement severely impacted their lives and their children's well-being.

Durmuş Zorlu, a 54-year-old former police officer imprisoned in İzmir’s Kırıklar Prison over alleged links to the Gülen movement, died of a heart attack. He reportedly collapsed in prison on Thursday.

Turkey's Justice Minister, Akın Gürlek, announced that the country will update and resubmit extradition requests for individuals accused of ties to the faith-based Gülen movement. This signals a renewed effort to secure the return of government critics and alleged movement members, despite previous rejections.

A Belgian appeals court has recognized a former teacher from Turkey as a refugee, ruling that his past ties to the faith-based Gülen movement and Turkey’s ongoing crackdown establish a risk of prosecution, even without an arrest warrant.

Turkish prosecutors issued detention orders for 78 individuals as part of an investigation into the alleged education network of the faith-based Gülen movement, according to state broadcaster TRT Haber.

Enver Aydın, a former Turkish road maintenance worker who was dismissed from public service and convicted on terrorism charges over alleged links to the Gülen movement, has died of cancer at age 49.

Turkish courts have ordered the arrest of five individuals in Edirne province, accused of attempting to leave the country and having alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

Danish authorities are moving to deport 29-year-old Turkish mathematics teacher Tuğba Koç to Turkey, despite acknowledging her links to the Gülen movement and the risk of prosecution, concluding she is not prominent enough to face severe danger.

Turkish comedian Atalay Demirci has been apprehended and sent to prison in Istanbul after Turkey's top appeals court upheld his conviction for alleged links to the Gülen movement.

A secret witness in Turkey admitted to planting an unauthorized listening device in a student apartment, with these recordings reportedly used to launch a widespread crackdown on alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement.

Turkish authorities have detained 32 individuals in multiple provinces as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement.

Ünsalan Özkan, a 54-year-old former police officer imprisoned in Ankara’s Sincan Prison over alleged links to the Gülen movement, died of a heart attack three months before his scheduled release.

A divorce dispute in Istanbul has evolved into a terrorism investigation after a man claimed to have found documents, photographs, and handwritten notes allegedly connecting his wife to the Gülen movement, also known as FETÖ.

The family of an 11-year-old boy killed in a school shooting in southeastern Turkey reportedly faced discriminatory treatment in official notifications and at his funeral due to his father's alleged links to the Gülen movement.

Turkish authorities detained 60 individuals, including civil servants and doctors, in operations across multiple provinces as part of an ongoing crackdown on the Gülen movement.

A Turkish court arrested 24 individuals, predominantly women, on charges of providing Ramadan aid to families associated with the faith-based Gülen movement. The arrests were reported by the TR724 news website.

Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 16 people across 12 provinces due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, as the government's crackdown continues.

A Turkish mother of a 4-year-old girl has been jailed after being convicted for activities allegedly linked to the faith-based Gülen movement, which Europe’s top human rights court has ruled do not constitute a crime.

Mustafa Tarımcı, a former Turkish police officer dismissed by emergency decree over alleged links to the Gülen movement after the 2016 coup attempt, has died in Adana province after months in intensive care.

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 12 individuals, including five civil servants, due to alleged links to the Gülen movement. This action is part of the government's continuing crackdown on the faith-based group.

Turkish authorities have detained 141 people and arrested 88 in two separate operations over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of 93 individuals accused of links to the Gülen movement who were arrested and detained after the failed 2016 coup.

Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled that the conviction of a woman accused of membership in the Gülen movement violated the principle of legality in criminal law, stating the acts cited by lower courts did not clearly establish a criminal offense.

One of the original drafters of Turkey's penal code has advocated for a special legal framework to allow retrials for individuals convicted on terrorism charges related to the Gülen movement, arguing for those who did not commit concrete criminal acts.

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of 54 of 70 people detained last week in coordinated raids across four provinces as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the sta