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Turkey issues warrants for over 240 soldiers over alleged coup links
(UPDATED) The Istanbul public prosecutor says it issued arrest warrants for 176 active duty military personnel, including a colonel, 5 majors and 100 lieutenants from the different armed forces over alleged links to Fethullah Gulen's movement

Ex-Trump aide Flynn probed over secret Turkey dealings – reports
Lawyers for Michael Flynn label the allegations 'outrageous' and 'false'

Turkey marks failed coup that changed country
The country is in the throes of the biggest purge in its history against alleged coup supporters while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has seen his grip on power tightened rather than weakened

Turkey seeks arrest of NBA player Enes Kanter on terror accusations
A judge issues an arrest warrant to Thunders Enes Kanter after an Istanbul prosecutor opened an investigation into Kanter s alleged membership of an armed terrorist organization

Turkey detains 1,000 in crackdown on alleged Gulen supporters
A total of 1 009 suspects have so far been detained in raids in 72 provinces across the country Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu is quoted as saying by the official Anadolu news agency

Germany investigates 20 for alleged spying for Turkey
They also launch an investigation into the actions of Turkish imams suspected of acting as spies under Ankara s orders

Germany launches probe into 'intolerable spying' by Turkey
The probe comes as a German state minister accuses Turkey of the unacceptable espionage against supporters of Fethullah Gulen blamed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a failed coup attempt last year

Turkey coup suspects trial begins in Istanbul
The trials following the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are set to be the most far reaching legal process in Turkish history

Russia joins probe into Turkey envoy murder
4th UPDATE Six people are detained over the attack including the sister mother father and uncle of suspect Mevlut Mert Altintas 22 an off duty policeman

Keluarga mengaku lega Handika tak terbukti bergabung kelompok Fethullah Gülen
Pasca dibebaskan Handika mengaku ingin melanjutkan pendidikannya di jurusan matematika Universitas Gaziantep Turki

Pengadilan Turki membebaskan pelajar Indonesia Handika Lintang
Handika ditangkap oleh otoritas di Turki karena diduga terkait dengan gerakan Fethullah Gülen yang ingin menggulingkan pemerintahan resmi

Turkey fires 15,000, shuts 375 NGOs in latest coup purge
More than 100 000 people have already been suspended or sacked so far in a crackdown on those alleged to have links to coup plotters while dozens of media outlets have been shut down

Turkish court jails 9 staff of opposition daily
UPDATED The suspects are charged with links to the Kurdistan Workers Party and the movement of Fethullah Gulen who is blamed for the failed coup bid in July

Over 35,000 suspects arrested in Turkey coup probe – minister
More than 35 000 people have been arrested over alleged links to the group said to be behind the failed coup in July

Turkey suspends 12,800 police, shuts TV channel
3rd UPDATE Of the 12 801 suspended from duty as part of the investigation into the coup attempt 2 523 were police chiefs the police authorities say in a statement

Turkey police detain Gulen's brother in coup probe
Kutbettin Gulen is accused of membership of an armed terror group says the state run Anadolu news agency

Turkey set to extend state of emergency, 32,000 jailed
The state of emergency has provided the legal framework for the biggest crackdown in Turkey s modern history but also raised alarm among its partners in the European Union and United States

Turkey dismisses 87 spy agency staff over failed coup
The National Intelligence Organization has suspended 141 personnel in an internal probe over links to US based preacher Fethullah Gulen

Turkey detains prominent journalist in coup probe
Journalist Ahmet Altan and his brother Professor Mehmet Altan were detained early in the morning by Istanbul anti terror police the state run Anadolu news agency reported

Turkey removes 8,000 security personnel in latest purge
Turkey has embarked on an all-out purge of state bodies in the wake of the coup to rid the country of what Erdogan calls the 'virus' of Fethullah Gulen's influence

Turkey arrests ex-envoy who brokered secret Gulen meeting
Gurcan Balik s arrest is one of the first times a figure linked to the political leadership in the ruling Justice and Development Party AKP has been implicated in the July 15 coup

Kisah pelajar Indonesia yang tertangkap di Turki karena diduga pendukung Fethullah Gülen
Keluarga di Wonosobo yakin Handika adalah korban salah tangkap oleh otoritas Turki

Biden says US understands 'intense feeling' in Turkey over Gulen after coup
Biden s one day trip to Ankara is largely aimed at repairing damage to ties caused by the botched coup and Turkey s impatience over the failure of the US to rapidly surrender Fethullah Gulen

US is 'strategic partner, not our enemy' – Turkish PM
This is despite Ankara s anger at Washington for failing to extradite Fethullah Gulen whom Turkey blames for last month s failed coup

Turkey suspends 2,500 more from religion agency after coup bid
The religious affairs directorate Diyanet says 2 560 people have been suspended in the latest wave bringing the total dismissed to 3 672 since July 15

Indonesia tolak permintaan Turki untuk tutup 9 sekolah
Turki menduga 9 institusi pendidikan itu menyebarluaskan paham Fethullah Gülen orang yang mereka tuding sebagai otak upaya kudeta terhadap pemerintah

Turkey issues warrant for preacher Gulen over coup
US based preacher Fethullah Gulen strongly denies any involvement and the movement he leads insists it is a charitable network promoting tolerant Islam

Turkey's Erdogan presses US to extradite preacher
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pressed the United States to extradite preacher Fethullah Gulen saying waiting to get the alleged coup plotter was intolerable

Turkey dismisses nearly 1,400 troops as Erdogan tightens grip
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan s aide de camp Ali Yazici is among those dismissed

SMA Semesta: Tudingan Pemerintah Turki bentuk intervensi kepada Indonesia
Pemerintah Turki melalui situs resmi kedutaan di Jakarta meminta Indonesia menutup 9 SMA yang diduga terkait gerakan Fethullah Gülen

Turki minta Indonesia tutup sekolah yang terkait organisasi FETO
Pemerintah Indonesia mengatakan keberadaan sembilan sekolah itu sudah sesuai aturan pendidikan Turki tak berhak ikut campur

Turkey detains 3 top businessmen in probe after coup
The detentions are part of an investigation into the financing of the activities of US based preacher Fethullah Gulen in Turkey

Turkey reshuffles military after half of generals fired
Separately a total of 131 newspapers TV channels and other media outlets are being shut down under the 3 month state of emergency declared in the wake of the coup

Turkey PM warns post-coup crackdown not over
UPDATED Energy Minister Berat Albayrak suggests parts of the military had wanted to act against the government as they knew they were about to be purged

Turkey extends police powers, shutters schools after coup
Using new emergency powers President Recep Tayyip Erdogan s cabinet decree that police could now hold suspects for 1 month without charge

Turkey EU minister says 'not end of road' for membership bid
Turkey s EU Minister Omer Celik laments that no EU leaders had come to Turkey in the wake of the coup to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Turkish leadership

Turkey suspends rights convention under emergency powers
The extra powers to restrict freedom of movement and other rights are needed to remove swiftly all the elements of the terrorist organisation involved in the coup attempt Erdogan says

3-month state of emergency declared in Turkey
The state of emergency is needed in order to remove swiftly all the elements of the terrorist organization involved in the coup attempt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says

Turkey targets media and schools in escalating post-coup purge
The government suspends 15 200 state education employees demands resignation of almost 1 600 deans and cancels licenses of radio and TV stations allegedly linked to Fethullah Gulen

'Nonsensical' to claim Erdogan orchestrated coup – presidency
Turkey accuses Erdogan s archfoe Fethullah Gulen of setting up the coup from exile in the United States but the Islamic cleric retorts the president himself may have staged it

Turkey presses post-coup purge
Turkey has so far detained over 7 500 people and sacked almost 9 000 officials in its relentless purge of suspected plotters

Erdogan foe Gulen dismisses Turkey extradition bid
Fethullah Gulen the spiritual leader of the Hizmet movement – dubbed a terrorist group by Erdogan – firmly denies Ankara s charge he was behind the coup bid

Turkey army helped save Erdogan but risks losing clout
Friday s events will like give Erdogan the chance to again clip the wings of the armed forces

Turkey regains control after deadly anti-Erdogan coup bid
UPDATED President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges his backers to stay on the streets to prevent a possible flare up of Friday s chaos

Erdogan enemy Gulen denies behind Turkey coup attempt
I condemn in the strongest terms the attempted military coup in Turkey Fethullah Gulen says in a statement

Erdogan seeks control after coup attempt in Turkey
UPDATED What is being perpetrated is a treason and a rebellion They will pay a heavy price for this act of treason says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey detains over 100 in new raids on Erdogan foes
Those detained are accused of providing financing for US based preacher Fethullah Gulen who the Turkish government accuses of running a terror organization

Turkey police fire plastic bullets at opposition paper rally
4th UPDATE The Turkish press has experienced one of the darkest days in its history says the Zaman newspaper

Top judge issues final anti-Erdogan broadside
Constitutional Court chairman Hasim Kilic says the government s extraordinary interest in the court s affairs was undermining judicial independence

Turkey launches new raids over Erdogan eavesdropping case
Istanbul prosecutors issue warrants for 21 police officers of whom 16 have been arrested so far
