Gulen confident U.S. will not extradite him to Turkey, says ‘Erdogan suffering from power poisoning’
Fethullah Gulen, an exiled religious leader blamed by President Recep Erdogan for the coup attempt in Turkey, said on Friday ...
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Coup: Turkish Foreign Ministry dismisses 88 employees; 1,684 military personnel, including 149 Generals, Admirals fired
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday said the ministry has dismissed 88 of its employees, including two ambassadors, in ...
UBA has no link with Turkey coup, says Aigbe
UBA is aware of the on-going and spurious media speculation linking our institution to recent events in Turkey. In ...
Turkish coup investigation expands: 42 journalists under probe
Dozens of journalists are under investigation for possible links to the attempted July 15 coup in Turkey. Among the ...
Erdogan issues decree to close 2,340 schools, hospitals, charities, others in Turkey; suspends 37,500 civil servants, policemen; revokes licences of 21,000 teachers
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a decree to close 2,341 institutions - including schools, charities, unions and medical ...
Ufuk Foundation condemns attempted coup in Turkey, denies Gulen involvement
An Abuja-based NGO, Ufuk Dialogue Foundation, on Tuesday in Abuja condemned the recent military coup attempt in Turkey. Ufuk Dialogue, ...
Turkey detains 6,000 in failed coup
A sweeping campaign to arrest renegade military officers, soldiers and other suspects linked to a failed coup plot in ...
Messi, Iniesta cancel Turkey charity match appearance
Barcelona striker, Lionel Messi, and teammate, Andres Iniesta, have not travelled to Turkey for a charity match in Antalya, ...
Turkey: 104 coup plotters killed, 2,839 soldiers arrested, 2,745 judges sacked; Erdogan blames Gulen for coup attempt, urges U.S. to arrest or extradite him
Some 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested after an attempted coup that is now over, says Turkey's PM ...
Turkey latest: 161 dead, 1,440 injured, 2,839 soldiers detained; Yildirim says coup attempt a ‘black mark’ on Turkish democracy
Friday night's coup attempt was a black mark on Turkish democracy but the nation has given the "best response" to ...
People’s power
Thousands of civilians take to the streets to protest against the coupists in Istanbul, Turkey...on Friday night.
Erdogan: Coup over; 90 killed, 1,154 injured, 1,600 soldiers arrested
After a night of explosions, gunfire and tanks rolling along the streets, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkey on Saturday ...
Erdogan: These coup plotters will pay a heavy price
Turkey's military said on Friday it had seized power but President Tayyip Erdogan vowed that the attempted coup would ...
Scores killed as suicide bombers attack Istanbul Airport
Suicide bomb attackers targeting Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday killed 28 people, the provincial governor was quoted as ...
Turkey: West takes Erdogan to task over press freedom
Turkey’s international reputation as a democratic country continues to take a battering as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tries to protect ...
Putin: al-Assad will get asylum in Russia
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said his country could give asylum to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad if he is forced to ...
IPI joins international call to release Turkish journalists
The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and eight other leading media freedom watchdogs, and some ...
Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Putin warns of ‘serious consequences’
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, saying it had repeatedly violated its air space, ...
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