On Wednesday, Turkish police detained at least 24 men for claimed ties to a network accused of planning a 2016 coup attempt. According to the state-run TRT channel, security personnel conducted simultaneous operations in the centre Konya region and the Turkish capital of Ankara. The individuals are accused of financially supporting the Gulen organisation. The … Read more
More than 160 protestors were detained by Turkish police on Sunday as they attempted to stage a May Day rally in defiance of a ban enforced by the governor’s office. AFP images showed riot police clashing with protesters near Istanbul’s Taksim Square, pinning some of them forcefully to the ground before rounding them up in … Read more
ANKARA – Turkish police on Tuesday detained nine suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Ankara chief public prosecutor’s office said the suspects had various roles in the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of infiltrating the state bureaucracy and then … Read more
A police bus has been targeted with a bomb blast in Turkey, leaving five slightly injured. According to the reports of British media, the incident took place at Yuregir District of Adana province. One of those hurt was a police officer, and four of the locals, who were moved to the hospital by the rescue … Read more
