Erdogan Under Pressure to Impose Lockdown as Coronavirus Spreads in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is under increasing pressure to impose a full lockdown as coronavirus cases mount in his country.
Gulenists
Turkey Pulls 140,000 Books from Libraries for Gulenist ‘Propaganda’
Turkey’s Culture Minister Numan Kurtulmus reported to his parliament on Tuesday that some 140,000 books have been removed from libraries for “including propaganda of FETO.” FETO stands for Fethullah Terrorist Organization, which is the Turkish government’s name for followers of exiled imam Fethullah Gulen.
Turkey Arrests 24 in Coup Probe of Police Academy
Turkey added another 24 arrests on Friday, to the 50,000 or so people detained after the July 2016 coup attempt. A total of 40 arrest warrants were written based on the lengthy investigation of an alleged plot by followers of exiled imam Fethullah Gulen to infiltrate the police force.
Turkish Prosecutors: Gulen Followers Used ‘Game of Thrones’ to Set Up July Coup Attempt
Turkish prosecutors have accused Gulenists of using the popular television fantasy series Game of Thrones as a weapon to infiltrate the military and set up the failed July coup attempt.
Turkey Arrests over 1,000 ‘Secret Imams’ Who Allegedly Infiltrated Police Force
“One thousand and nine secret imams have been detained so far in 72 provinces, and the operation is ongoing,” Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced in an Ankara press conference on Wednesday.
Iraqi Kurds Take Over Islamist Cleric Gulen’s Schools
The Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has decided to assume control over all the schools in its jurisdiction linked to the religious movement led by imam Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkish President Recep Erdogan blames for the failed coup attempt against him.
