Attempted coup in Turkiye

Turkey

Turkey jails nephew of cleric Fethullah Gülen on terrorism charges

Selahaddin Gülen was imprisoned on Tuesday for "belonging to a terrorist organisation."

22/03/2022

Turkey

Turkey freezes assets of 770 over alleged links to ‘terror groups’

Hundreds of those targeted have links to the Gulen foundation, which is led by a Muslim cleric who Turkey accuses of being behind a coup attempt in 2016.

24/12/2021

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan threatens ambassadors over Osman Kavala release calls

Ten ambassadors to Turkey had called on Turkey to resolve the case of a jailed human rights activist, who has been imprisoned without a conviction since 2017.

21/10/2021

Turkey

Turkey arrests man behind ByLock app linked to 2016 failed coup

A Turkish-born American has reportedly surrendered to police over a secret messaging app he owns, which has been linked to Turkey's failed 2016 military coup.

28/07/2021

Turkey

Erdogan hails 'victory for democracy' five years after attempted coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hailed a 'victory for democracy' on the fifth anniversary of the attempted coup in 2016.

15/07/2021

Turkey

Turkey violated rights of jailed journalist Ahmet Altan, ECHR finds

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Turkey violated veteran journalist Ahmet Altan's rights to liberty and freedom of expression by jailing him on terrorism charges after the failed 2016 coup.

13/04/2021

Turkey

Dozens handed life sentences over failed 2016 coup in Turkey

A total of 497 people have stood trial in Turkey since 2017 over the failed coup attempt.

07/04/2021

Turkey

Stripped, jailed, exiled: Turkish soldier shares story of 2016 'coup'

An exiled Turkish soldier tells us what happened to him 4 years ago, during an attempted military coup in Turkey.

16/07/2020

Turkey

Turkey re-arrests activist Osman Kavala hours after acquittal

Kavala is now accused of having taken part in the failed July 2016 coup to overthrow the government. Human rights activists have called his arrest "vindictive and lawless".

19/02/2020

World

Turkey: Prosecutors seek life sentences for Gezi Park protest accused

Trials have resumed for more than a dozen people accused of organising and financing one of the largest waves of protests in recent Turkish history.

08/10/2019

World

Turkey's coup three years on; inside the clamp down on journalism

More than 250 journalists have been arrested since that long summer’s night in 2016. Mahir Zeynalov is one of the lucky ones.

15/07/2019

Europe

"People are split, brothers are becoming enemies, families are torn."

Suvari Öztürk is a Turkish songwriter, performer and interpreter. He wrote a song called “Enkaz” which means “wreckage” - a not so subtle reference to what's happening these last years in Turkey. In his songs you hear him talk about the violation of human rights in Turkey.

12/04/2019

World News

European Parliament calls for suspension of Turkey EU accession talks

The European Parliament has called on the European Commission and member states to officially suspend negotiations for Turkey's EU accession

13/03/2019

World

US Pastor Andrew Brunson freed by Turkish court

The US pastor Andrew Brunson is on his way back to the US.

12/10/2018

World

Erdogan, Merkel hope to defuse tensions as two leaders meet

Preparations are underway in the German capital as the Turkish leader hails trip as a chance for the two nations to carve a new beginning after years of souring relations.

27/09/2018

Moldova

Failed coup crackdown? Moldova raid sees teachers expelled to Turkey

They were detained with excessive force and intimidation, it's been claimed.

07/09/2018