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Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant for US Based Cleric Fethullah Gulen

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 20, 2014 07:36 PM EST

The Turkish government has issued an arrest warrant for a US-based Islamic cleric known as Fethullah Gulen.

Germany Arrests 3 Turks on Spying Charges

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 18, 2014 06:51 PM EST

The German government has arrested three Turkish men that it has accused of spying on members of Germany's large Turkish population.

Turkey traded 180 IS fighters for 49 Turkish hostages

By Dustin M Braden - Nov 07, 2014 06:36 PM EST

An important member of the terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State has revealed the details surrounding the release of nearly 50 Turkish foreign service employees IS captured as they seized control of the Iraqi city of Mosul.

US tries to enlist Turkey in battle against IS

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 09, 2014 03:04 PM EDT

On Monday U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had a meeting with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, to evaluate Turkey's contribution to the coalition to fight the Islamic State.

Turkish police officer sentenced for killing an unarmed protester

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 03, 2014 05:00 PM EDT

A Turkish police officer who shot and killed a protester during The Gezi Park protests of 2013, an incident that fueled further protests nationwide, has been sentenced to jail.

Turkish Prime Minister condemned by OSCE for threatening journalist

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 08, 2014 11:05 AM EDT

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has condemned the political leadership of Turkey after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attacked a journalist at a campaign event.

Hundreds of Turkish police arrested in wiretapping probe

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 23, 2014 09:31 AM EDT

The Turkish government has arrested hundreds of police officials through out the country for their supposed role in wiretapping that revealed widespread corruption within the government and its supporters in the business community.

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