coup attempt
Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest
Middle East
April 30, 2019
Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest
Zafer Guzey is employed three days a week at a studio for string instruments. Sitting hunched over on a wooden…
Turkey detains 54 former university staff in Gulen-related operation: Anadolu
Middle East
December 27, 2017
Turkey detains 54 former university staff in Gulen-related operation: Anadolu
Turkish police have detained 54 staff from a university shut down after an attempted coup last year that was blamed…
Turkey axes another 2,700 public workers in post-coup crackdown
Middle East
December 25, 2017
Turkey axes another 2,700 public workers in post-coup crackdown
Turkey has sacked another 2,756 public sector workers as it continues it purge of people it claims supported last year’s…
Turkey to strip citizenship of 130 ‘fugitives’ including cleric Gulen
World
June 5, 2017
Turkey to strip citizenship of 130 ‘fugitives’ including cleric Gulen
Turkey said on Monday it would strip citizenship from 130 people suspected of militant links, including the U.S.-based cleric it…
Turkey removes two dozen mayors over alleged Kurdish militant links
Middle East
September 11, 2016
Turkey removes two dozen mayors over alleged Kurdish militant links
Turkey has removed local mayors deemed to support Kurdish militants and appointed new administrators in two dozen municipalities mostly in…
Germany’s Merkel has ‘constructive’ bilateral meeting with Erdogan
World
September 4, 2016
Germany’s Merkel has ‘constructive’ bilateral meeting with Erdogan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed bilateral relations with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan before the start of the G20 summit in…
EU ministers tone down rhetoric on Turkey but rights concerns persist
Middle East
September 3, 2016
EU ministers tone down rhetoric on Turkey but rights concerns persist
European Union foreign ministers toned down their sometimes harsh views on Turkey as they gathered in Slovakia on Friday, although…
After huge Venezuela protest march, government says foils coup
World
September 3, 2016
After huge Venezuela protest march, government says foils coup
Venezuela's socialist government said on Friday it thwarted a coup plot this week as opponents planned to build on their…
Burundi army head says coup attempt failed, fighting rages in capital
Egypt
May 14, 2015
Burundi army head says coup attempt failed, fighting rages in capital
The head of Burundi's army said on Thursday that an attempted coup had failed and forces loyal to President Pierre…
Bissau soldiers control capital in apparent coup
World
April 13, 2012
Bissau soldiers control capital in apparent coup
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau seized government offices and controlled main roads in the capital on Friday after attacking the former prime…