A WSJ article on Purge claims in Turkish universities… A Black Sea village, learned of coup attempt 10 days later due to lack of power, to be the most tranquil community in Turkey…

After Failed Coup, Turkey’s Erdogan Is Purging Universities of Potential Enemies

wsj.com – Joe Parkinson – Aug 24, 8:46 AM

KONYA, Turkey—On the humid afternoon after July’s bloody coup attempt, signs of a rift that is redefining this nation’s academia played out in two cities 400 miles apart. In Istanbul, Nil Mutluer grabbed her 3-year-old daughter and raced

Villagers in Turkey’s Black Sea region learned of coup attempt 10 days later due to lack of power

Locals living without power in the highlands of the Bulancak district of the Black Sea province of Giresun learned of the July 15 failed coup attempt 10 days afterward from a shepherd

What’s it like being LGBT in Turkey?

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Guardian readers and Sarah Marsh

Protests over the murder of a transgender woman took place in Turkey this weekend. We’d like to know what it’s like being LGBT in the country

Protests took place in Istanbul, over the murder of a transgender
woman – and LGBT activist – Hande Kader who was found dead in August. Her burned body was discovered in a forest.

 

Turkey seeks U.S.-based cleric’s extradition but not for coup: State Dept.

Reuters – Aug 23, 3:12 PM

WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Friday that Turkey has formally requested the extradition of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen but not on issues related to the recent coup attempt, which Turkish leaders have accused him of

Prestigious EU scholarship becomes casualty of Turkey coup

 EurActiv.com by admin  /

Turkey has cancelled a major EU-funded scholarship scheme after the 15 July coup attempt, leaving in limbo dozens of Turkish students dreaming of studying in the European Union.

Turkish investigative journalist Barış Pehlivan spent 19 months in jail,accused of terrorism based on documents found on his work computer. But when digital forensics experts examined his PC, they discovered that those files were put

It says a lot about post-failed-coup Turkey that you can spot the priority list of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign antagonists from the Government’s reactions to a massacre. The slaughter of at least 50 Kurdish wedding guests by a suicide