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FILE PHOTO: US based cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller/File photo

Germany Dismisses Request to Freeze Gulen Assets

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 2, 2017 | World

Germany has rejected a formal request from Turkey to freeze assets of members of the network of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, Germany’s Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday. Without naming its sources, the magazine said the Turkish government had asked the...

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: AFP

Turkey Marks 1st Coup Anniversary as More Civil Servants Dismissed

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 15, 2017 | Middle East

Turkey on Saturday holds an intense series of events to celebrate the first anniversary of the failed attempted coup, showcasing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on power on the heels of a new purge of civil servants.  The authorities have declared July 15...

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Turkey’s Erdogan returns as ruling party boss after referendum, AFP

Erdogan Steps into 2nd Term Heading AKP with Promises to Uphold Security, Fend off Terrorism

by Said Abdul Razzak | May 22, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – After recently winning over sweeping powers by a referendum’s yes vote, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected to head the nation’s ruling party. Erdogan has just returned to rule the Justice and Development Party (AKP) after 998 days of...

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U.S. based cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller/Files

Morocco Shuts Down Gulen-Linked Schools

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 22, 2017 | Middle East

Rabat- Morocco’s Ministry of National Education has officially shut down all schools associated with the Fethullah Gulen, who is the alleged architect of the July 15 failed coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. All students affected by the close...

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Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus Numan Kurtulmus talks to foreign media in Ankara in this file photo dated January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Deputy PM Says Closer Moscow Ties Don’t Change Turkey’s Stance on Assad

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 26, 2016 | Middle East, World

Turkey’s reconciled relations with Russia has not changed Ankara’s position that Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad must step down from authority to restore peace in the war-torn country, Turkish deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told Reuters on...