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15 July and Akıncı Base: Gülen congregants' interest in looking for estate grounds in Kazan

When an assistant professor (Dr. Adil Öksüz) at the Sakarya University Faculty of Theology gets caught by gendarmerie around Akıncı Base in an open field on July 15, 2016, the night of the coup attempt, and says he was looking for an estate ground, how convincing would that sound?

102,000 suspects accused of Gülen links are ByLock users, Turkish communication authority says

Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) has said that it analyzed various messages of 102,000 suspects accused of being members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) and determined that they were sent through ByLock, the group's encrypted messaging application, Sabah daily reported on June 26.

Warrants issued for 144, including soldiers over alleged use of ByLock app

Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for a total of 144 people, including military personnel, prosecutors and police officers, for allegedly using ByLock, an encrypted messaging application said to have been used by members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), state-run Anadolu Agency reported on May 23.

Turkey warned Wikipedia over content, demands it opens office: Minister

Turkey has warned online encyclopedia Wikipedia, blocked by the country's telecommunications watchdog two weeks ago, over what it says is content creating a perception that Turkey is supporting terrorist organizations, Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan said on May 11.

Court rejects Wikipedia's appeal over access ban, says freedom of expression can be 'restricted' in some cases 

An Ankara court on May 5 rejected an appeal by Wikipedia against a previous ruling to block access to the website in Turkey, saying freedom of expression can be "restricted in some cases" and citing the country's ongoing state of emergency.

Turkish court rejects Wikipedia's appeal over access ban

An Ankara court on May 5 rejected an appeal by Wikipedia against a previous ruling to block access to the website in Turkey following an administrative measure.

The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) stated on April 29 that it had blocked access to Wikipedia, citing a law allowing it to ban access to websites deemed obscene or a threat to national security.

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