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Bulgaria Handed over 72 Turkish Nationals in 2016
Bulgarian authorities have handed over some 72 Turkish nationals to their homeland since January 2016, the deputy head of Bulgaria's border police has said.
Some 194 Greek nationals have been turned in to Greece since the beginning of the year.
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Bulgaria 'Hands Over Alleged Gülenists' to Turkey
Seven Turkish nationals allegedly linked to the network of Islamic Cleric Fethullah Gülen have been detained in Bulgaria and handed over to Turkish authorities, BGNES wire service reports.
The men were found as they were hiding in a Turkish-plated TIR truck bound for Romania.
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Malaysia has deported three Gülenists, says Turkish FM
Three wanted members of the Gülen movement, believed to be behind Turkey's July 15 coup attempt, were deported from Malaysia on Oct. 13, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Oct. 14.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a hospital in Antalya, Çavuşoğlu said Malaysia sent back to Turkey three members of the group who took refuge in the country.
Turkey Purges NATO Cadres After Coup Attempt
Turkey has fired hundreds of its senior military - representatives at NATO both in Europe and the USA after the unsuccessful coup attempt on July 15, showed documents to which Reuters has secured access.
This means that the subsequent purge has affected some of the most well-prepared cadres in the army.
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Followers discuss who will replace Gülen
The movement of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen has started discussions on who will replace the leader of the movement, with four members in the running to succeed the ailing leader, according to an intelligence report prepared by analysts who track the group's activities.
The four were identified as Mehmet Ali Şengül, Cevdet Türkyolu, Osman Şimşek and Ahmet Kurucan.
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Clinton speaks like a political apprentice: Erdoğan
Hillary Clinton must be a political novice for suggesting that she would arm Syrian Kurdish groups in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) if she is elected president next month, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.
"This is a very unfortunate statement," Erdoğan said. "I regard this as political inexperience."
Turkish justice minister to visit US to discuss Gülen's arrest
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ is scheduled to visit the United States in order to discuss the issue of extradition and arrest of U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gülen, who is believed to have orchestrated the failed July 15 coup.
40,000 denounced to police as Gülenists in Ankara
Some 40,000 people in total have been denounced to police in Ankara as followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen since the failed coup attempt of July 15.
The informants include those who have denounced their parents, children, relatives and neighbors, daily Habertürk reported on Oct. 11.
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Turkey probes 500,000 digital documents to find more evidence for Gülen extradition
Turkey is in the process of probing and analyzing around half a million digital documents seized during the July 15 coup investigation, the justice minister has said, emphasizing that the inquiry would leave no doubts that the putsch was carried out under Fethullah Gülen's direction.
Three Turkish diplomats seeking asylum in Germany after coup attempt: Report
At least three Turkish diplomats, reportedly including one military attache, are seeking asylum in Germany in the wake of the failed military coup in Turkey, believed to have been masterminded by the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), German media cited government sources as saying.