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Die EU sieht Gülen nicht als Drahtzieher des Putschversuches. Vor dem Referendum zur Verfassungsreform wird in der Türkei die Jagd auf Gülen-Anhänger intensiviert
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Erdogan-Guelen-und-der-Putsch-3606530.html

HDP honorary president: 'Impossible' that constitution referendum will be fair

Most people who faced the kinds of political struggles that Ertugrul Kurkcu has dealt with over his lifetime might consider taking up a different profession. The veteran leftist spent 14 years in jail - originally a death sentence commuted following a 1974 amnesty - after taking up arms following Turkey's second military coup in 1971, taking hostage three British NATO technicians and calling for the release of a number of imprisoned leftists on death row.

Following the abduction, Turkish special forces found Kurkcu and nine other young people in the village of Kizildere in Tokat province. During the ensuing bombardment, all the inhabitants were killed, apart from Kurkcu.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hdp-president-2131074313

Turkey offers citizenship to foreigners with deep pockets

On Jan. 12, Turkey’s official gazette published a government decree on granting citizenship to foreigners who bring in large sums of foreign currency, a plan that Ankara had long been considering.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/turkey-offers-citizenship-foreigners-to-lure-investors.html

Britain sells Turkey £330m-worth of arms since 2015

Britain has sold almost £50m-worth of arms to Turkey since the crackdown on opposition groups by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after last year’s failed coup attempt.
http://anfenglish.com/news/britain-sells-turkey-ps330m-worth-of-arms-since-2015

Saddam Hussein's 'grandson': Only Turkey can enter Mosul

Mesut Torun claims to be the grandson of the former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein. Born and raised in Turkey, the 33-year-old still flies the flag for the now-banned Baath Party and its struggle for what he calls the "liberation" of Iraq from Iran and the US.

Iraqi government forces fighting to capture Mosul from Islamic State militants are committing "genocide" against the population, and are facing resistance from Baathists and other Sunni forces in the city, according to Torun.

He also claimed that Baath militants were fighting the Islamic State (IS) group, as well as Iran, the US and Shia militias operating in Iraq, and that only Turkey should enter the city to protect its Sunni population.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/saddams-grandson-only-turkey-can-enter-musul-1082108576