by TurkeyPurge | Nov 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court on Tuesday reversed a previous ruling to release veteran journalist Ahmet Altan, 69, on appeal after convicting him of aiding a terrorist organization, according to The Independent Turkish service. The ruling was challenged by a prosecutor immediately...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 7, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Nuran Yapalak, a Turkish woman and the mother of a 2-month-old baby has allegedly been held in solitary confinement in a Mersin prison for over a month over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which is accused of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. According to a...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 6, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Gökhan Türkmen, who disappeared in February and was believed to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence, was “captured” on Tuesday in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, according to his wife. Türkmen’s reappearance was announced by his wife, Zehra Türkmen,...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Monday released veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak pending appeal after convicting them of aiding a terrorist organization, Turkish media reported. The court has acquitted Mehmet Altan, another prominent...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Newly emerged video footage shows the moment Turkish police detained Nazan Bozkurt, Acun Karadag, two purge-victim activists and Melek Çetinkaya, mother of Furkan Çetinkaya, one of the military cadets who were jailed on coup charges in the aftermath of a failed...
Turkish court issues arrest warrant for newly-released Turkish author
Turkish woman with 2-month-old baby held in Mersin prison for over a month on terror charges
Another missing Gülenist mysteriously reappears at a police station in Antalya
Turkish court frees veteran journalists Altan, Ilıcak after conviction on terrorism charges
6 month pregnant woman sent to Ardahan prison on terror, coup charges: report
Amnesty reports: Turkey detains hundreds in crackdown on criticism of Syria incursion
Montenegro court rules to extradite Turkish asylum-seeker sought by Ankara over Gülen links
Fethullah Gülen’s niece sent to prison on terror, coup charges: report