by TurkeyPurge | Jun 21, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
An Istanbul court on Wednesday sent another Turkish journalist to prison on terror charges. Ece Sevim Öztürk, an İstanbul-based Turkish journalist known for her investigative reporting on a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, was sent to prison after spending 13...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 511 German citizens were scammed out of 7 million euros in total, fearing investigations allegedly opened against them in Turkey. Media reported Tuesday that 11 people were detained on fraud charges in Turkey’s resort province of Antalya. The detainees are...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 19, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Hakan Gülseven, a Turkish columnist for the Yurt daily, was sent to prison on Tuesday in Balıkesir province after the daily failed to pay a fine resulting from an earlier conviction over an “offensive column” Gülseven wrote in 2014. According to the...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 19, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish prosecutor has charged NBA star Enes Kanter’s father with “membership in a terror group,” seeking 15 years in jail for him. An indictment prepared by the public prosecutor’s office in Turkey’s Tekirdag province has been accepted by a penal court in the same...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 19, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 119 people were detained as part of investigations into the Gülen movement over the past week, according to government data. In a written statement on Monday, the Interior Ministry said 119 people were rounded up in operations targeting the Gülen movement...
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by TurkeyPurge | Jun 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A total of nine people including 4 children and 4 teachers were detained while they were reportedly on their way to escape to Greece. Dogan news agency reported Saturday that the group was rounded up in a restricted military zone near Evros river in Edirne, a small...
