by TurkeyPurge | May 28, 2017 | Today in Crackdown, Turkey’s Exiled Journalists Speak Out
A Turkish family that was reportedly detained by Ukrainian authorities on Thursday, have been kept in a room at Kiev Boryspil Airport for three days, waiting to be deported to Turkey, according to a video recording the family members posted on social media. Ali...
by TurkeyPurge | May 27, 2017 | Today in Crackdown, Turkey’s Exiled Journalists Speak Out
Muhammet Furkan Sökmen, a Turkish teacher working for two schools established by Gulen movement followers in Myanmar, was forcibly returned to Turkey despite his cries for help on social media. He was detained at Istanbul Ataturk Airport and was taken to a police...
by TurkeyPurge | May 27, 2017 | Today in Crackdown, Turkey’s Exiled Journalists Speak Out
Internationally acclaimed Turkish author and human right activist, Aslı Erdoğan said she sees parallels between today’s Turkey and the Germany during Nazi rule, adding that the country was turned into a concentration camp in the face of post-coup arrest waves....
by TurkeyPurge | May 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown, Turkey’s Exiled Journalists Speak Out
A Turkish teacher based in Myanmar called for “help from the world” in a video recording he posted on social media minutes before he was handed over to Turkish authorities at Yangon International Airport by Myanmar police on Friday. “I am calling everyone. Please help...
by TurkeyPurge | May 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown, Turkey’s Exiled Journalists Speak Out
Mustafa Emre Çabuk, a Turkish teacher with a valid Georgian residence permit, was to prison by a Georgian court hours after he was detained by police upon a request by Turkish government, according to wife Tuba Çabuk. Police teams came to the house of Çabuk family and...
by TurkeyPurge | May 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown, Turkey’s Exiled Journalists Speak Out
Three dismissed police chiefs and a university students were detained near Turkey’s Kapikule border gate with Bulgaria on Wednesday. The four people were detained in a military zone in Turkish part while they were reportedly on their way to escape Turkey’s post-coup...
