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Turkey suspends another 191 judges, prosecutors in post-coup reshuffle

Turkey suspends another 191 judges, prosecutors in post-coup reshuffle

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 1, 2016 | Today in Crackdown, Uncategorized

The Ankara Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into 192 judges and prosecutors as part of a witch-hunt targeting the Gülen movement, which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the government accuse of masterminding a failed coup attempt on July 15. The...
Turkey’s Free Press Withers as Erdogan Jails 120 Journalists

Turkey’s Free Press Withers as Erdogan Jails 120 Journalists

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 18, 2016 | Uncategorized

“A prominent columnist wrote recently about how President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey hates cigarettes so much that he confiscates packs from his followers, lecturing them on the evils of smoking.The columnist, Kadri Gursel, then urged his readers to protest the...
HRW: Detention of Cumhuriyet journalists, Kurdish politicians shows deepening crackdown

HRW: Detention of Cumhuriyet journalists, Kurdish politicians shows deepening crackdown

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 1, 2016 | Int'l Reactions, Uncategorized

The detention of journalists from independent newspaper Cumhuriyet, the closure of the remaining Kurdish media outlets in the country and the jailing of two elected mayors in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir over the course of two days is evidence of a deepening...
Investigation launched against leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party

Investigation launched against leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 28, 2016 | Uncategorized

The office of the prosecutor in Diyarbakır on Thursday launched an investigation into the co-chairman of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) following a speech he gave the same day in the city to protest the detention of the co-mayors of Diyarbakır. According...
Police detain 25 people protesting detention of Diyarbakır co-mayors

Police detain 25 people protesting detention of Diyarbakır co-mayors

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 26, 2016 | Uncategorized

Police teams have intervened in a crowd that gathered in front of the Diyarbakır municipal building to protest the detention of the city’s co-mayors on Tuesday, detaining 25 people. Diyarbakır Co-mayors Gülten Kışanak and Fırat Anlı were detained on terrorism charges...
170 arrested, 28 detained over coup charges on Saturday

170 arrested, 28 detained over coup charges on Saturday

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 23, 2016 | Uncategorized

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and taken into custody. At least 170 people were arrested, while 28 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to...
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