by TurkeyPurge | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Thousands of people have fled Turkey over the past three years due to a massive witch-hunt launched by the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government against its critics such as academics, Kurdish politicians and especially the real or imagined sympathizers...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
A 39-year-old Turkish man who was sought by a prosecutor on allegations of membership in the Gülen movement was arrested after being reported to police by his relatives during an Eid al-Adha visit on Tuesday, the Turkish media reported. Identified only by the initials...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ever since the purge in Turkey started in July 2016, thousands of Turks have fled the country to different parts of the world. Among those are high-ranking Turkish diplomats, academics, police officers, teachers and many others from different walks of life. And many...
by TurkeyPurge | May 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentences of up to 11 years for the Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul provincial chairperson, Canan Kaftancıoğlu, for “inciting hatred and hostility” with tweets she had posted over the past two months. She is also...
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by TurkeyPurge | May 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
At least 26 people were detained during Pride march organized by a student club at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, on Friday. Detainees include Mehmet Mutlu, a research assistant at the university’s political science department. “It...
by TurkeyPurge | May 11, 2019 | Today in Crackdown, Uncategorized
For the first time since being released from Turkish custody, German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücelspoke about the torture he experienced while being held in pretrial detention at a prison near Istanbul. Testifying before a Berlin district court on Friday, Yücel spoke...
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