by TurkeyPurge | Apr 29, 2019 | Human Tragedies
A physics teacher at a high school in Turkey’s Bursa province until he was dismissed, Gökşin Öz died of cancer at the age of 43, several sources reported. Oz spent some time in prison as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement’s followers in the...
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by TurkeyPurge | Apr 19, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
At least 18 people were detained as part of an Adana-based investigation into the Gulen movement followers, media reported Friday. Police carried out raids at several locations in Adana, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Trabzon, Mersin, Gaziantep, Hakkari, Konya and Kahramanmaraş...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 18, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
An 8-month pregnant woman, identified as Aytac Kurnaz, was detained in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Samsun, lawmaker Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu said Apr 17. “Aytac Kurnaz, a business administration graduate, housewife, resides in Samsun. She is under police...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 8, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Sedat Peker, a Turkish mafia boss who is also a supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Monday said, “If our government wants us to take to the streets [against the opposition], we will.” Peker previously called on people to obtain firearms because there was a...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Hakan Sukur’s father in law Mustafa Sertbas has been detained over a power of attorney the former football star issued for him, media said Monday. Sertbas was caught when a notary public in Istanbul’s Beyoglu where he had planned to get the power of attorney reported...
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