by TurkeyPurge | Nov 5, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Nine journalists and executives from the Cumhuriyet daily, including its Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu are arrested by the İstanbul 9th Penal Court of Peace on Saturday. Kadri Gürsel, Musa Kart, Güray Öz, Mustafa Kemal Güngör, Turhan Günay, Bülent Utku, Önder Çelik...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 11, 2016 | Anti-Gulen, Hate Speech
Ankara’s mayor Melih Gökçek claimed in series of tweets from his personal account on Saturday that external powers, including the US, is planning to trigger a artificial eartquake in İstanbul along with FETO, an acronym of Fethullahist Terrorist Organization which...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 30, 2016 | Human Tragedies
“Sancak Özdemir is one of the rare nuclear engineers with a PhD degree, who grew up in Turkey. While he was at the top of his career serving as the vice chairman of Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK), he was jailed following three-line anonymous letters....
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 30, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
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 215 people were arrested, while 295 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to...
Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
Turkish mob boss: Erdogan gov’t asked me to murder American pastor Andrew Brunson
Turkey jails mother of imprisoned military cadet
Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms
Purge-victim Turkish professor dies of cancer at 54
9 international human rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. House Committee Chair calls on Turkish President Erdogan to release purge-victim prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
Counter-terrorism units raid house of Adana family over “financial aid” to purge-victim families
3 more opposition deputies stripped of parliamentary status in Turkey: report
Turkish woman says she was tortured with acid in police custody: report