by TurkeyPurge | Aug 16, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A newly-released commercial by the government-seized furniture maker, Bellona features Nur Viral, a TV personality and the wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s adviser Cemil Ertem. Kayseri-based Boydak Holding and its subsidiaries including Bellona were seized by...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 20, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s advertisement watchdog has handed the producers of the much-disputed “Ülker commercial” TL 301,766 ($87,000) fine in total for “causing anxiety and unease in the public.” The Turkey-based food giant, Ülker was targeted by pro-government figures when the...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Turkey’s largest food producer, Ülker, over a TV commercial that was perceived as a second coup attempt message by supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ruling Justice and Development Party...