by TurkeyPurge | May 7, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
Ahmet Burhan Ataç, an 8 year-old kid whose parents have been prosecuted over alleged Gulen links, died of cancer early on Thursday, according to Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a member of parliament and rights activist. “Ahmet left us. He left his mother, his brother...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish prosecutor on Monday demanded aggravated life sentences for prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak for allegedly supporting a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, which the government accuses the faith-based Gülen movement of...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An İstanbul court on Tuesday ordered the continuation of the pretrial detention of 17 journalists and members of the media, including Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak, at the second hearing in their trial, and adjourned proceedings until Nov. 13. In a case...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An İstanbul court on Friday ruled for a continuation of the pretrial detention of media members including Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak, who are being held as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 23, 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 71 people were arrested, while 349 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to...
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