by TurkeyPurge | Apr 7, 2017 | Hate Crime
A group of 15 to 20 people attacked a campaign stand of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the Hendek district of Sakarya province on Friday, CNNTürk reported. According to the report, the group beat three members of the CHP youth branch who were...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 6, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Newly emerged video footage shows the moment Turkish police used excessive force against a group of lawyers protesting against the arrest of attorneys representing the Cumhuriyet daily, one of Turkey’s oldest and secular newspaper with a critical stance. In the...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 4,811 academics were dismissed from 112 universities across Turkey through decrees issued during the state of emergency after a failed coup in last summer, a report by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) said. According to a report by CHP deputy...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An İstanbul court ruled for the arrest of prominent Turkish businessman Hüseyin Hersek over his alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016 in Turkey. Hersek was detained by police on Feb....
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
mprisoned co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş said in court on Tuesday that the indictment violates his rights as a deputy since he is being charged for speeches he made in Parliament as the elected head of the third largest...
Turkish court bans access to Turkish editions of Deutsche Welle, VOA
Purge-victim military cadet pays visit to opposition leader days after being released from prison
Police detain 7 university students over “terrorism” accusations
Turkish court removes travel ban for former Zaman journalists
Antalya police detain YouTube journalist Arif Kocabıyık
87-year-old bedridden inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
İstanbul Pride: At least 361 LGBT activists detained throughout Sunday’s parade
Purge-victim law professor drowns trying to save friend at an Ontario lake
Hundreds gather in Strasbourg to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Turkish government 1,000 more police officers over alleged links to “terrorist organizations”