by TurkeyPurge | Mar 8, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Y.A. a court clerk of 5 years now works at a transport store in Mersin in order to make his living. According to a Facebook post on March 6, Y.A. was dismissed from profession with a decree issued by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a coup attempt on July...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 8, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Bilal T., a Turkish citizen who was arrested over his alleged use of a smartphone messaging application called ByLock, has walked free after nearly 7 months behind bars. The prosecutor had accused Bilal for using the mobile application that Turkish authorities believe...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 7, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Mehmet Tosun, a 29-year-old Turkish judge who was expelled from his job and subsequently arrested over alleged involvement in the coup attempt, died of cancer in prison on Monday morning. “Mehmet Tosun, 29 year-old, a judge of Council of State. Dismissed with a...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 6, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
95 people have been detained across Turkey on Monday as part of witch hunt targeting people linked with Gülen movement which the government accuses of attempting a military coup on July 15, 2016, state-run Anadolu news agency reported. According to report, 11 military...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 4, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court ruled for the arrest of a total of 21 civilians on Saturday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt, the pro-gov’t Karar daily has reported. Detention warrants were issued for 34...