by TurkeyPurge | Feb 13, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least three people died and four others were missing after a boat carrying a group of eight capsized on Tuesday in the Maritsa River while seeking to escape a post-coup crackdown in Turkey. According to Turkish media reports, the dead were identified as Ayşe...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 617 people were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement over the past week. In a written statement on Monday, the Interior Ministry said 617 people were rounded up in operations targeting the Gülen movement between Dec 18-25. Turkish...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 24, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court, on Tuesday, released Ömer Çelik , from the pro-Kurdish news agency DIHA, pending trial while ruling to keep the other two journalists in the same trial, Tunca Öğreten and Mahir Kanaat in detention on remand. The three are among six journalists who...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 11 businessmen were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement in the central Anatolian province of Konya, on Tuesday. Arrest warrants were issued for 17 business professionals and police rounded up 11 of the suspects, who are accused of...
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