by TurkeyPurge | Feb 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Alparslan Kuytul, president of the Furkan Foundation and leader of a religious group critical of the Turkish government, has been put in pre-trial detention by an Adana court, the Turkish media reported on Friday. Kuytul and 25 members of the foundation were detained...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Adana police seized copies of several magazines and books published by the faith-based, government-critic Furkan foundation. Police stopped a suspected car in Seyhan district to find several books, magazines and electronic devices allegedly belonging to Furkan...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 2, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A court in Adana province appointed trustees to the management of the faith-based Furkan foundation, the T24 news portal reported on Friday. The court ruling came a day after at least 21 people including Alparslan Kuytul, president of the foundation, were detained by...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The anti-government Furkan foundation has been temporarily closed as part of a decision by a prosecutor. “Adana-based Furkan foundation, all its branches and representatives were banned in accordance with the approval of the Interior Ministry, dated Jan 31, 2018,” a...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 30, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 21 people including Alparslan Kuytul, president of the Furkan Foundation and leader of a religious group critical of the Turkish government, were detained by a group of anti-terror police, several Turkish media outlets reported. Kuytul and other detainees are...