by TurkeyPurge | Oct 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An Ankara court, on Tuesday, ruled for continuation of the imprisonment of journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who has been behind bars nearly 14 months. Parıldak, a 27-year-old reporter from the now-closed Zaman daily, appeared in court on Tuesday. Arrested on Aug. 11, 2016...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 18, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Ayşenur Parıldak, a 27-year-old reporter from Turkey’s now-closed Zaman newspaper who has been behind bars for 13 months, was named the recipient of the first Shahnoush Award by the Oslo-based Vigdis Freedom Foundation (VFF). “The Vigdis Freedom Foundation is proud to...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 10, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Academic Cenk Yiğiter, who was dismissed from the Ankara University law faculty under a state of emergency decree-law, has not been allowed to study at the communication faculty of the same university despite passing the entrance examination. Ankara University added...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 22, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police detained a law student at Ankara University, identified with his first name Dogan, for wearing “hero” T-shirt during an exam on Friday. According to Ihlas News Agency, Dogan put on a T-Shirt bearing the word “hero” on him before taking an exam as part...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 4, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 31 people who used to work at Ankara University were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement, on Tuesday. Accused of using ByLock smartphone application, the detainees included academics, lecturers, research assistants and employees who...
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