by TurkeyPurge | Apr 19, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
On March 19, a group of students protested other students who had set up a stand at İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University campus to distribute Turkish delight in memory of Turkish soldiers killed during the Turkish military’s operation in Afrin, Syria. Police identified 17...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A theater play, titled “Just Dictator,” by Turkish actor Baris Atay was denied permission to use a theater hall in the city center due to its content. Planned to be staged at the Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar Cultural Center on Jan 12, the play was deemed inappropriate by the...
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by TurkeyPurge | Oct 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A 14-year-old Turkish boy, identified by his initials S.K., was detained in a suitcase in Turkey’s Artvin province while he was on his way to escape to Georgia, on OCt 25. Police stopped a Georgian national and made him open his suitcase upon suspicion at...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 4, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish woman, identified by the initials H.T.K., was detained in Artvin province while she was allegedly on her way to escape to Georgia, on Feb. 28. Police stopped a car along Turkey’s Georgian border to carry out a search upon complaint. H.T.K. was found hiding...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 26, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A theater play of Levent Üzümcü, a thespian who is critical of the Turkish government, was cancelled by the Artvin Governor’s Office with no reason given, the T24 news website reported on Saturday. The play, titled “This Is Your Story,” was scheduled to be staged in...
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