by TurkeyPurge | Nov 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Faruk Güllü, one of the owners of the leading baklava maker Güllüoğlu Baklava, said he has been under arrest for 15 months simply because a licensed book found at his workplace during a police search. Under arrest as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement,...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 10, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An indictment prepared by an İstanbul prosecutor seeks aggravated life sentences and an additional 15 years in jail for businessmen Mustafa Seyidoğlu and Serdar Seyidoğlu, owners of the famous Seyidoğlu Baklava chain. The businessmen, who were arrested last September...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 28, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Serdar Seyidoğlu, the general manager of the Seyidoğlu Baklava chain, who was detained over his alleged links to the Gülen movement on Oct.1, was arrested on Friday evening in İstanbul. Seyidoğlu is accused of membership in an armed terror organization. The government...