by TurkeyPurge | Sep 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A total of sixteen people including 4 children were detained while they were reportedly on their way to escape to Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. Media reported Sunday that the group was rounded up in Lale island in Balikesir’s resort district of Ayvalik from where...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 9, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Detained as part of an investigation into Gulen movement in mid-Aug, 2016, I.B. has been under arrest for 11 months. A 67-year-old shopkeeper in Balikesir’s Dursunbey district. I.B. was detained at around Aug 15, 2016 for having donated a land he inherited from his...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police continue to detain more people from all walks of life over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15. On Thursday, as part of an operation based in Aydın, police teams conducted...