by TurkeyPurge | Dec 7, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish family that was victimized by a government purge of the Gülen movement following a failed coup in July 2016 has fled to Greece in an inflatable boat, telling their children it was a “game,” Euronews reported on Tuesday. According to the report, 46-year-old...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 24, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s Education Ministry has made a “necessary falsification” on its records shortly after a devoted physics teacher, removed from his job in the government’s post-coup purge, drowned along with his family while fleeing further persecution to Greece. Huseyin Maden,...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 13, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 10 people were detained near Turkey’s Greek border in Edirne province, media reported on Monday. Gendarmerie caught 10 people in Edirne’s Doyran village and seized their inflatable boat as well as waterproof clothing. The detainees include a Turkish man,...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 8, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Twenty people including nine children were detained detained in Turkey’s western province of Mugla while they were on their way to escape to the Greece, Dogan news agency reported on Nov 7. Dogan said some of the detainees had outstanding arrest warrants, earlier...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Twelve people were detained in Turkey’s border province of Edirne while they were on their way to escape to the Greece, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday. Detainees include four children, a teacher removed from his/her job and dismissed public servants...