by TurkeyPurge | Jul 26, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish judge was detained by police under the pretext of alleged use of ByLock mobile phone application, hours after ruling to release a group of Gulenists on pending trial, according to a report released by the Advocates Of Silenced Turkey (ASD). The report,...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 23, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Emel Bayraktar, a 29-year-old teaching assistant at Turkey’s Bingöl University, has been sent to prison over alleged links to Turkey’s Gulen group, accused by the government of masterminding a coup attempt. The group denies any involvement. According to a...
by TurkeyPurge | May 27, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
At least 20 people were detained as part of a Denizli-based investigation into the Gulen movement, media reported Monday. Police carried out raids at different locations in Denizli, Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, Aydın, Van, Uşak and Bayburt provinces and detained the...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 30, 2019 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown
Mehdi Başoğlu, a 22-year-old recent university graduate from Istanbul, lost his chance to enter US with the Green Card Diversity program due to an arrest warrant Turkish government issued against him as part of the post-coup crackdown. Bold online news portal reported...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 19, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants were issued for 18 teachers in Turkey’s Ankara as part of a post-coup investigation into the Gulen movement, on Tuesday. The suspects are accused of using Bylock, an encrypted mobile app that Turkish government sees as a communication tool...