by TurkeyPurge | Dec 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 1,750 Gulen movement members have so far fled Turkey’s post-coup crackdown to Greece, according to pro-government daily newspaper Turkiye. Turkiye said on Dec 21 that 1,750 Gulenists escaped from Turkey through Evros river in Edirne province or the islands...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 21, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 20 people were detained while they were allegedly on their way to flee Turkey’s post-coup crackdown to Greece, media said on Dec 10. State-run Anadolu news agency said gendarmerie stopped a bus near Paşaköy village in Edirne, Turkey’s border province with...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Sanlıurfa teacher, identified with his initials I.P., who was removed from his job in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 failed coup, was detained along with his wife and four children, according to Dogan news agency on Thursday. Gendarmerie stopped 6 people near...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish man, identified with his initials M.Ö., was detained after he attempted to leave Turkey to Greece with his passport, which, he later found out, had been cancelled by the government in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 failed putsch. M.Ö. handed over his...
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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