by TurkeyPurge | Oct 30, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and taken into custody. According to Turkish news agencies, at least 40 people were arrested, while 76 others were detained on...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 29, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has shut down 12 more TV stations, including the pro-Kurdish Hayatın Sesi, TV 10, Van TV, Jiyan TV, Azadi TV and Zarog TV, upon the order of the Prime Ministry. RTÜK said in a statement on...
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Dementia-suffering Kurdish politician released from prison
The head of Turkey’s doctors’ union sent to prison on terror accusations
Turkish police detain 543 people in 59 provinces over alleged Gülen links
Son of purge-victim judge jumps to his death from İstanbul’s Galata Tower
Constitutional court rejects jailed Kurdish youngster’s appeal for release
This Kurdish youngster in 6th year in Silivri prison on coup charges
14 more military cadets set free after 6 years in prison
Turkish gov’t seeks extradition of critical journalist Cevheri Güven
Purge-victim police officer dies after accident at a mining site in Gebze