by TurkeyPurge | Mar 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
An Ankara man has reported his daughter to police for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan only to be informed on over the exact same accusation. “My daughter, A.T.C., sent the attached email to me on Oct 10, 2018, around 13.05 pm. My daughter A.T.C. insulted our...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) stripped pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) Şırnak deputy Ferhat Encü of his parliamentary status on Tuesday. TMMB’s decision came in the wake of Encü’s prison sentence was upheld by an appeal court. Encu has...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 7, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A private who spent 11 months in prison over his alleged coup involvement has been charged TL 34 million [$9.5 million] in compensation for the damages to the Ankara Police Headquarters on the night of July 15, 2016, according to a columnist. “My brother was released...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 27, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An Antalya court ruled on arrest of 5 people who were accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday. Insulting the president is subject to criminal charges under Turkish law, and President Erdoğan has sued critics, including regular citizens, in...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 16, 2016 | Human Tragedies
Personal stories are just tip of the iceberg in understanding what victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge have been getting though. Yet, they are the only means that one could take serious instead of Turkish media outlets which fully embraced the government narrative....
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