by TurkeyPurge | Aug 16, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police have arrested another German citizen, a German foreign ministry source said on Thursday, and public broadcaster ARD said the man had been accused of “terrorist propaganda” after criticizing the Turkish government, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 21, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
NBA player Enes Kanter faces up to 4 years and 8 months in prison on accusations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Twitter. State-run Anadolu news agency said on on Dec 20 that an indictment prepared following a complaint by Erdogan’s lawyers seeks...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The number of German citizens in Turkish prisons have increased by one on Sept 15, according to Deutsche Welle. Martin Schaefer, a German foreign ministry spokesman, announced on Sept 11 that a German couple of Turkish origin was detained at an İstanbul airport. While...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 10, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish citizen in the Netherlands casted his/her vote for Turkey’s referendum with an attached note saying that he got sacked as a result of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s policy of hatred. Ballot boxes at Turkish embassies are now open for voting of those living...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 7, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Ece Heper, a 50-year-old Canadian-Turkish national, has joined the ranks of others who get punishment for insulting the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Arrived in Turkey in mid-Nov, Heper was taken into custody in the eastern province of Kars on Dec. 30. Her friends...
Emotional reunion of 9-year-old daughter, disabled father after 20 months in Turkish prison
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