by TurkeyPurge | Nov 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Theater player Ömer Pekin was detained as part of a new investigation into the Gülen movement, on Friday. The Public Prosecutor’s Office in the western province of İzmir issued detention warrants for 41 suspects in 14 cities. 18 suspects including Pekin were detained...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 23, 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. At least 71 people were arrested, while 349 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 15, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
One of the kit-men of Turkey’s Fenerbahçe football club, Dursun Çetin has been detained over his alleged links to the Gülen Movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt. Police detained Çetin at İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on his...