by TurkeyPurge | Feb 11, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The number of prisoners who have been convicted over links to the Gulen movement totals 38,470, according to Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül. Speaking to an Antalya gathering on Saturday, Gül said the total number of people in prison who were convicted of Gulen ties...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 30, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An Antalya man, identified by his initials H.C., was put in pretrial detention for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on social media. Antalya police earlier detained 10 people over similar charges, of whom one was later jailed and the remaining 9 were...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 12, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
There are currently 69,301 students behind bars in Turkey, according to data from the Justice Ministry. In response to a parliamentary question submitted by a main opposition Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP), the ministry said students make up one third of all...
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