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Conscript in 5th day of military service gets 14 life sentences on coup charges

Conscript in 5th day of military service gets 14 life sentences on coup charges

by TurkeyPurge | May 28, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court handed down aggravated life sentences to 41 defendants on Friday, among them Ahmet Özdemir, who was fulfilling his mandatory military service and joined the army only five days before a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. He was...
Journalist, already under over coup charges, gets 2.5-year prison sentence for insulting Erdogan

Journalist, already under over coup charges, gets 2.5-year prison sentence for insulting Erdogan

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 11, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Journalist Gökçe Fırat Çulhaoğlu, already under arrest for more than 17 months as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown, has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The lead colunnist for the leftist Türk Solu...
Post-coup Turkey toll: Over 50K already under arrest, warrants for 7,605 others still outstanding

Post-coup Turkey toll: Over 50K already under arrest, warrants for 7,605 others still outstanding

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 13, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

At least 7,605 arrest warrants are outstanding as part of investigations into the Gulen movement in Turkey where the government has already put 50,344 people in pre-trial detention in its crackdown against the group since last summer. Turkish government accuses the...
Under arrest for over 8 months, UN judge faces 15 years in jail over coup charges

Under arrest for over 8 months, UN judge faces 15 years in jail over coup charges

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Under arrest as part of a post-coup investigation into the Gulen movement, Aydın Sefa Akay, an Ankara-born United Nations (UN) judge faces up to 15 years in prison. Arrested on Sept 26, 2016, Akay is accused of membership to the movement, attempting to abolish...
Turkey seizes 43 more companies over coup charges, brings total to 922

Turkey seizes 43 more companies over coup charges, brings total to 922

by TurkeyPurge | May 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

At least 43 more companies were seized over coup charges between Apr 1 and May 24, bringing the total number of companies under the state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund’s (TMSF) control to 922. The companies in question were targeted as part of a sweeping state...
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