by TurkeyPurge | Sep 15, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Brig. Gen. Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş, accused of leading the group that allegedly tried to capture President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during last year’s abortive coup, has said his daughter was sexually abused during a prison visit to the jailed commander. During a coup...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 28, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The wife and one of the sons of former police chief Anadolu Atayun, who has already been under arrest for some 3 years, was detained in Mugla’s coastal district of Fethiye while they were trying to illegally escape to Greece in a boat. Following a 34-hour chase...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 18, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Zeliha Esra Karayeğen, the 23-year-old daughter of jailed journalist Ibrahim Karayegen was put in pretrial arrest on charge of membership to a terrorist organization, on Friday. A former managing editor at the government-closed Zaman newspaper, Karayeğen was...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2017 | Human Rights Abuses, Human Tragedies
A 9-year-old girl was separated from her foster family as the adoptive father is being under investigation over his alleged links to the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15, 2016 failed coup attempt. An official from Turkey’s...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 18, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
The daughter of former Bursa public prosecutor Seyfettin Yiğit, who allegedly committed suicide in a prison bathroom on Friday morning after he was put behind bars over Gülen movement ties, said on Saturday that his father was murdered, refusing claims that his father...
Turkish authorities destroy buildings housing now-closed Samanyolu TV
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Germany to deport 2 Turkish asylum seekers to Bulgaria tomorrow
Turkish judge detained by police hours after releasing Gulenists pending trial: report
Turkey revokes passport of Sedat Peker’s son
783 companies across Turkey managed by Erdogan-appointed trustees: CHP deputy
From judge to farmer: The story of purge victim judge is featured in new KHK TV documentary
Thousands investigated under the pretext of alleged use of the ByLock, ex-deputy says
German police visits Turkish journalists over alleged “hit list”