by TurkeyPurge | Nov 29, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A 28-year-old teacher who lost his job after the government closed down his private school as part of its post-coup purge, went missing in Turkey’s capital Ankara. A Twitter account, claimed to be used by Ahmet Erturk’s wife, said the other day that her husband left...
by TurkeyPurge | May 12, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Meral Danış Beştaş has said his brother Ramazan Danış, a medical professor, was dismissed from his job only because of his family ties. “I wouldn’t want to reveal this but I had to because this period is coming to an...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 27, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Turkish Parliament stripped pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Ahmet Yıldırım and İbrahim Ayhan of their parliamentary status on Tuesday. The move came after their convictions were upheld by appeal courts. Yıldırım was earlier sentenced to 14...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Pro-Kurdish Republican Peoples’ Party (HDP) Şırnak deputy Leyla Birlik was sentenced to 1 year and 9 months in prison for insulting Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday. A Şırnak deputy sentenced Birlik to one and a half year in prison, and increased the punishment by...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 3, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) parliamentarian Aysel Tuğluk, already in jail on terror charges, was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison. A Kocaeli court sentenced Tuğluk to 18 months in jail for “violation of law on meetings.” Turkish government has stepped up...
Malta court arrests 2 purge-victim Turkish citizens: report
Bylock’s copyright owner sent to prison in Turkey, says state-run Anadolu agency
“I have been asked for ₺150k bribe for reinstatement to job,” says purge-victim public servant
Turkish authorities destroy buildings housing now-closed Samanyolu TV
Purge-victim army veteran is in his 160th day of imprisonment on terror charges: report
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