by TurkeyPurge | Nov 29, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A medical doctor in Turkey was arrested by a court on Wednesday and sent to pretrial detention on charges of insulting the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Family practitioner, identified with her initials C.F. appeared before a judge in Hatay province and...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 13, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Yet another 3 people were caught while they were reportedly on their way to escape from Turkey with illegal means, media said Sunday. Gendarmerie rounded up the group near Turkey-Greece border in Edirne. The group consists of a 28-year-old physician who was removed...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish intelligence officers “wrapped up Kosovo-based Gulenist teachers and took them to Turkey in a successful operation.” Speaking to an Istanbul crowd on Saturday, Erdogan said 5 teachers and a doctor were brought back...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 22, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, one of Turkey’s most renowned human rights activists and former president of the Association of Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed Peoples (Mazlumder), has been handed down a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years on charges of...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Ten people were detained near Turkey’s Greek frontier in Edine’s Meric district after they unsuccessfully attempted to illegally cross the border. The detainees included four teachers, a doctor and a sergeant who were all dismissed from their jobs over their alleged...