by TurkeyPurge | Dec 13, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Gendarmerie raided Ergüven, a predominantly Kurdish village in Turkey’s southeastern province of Siirt, and detained 13 men, aged between 40 to 90. Artigercek online news portal reported on Wednesday that 13 people were rounded up in Çeltikbaş neighborhood of Ergüven,...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 275 people were detained over their alleged links to the Gulen movement, according to Turkish media. Turkish government accuses the movement of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt while the latter denies involvement. In Hatay, 33 people including the...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 31, 2017 | Human Tragedies
83-year-old Hacı İsa Sezek is being kept in the same holding cell with his 29-year-old grandchild as Turkey exploits ambiguous terror laws to imprison critics, according to Duvar news portal. Sezek was arrested on charges of “membership in an armed organization,”...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 20, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 12 people, among them a 72-year-old Turkish man, were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak on Monday. The elderly man, known by initials H.A., was brought to the court for testimony by the help...
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