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Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms

Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 1, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the Turkish parliament to pass laws that ban social media platforms, including Twitter and Netflix, due to the “recent increase of immoral acts” on these platforms. The President’s address came a day after...
Turkish mayor denies Kurdish author a hearse, dumps coffin on roadside

Turkish mayor denies Kurdish author a hearse, dumps coffin on roadside

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 2, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

The body of Zeynel Abidin Han, a Kurdish author, poet and translator who died in Berlin on Feb. 26 and was to be buried in his hometown of Muş in southeastern Turkey, was removed from a hearse upon an order from Justice and Development Party (AKP) Muş Mayor Feyat...
1,056,000 people in Turkey investigated on coup, terror related charges to date

1,056,000 people in Turkey investigated on coup, terror related charges to date

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 13, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

The total number of Turkish citizens who have faced investigations between 2016 and 2018 on terror and coup linked charges reached 1,056,000, according to a former Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy. “Despite the destruction, declaring opponents as...
Turkish pilot fired from job after criticizing government on live TV interview

Turkish pilot fired from job after criticizing government on live TV interview

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 9, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines has fired one of its pilots after he openly criticized the Turkish government on a live TV interview following a Pegasus passenger plane skidding off the runway last Wednesday. Bahadır Altan, a former military pilot who was working for the...
18-week pregnant woman suffers anxiety attack after being denied medication in prison

18-week pregnant woman suffers anxiety attack after being denied medication in prison

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 18, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

Esra Uymaz Saral, a 28-year-old Turkish woman who was jailed in İzmir last week, has reportedly suffered an anxiety attack in prison after authorities denied her medication that she needs, the Bold news website reported. Esra Saral is 18-week pregnant. “She is on a...
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