by TurkeyPurge | Jul 24, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish man, arrested on charges of post-coup charges, has passed away following a brain surgery at an Eskisehir hospital, media reported Wednesday. The arrestee, named Ali Ayverdi, was the regional manager of Surat Cargo in Eskisehir until the courier was closed...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 5, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A research assistant at Osmangazi University in the central Turkish province of Eskişehir has shot and killed four university employees who he has been accusing of being members of Turkey’s Gülen group, Turkish media outlets reported on Thursday. The research...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 18, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The government-closed Zaman newspaper’s reporter in the northwestern province of Eskişehir was sentenced to 6 years plus 3 months in prison on charges of membership to a terrorist organization on Tuesday. Mehmet Kuru, a father of one and a long-time Zaman reporter...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 31, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 26 academics and university personnel from Eskişehir Anadolu University (AU) were arrested over coup charges, bringing up the already high-number of arrested faculty members jailed over their alleged ties to the July 15 failed coup bid. Last week, police...