by TurkeyPurge | Jan 14, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
The mother of one of the military cadets who were jailed in the aftermath of a failed military coup in July 2016, is about to start a “March of Justice” from Turkey’s capital of Ankara to İstanbul in protest of the imprisonment of her son and other cadets on terror,...
by TurkeyPurge | May 27, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A former top judge who was jailed as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s post-coup crackdown has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, on Monday. Former Council of State member Haşim Güney was convicted of membership to the Gulen movement, a broadened terror...
by TurkeyPurge | May 27, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
At least 20 people were detained as part of a Denizli-based investigation into the Gulen movement, media reported Monday. Police carried out raids at different locations in Denizli, Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, Aydın, Van, Uşak and Bayburt provinces and detained the...
by TurkeyPurge | May 16, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish couple, identified only with their initials R.Ö. and G.Ö., were detained after a 2-year-long hiding period. Ihlas news agency reported that arrest warrants were issued for the couple over their alleged links to the Gulen movement 2 years ago and that they...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 42 people were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement followers in Izmir, media reported Tuesday. The suspects are accused of attempting to form new gatherings among Gulenists after the government cracked down on the followers in the...