by TurkeyPurge | May 23, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Mesut Kundakçı, a former judge at Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals who in 2014 upheld sentences given to the defendants in a match-fixing trial has been given 12 years in prison due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement. The Turkish government accuses the...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 12, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish football fan was brutally beaten by police officers in a shocking moment caught on video. The incident reportedly happened right after a game between Turkey’s Fenerbahçe and Bursaspor on Saturday night. The video, which was received from a fan who was...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has ordered an anti-terror investigation into the Rocky Balboa choreography, displayed by Galatasaray fans during a Sunday derby with Fenerbahce, daily Hurriyet reported. The Galatasaray tifo sparked heated debates after the...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 15, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
One of the kit-men of Turkey’s Fenerbahçe football club, Dursun Çetin has been detained over his alleged links to the Gülen Movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt. Police detained Çetin at İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on his...