by TurkeyPurge | Mar 26, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Former Galatasaray player Ismail Demiriz was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in jail on accusation of membership to the Gulen movement. Demiriz was first given 7.5 years in jail, the court in charge reduced his sentence to 6 years and 3 months due to Demiriz’s...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Hakan Sukur’s father in law Mustafa Sertbas has been detained over a power of attorney the former football star issued for him, media said Monday. Sertbas was caught when a notary public in Istanbul’s Beyoglu where he had planned to get the power of attorney reported...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Deniz Naki, a German footballer of Kurdish origins said Jan 8 that his car was shot while driving on a highway in Germany’s Düren. Amedspor player told Die Welt that shots came from a black vehicle driving on his left. “I immediately ducked and then rolled right...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Former football player Uğur Boral was briefly detained over his alleged ties to the Gulen movement, according to Haberturk daily newspaper. The 35-year-old former footballer who player for, among other clubs, Fenerbahce and Besiktas, was detained as part of an...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 17, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Zafer Biryol, a former top scorer at Turkey’s national football league was detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement early Friday. The footballer turned soccer coach was detained at Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office, media said. Biryol scored 25...
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