by TurkeyPurge | Feb 27, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A private dormitory in Samsun’s Carsamba district that belonged to the Gülen movement until it was seized by the government has been transferred to the Istanbul-based, pro-government Women and Democracy Association (KADEM). According to local media, the dormitory...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants were issued for 112 people as part of an investigation into the now-defunct Journalists and Writers’ Foundation (GYV), on Wednesday. An Istanbul prosecutor ordered warrants against GYV’s former members and executives in 16 provinces, media said. 35...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 10, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A private dormitory in İstanbul’s Bahçelievler district that belonged to the Gülen movement until seized by the government has been transferred to the pro-government Ensar Foundation, which came to public attention earlier this year due to child abuse allegations,...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 13, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Edirne police, joined by a group of gendarmes, stormed a building in the city where US-based Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen resided in 55 years ago when he worked as an imam at the famous Üç Şerefeli Mosque. The government accuses Gülen of orchestrating a coup...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 28, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A student dormitory in İstanbul’s Fatih district that belonged to the Gülen movement but has been seized by the government due to a heavy crackdown it has launched on the movement has been transferred to the Service for Youth and Education Foundation of Turkey...