by TurkeyPurge | Nov 21, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
The nine international organizations, on Wednesday, issued a letter aimed at European Union officials who are scheduled to meet with a Turkish delegation this week, urging them to take action to address the freedom of expression crisis in the country. “More than...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 22, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Zehra Dogan, the Kurdish journalist and who has been under arrest on terror charges for over a year, has said the paintings she made in prison are being seized and destroyed by the guards. “I am subjected to pressure mostly because of my paintings and drawings. Our...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 19, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
The recent deportation of Turkish journalist Yusuf Inan from Ukraine has raised concern over freedom of expression, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said in a statement Thursday. “Journalists should not be prosecuted for expressing their...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 14, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday extended the detention of Ece Sevim Öztürk, a journalist known for her investigative reporting on a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016. Öztürk, also the editor-in-chief of the Çağdaşses news website, was...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A high criminal court in İstanbul on Friday ruled for a continuation of the pretrial detention of 19 journalists, former employees of the Zaman newspaper, which was shut down by the government in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. According to...
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Opposition deputy says gov’t dismissed over 10,000 civil servants last week
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Imprisoned lecturer dies of heart attack
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