by TurkeyPurge | Nov 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
An İstanbul court has started an extradition proceedings for Arif Erdem, a retired Turkish international footballer of Albanian descent and the former manager of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, on terror and coup charges, several Turkish media outlets reported....
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 | Mar 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A decision by the disciplinary board of Turkey’s Galatasaray to expel its seven members was partly accepted after a general assembly vote on Saturday. Majority of the club members voted to remove former prosecutor Zekeriya Öz, former governors Şahabettin Harput and...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 1, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
An indictment seeking up to 15 years’ imprisonment for former Galatasaray soccer players İsmail Demiriz, Arif Erdem and Uğur Tütüneker over alleged links to the Gülen movement has been drafted, according to Turkish media on Thursday. In September the disciplinary...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 30, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s prestigious Galatasaray cancelled the classes taught by forensic science professor, Şebnem Korur Fincancı for signing a long-debated declaration that criticized Turkish military action in the largely Kurdish southeast. Giving forensic science lectures at the...