by TurkeyPurge | May 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion against pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Deputy Garo Paylan over his alleged violation of the Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK). Article 301 criminalizes denigration of the Turkish...
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by TurkeyPurge | Feb 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Journalist Cem Kucuk, a staunch supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has called on the government to close down the critical TV channel, KRT. “[Foreigners] in YPG ranks in Afrin fire their guns against Turkish troops. And then, this KRT TV channel host...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 21, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Garo Paylan on Wednesday said he has confirmed intelligence that exiled opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan including Alevi and Armenian leaders, journalists and academics will be exposed to...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 14, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Garo Paylan, an Armenian-origin Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy was banned from Parliament for the next three sittings after he used the word ‘genocide’ during his speech, on Friday. “We used to account for 40 percent [of the population]. Now we are barely one...
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