by TurkeyPurge | Jul 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Turkish government on Sunday morning dismissed a total of 18,601 personnel from state institutions, including 199 academics from various universities, and also shuttered twelve associations, three foundation, one newspaper by means of a new state of emergency...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 3, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
State-run broadcaster TRT has refused to air main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) election advert which promises lift the post-coup State of Emergency. “TRT’s inspection unit did not approve our advert. They did not air the advert that we had paid for. It...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 6, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
With new state of emergency decrees issued on Friday, the Turkish government has shut a total of 83 more associations operating in various regions of Turkey, dismissed 149 soldiers from the naval forces, 164 from the air force and 649 academics are from universities....
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 23, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
The appearance of the name of a deceased soldier in the latest state of emergency decree on Tuesday raises suspicions that lists for the purges had been prepared in advance by the government. The government issued yet another decree purging 15,000 more civil servants...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 6, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
Turkey’s purge of academics has already harmed the reputation of its higher education sector, the latest Free to Think report from the New York-based Scholars at Risk (SAR) noted adding that it risks greater damage by isolating Turkish scholars, students, and...