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by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A total of twenty-three people including 6 children were intercepted while they were reportedly on their way to escape to Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. Media reported Sunday that the group was rounded up in a boat near Ciplak Island off Balikesir’s resort district...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Ankara prosecutors have opened an investigation into German journalist of Turkish descent Süheyla Kaplan, over posts on her social media accounts, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Friday. Three posts she shared on Facebook and Twitter are now subject to...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
At least 36,664 investigations were launched in Turkey for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish nation and government officials in 2018, Birgun daily reported Saturday. In 11,337 investigations, the overseeing court ordered decided non-prosecution, the...
by TurkeyPurge | May 31, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A former top judge who was jailed as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s post-coup crackdown has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Former Supreme Court of Appeals member Turgut Emiroğlu was convicted of membership to the Gulen movement, a broadened terror...
by TurkeyPurge | May 29, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Journalist İbrahim Varlık, who used to work for the now-closed Cihan news agency, has been arrested, according to journalist Ahmet Dönmez. Dönmez, formerly with the now-closed Zaman daily and currently living in exile, announced the news of Varlık’s arrest from his...
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