by TurkeyPurge | Jul 28, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
A reputed mob boss said in an interview on July 22 that he was asked by the Turkish government to murder Andrew Brunson, an American Pastor who spent some two years in a Turkey prison over alleged terrorism and espionage-related charges “AK Party wanted to kill...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 20, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
The AKP government is in preperation of releasing thousands of prisoners — possibly up to 100,000 — in order to stem Covid-19 infection, the Turkish media reported. Turkey has a total of 384 prisons. According to the report, political prisoners who are...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 13, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
The total number of Turkish citizens who have faced investigations between 2016 and 2018 on terror and coup linked charges reached 1,056,000, according to a former Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy. “Despite the destruction, declaring opponents as...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 6, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
Büşra Öztürk, a Turkish woman with a 22-day-old baby, was detained by police in Ankara on Wednesday for alleged links to the Gülen group, which the Turkish government accuses of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The group denies any involvement in the failed...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 4, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police have detained a total of 1,768 people throughout January over alleged links to the Gülen group, an Interior Ministry spokesperson announced on Tuesday. The group is accused by the government of orchestrating an abortive putsch in 2016 despite its denial...
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