by TurkeyPurge | Nov 13, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
When a purge-victim judge couple finally got to see eachother and their daughter after almost 29 months in pre-trial detention, cameras were rolling, so were the tears… Neslihan Ekici, an expelled judge and the former secretary-general of Turkey’s top...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 13, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday promised to go after people linked to the Gülen movement, saying he will “cause them suffering.” “The extent of the material and moral damage of this treasonous gang is huge,” Erdoğan said, speaking to a...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 11, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish pop singer Mabel Matiz has been subjec to a post-coup investigation for using 1-dollar bills in a 2017 video clip, pro-government Sabah newspaper reported Tuesday. Having danced with 1-dollar bills in his jacket’s pockets in the video, shot for his track “Ya...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 612,347 people faced investigations on accusations “of founding, leading or being a member of terror groups” in Turkey from 2016 to 2017, according to Justice Ministry data. The number of people being investigated over terror accusations was...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 14, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen’s nephew, identified as S.G., was given 8 years and 9 months in prison on terror charges. State-run Anadolu news agency said Thursday that S.G., under pretrial detention since Dec 2017, was convicted on charges of membership to...
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Hundreds gather in Strasbourg to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Turkish government 1,000 more police officers over alleged links to “terrorist organizations”