by TurkeyPurge | Oct 12, 2016 | Anti-Gulen, Hate Speech, Human Rights Abuses
In yet another of such remarks, Turkish deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmuş targeted Gülen movement which was accused by Turkey’s government and President Tayyip Erdoğan of being behind the failed coup attempt on July 15, saying it is not different than Islamic...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 4, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
The human rights body of the Council of Europe, the Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), issued a report on Wednesday raising concerns about the increasing use of hate speech, even by senior state officials, calling it “worrying.” The report said that...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 13, 2016 | Anti-Gulen, Hate Crime
With threats against followers of the Gülen movement — also called Hizmet — becoming common practice among supporters, particularly in Europe, of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, some European expatriate communities now preventing Hizmet members from...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 9, 2016 | Anti-Gulen, Hate Crime, Human Rights Abuses
“The allegation about the gun attack is true. We did our part regarding the issue,” a Kırıkkale businessman proudly confessed that he carried out the attack on a store owned by an alleged follower of the Gulen Movement, which the government accuses of masterminding...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 9, 2016 | Hate Crime, Human Rights Abuses
A private school affiliated with the Gülen movement in Bursa province has been turned into a religious vocational school – known as imam-hatip schools – and members of the staff have placed a verse from the holy Quran at the entrance that reads: “Truth has come, and...