by TurkeyPurge | May 22, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Zeynep Sipçik, former co-mayor of Mardin’s Dargeçit district, has been sentenced to 13 years in jail. Under arrest since March, 2016, Dipcik was convicted of membership to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), media reported Tuesday. Dipcik was the...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 23, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
At least 23 people were detained after police intervened in a sit-in in front of the Batman prison, on Tuesday. The suspects were protesting the government’s lack of attention towards their jailed family members who are staging hunger strike in dozens. Peoples’...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 20, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Two journalists from pro-Kurdish media organizations Mezopotamya news agency and Jinnews were briefly detained in Mardin on Wednesday. Media reported that Ahmet Kanbal from Mezopotamya and Rojda Aydin from Jinnews were taken into custody while they were in front of...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 14, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police on Thursday raided the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır office for the third time, detaining three party members on a hunger strike. Last week police detained seven party officials out of 10 on a hunger strike demanding an end to the...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 26, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Figen Yüksekdağ has been handed down a prison sentence of 1 year and 6 months for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A Diyarbakir court convicted Yüksekdağ for a statement she made while under...
Malta court arrests 2 purge-victim Turkish citizens: report
Bylock’s copyright owner sent to prison in Turkey, says state-run Anadolu agency
“I have been asked for ₺150k bribe for reinstatement to job,” says purge-victim public servant
Turkish authorities destroy buildings housing now-closed Samanyolu TV
Purge-victim army veteran is in his 160th day of imprisonment on terror charges: report
Germany to deport 2 Turkish asylum seekers to Bulgaria tomorrow
Turkish judge detained by police hours after releasing Gulenists pending trial: report
Turkey revokes passport of Sedat Peker’s son
783 companies across Turkey managed by Erdogan-appointed trustees: CHP deputy
From judge to farmer: The story of purge victim judge is featured in new KHK TV documentary