by TurkeyPurge | Apr 27, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
An Izmir man who accused of 211 people of being Gulenists got his sentence reduced from 9 years to 2. State-run Anadolu news agency said Friday that the former general secretary of İZİAD, a business union that was earlier shut down over its suspected ties to the Gulen...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Izmir-based Ege University was revealed to be discriminating against those who were dismissed from their jobs as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 failed coup. The university’s Graduate School of...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 42 people were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement followers in Izmir, media reported Tuesday. The suspects are accused of attempting to form new gatherings among Gulenists after the government cracked down on the followers in the...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 29, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 40 people were detained as part of an Izmir-based investigation into the alleged followers of the Gulen movement on Nov 28. Detention warrants were issued for 71 people for their role in what the pro-government sources say “new fundraising scheme” by...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 21, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Workers who were fired from their jobs at İzmir’s Ege University lost their jobs because they had a baby or received medical treatment at the now-closed, Gülen-linked Şifa Hospital in İzmir, according to a report in the Evrensel daily on Friday. Some 420 subcontracted...