by TurkeyPurge | Sep 30, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Two Adana lawyers, identified as M.K. and M.A., were sentenced to 9 years in prison each on accusations of membership to a terrorist organization, on Friday. M.K. and M.A. denied accusations and pleaded not guilty during the final hearing on Friday while the court in...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 28, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Gökhan Güçlü, a noncommissioned officer and one of the suspects on trial for an assassination attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the night of a failed coup last year, face up to 5 years in prison for wearing a T-shirt that bore the word ‘hero’ during a...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 20, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Forest engineer, identified as Savas A., has received a jail sentence of 6 years and 3 months for his ties to the Gulen movement, which the government blames for the July 15 coup attempt and labels as a terrorist organization. Yozgat-based engineer was earlier...