by TurkeyPurge | Jan 29, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 311 people were detained over their social media posts critical of Turkey’s Afrin operations in the past week, according to official data. The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Jan 29 that 311 people were detained for “terror propaganda in their...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Twitter accounts of the US-based TV hosts Greta Van Susteren and Eric Bolling was taken over by the Turkish hacker group Ayyildiz on Tuesday. The hacker group posted pro-Erdogan tweets from both TV personalities’ accounts along with pictures of Erdogan and the...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
An Istanbul court has turned down requests that were launched for the release of veteran journalists Ahmet Şık, Murat Sabuncu and Akın Atalay three days ago. Lawyers representing the three Cumhuriyet journalists submitted petitions to the Istanbul court overseeing the...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 13, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A terror investigation has been launched against the 1HaberVar online news platform, established by the journalists from the radio and TV stations that the government closed as part of its post-coup emergency measures. Media reported on Tuesday that Diyarbakir’s...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 8, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Journalists and writers’ associations from across the world has said in a joint statement Thursday that the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) role in ensuring justice for Turkey’s post-coup victims “has become ever more important.” “…considering the many fair...