by TurkeyPurge | Feb 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Yet another 17 judges and prosecutors were suspended over their alleged ties to the Gulen movement, according to media on Friday. In a statement to media, the Board of Judges and Prosecutors’ (HSK) deputy head Mehmet Yilmaz said 17 judges and prosecutors were...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 15 lawyers, and judges and prosecutors who were earlier removed from their offices as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown were detained on Jan 1. State-run Anadolu news agency said Monday that police carried out operations in several provinces and...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 30, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish security forces detained a total of 62,402 people in 2017 over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Wednesday based on data released by the Interior Ministry. The Gülen movement is accused by the Justice and...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 4, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Police detained 10 judges, prosecutors and lawyers who were removed from their jobs over their alleged ties to the Gulen movement was detained on Monday. Detention warrants were issued for 10 judicial members at Tokat Public Prosecutor’s Office’s order and the...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 22, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Former judges Bülent Kınay and Fatih Mehmet Uslu were detained by Turkish security forces while trying to flee to Greece from Turkey’s Edirne province on Saturday. According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, Kınay and Uslu were detained by Edirne gendarmes while...