by TurkeyPurge | Mar 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 8 people were detained in Turkey’s border province of Edirne while they were on their way to escape to Greece, media reported on Mar 7. State-run Anadolu news agency said the group of 8 were caught near Edirne’s Kesan district. The detainees included...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 15, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A family of 5 were detained while hiding at a hunters’ club in Ipsala district of Edirne, Turkey’s border province with Greece, on Sept 14. Gendarmerie rounded up the couple as well as their three children, aged 2, 6 and 9. The state-run Anadolu news agency said that...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Police chief, identified with initials, M.S.Ç. was detained in Edirne province while he was allegedly on his way to escape to Greece, on Friday. Gendarmerie rounded up M.S.Ç. near Keşan district along with Y.A., another Turkish man who was claimed to be abetting...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 24, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
An Ankara-based couple, who were earlier dismissed from their positions at Gazi University, have been detained along with their three kids in Edirne while they were on their way to escape to Greece. Gendarmerie stopped a car on Keşan-Malkara highway after a phone call...
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