by TurkeyPurge | Oct 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An Ankara court, on Tuesday, ruled for continuation of the imprisonment of journalist Ayşenur Parıldak, who has been behind bars nearly 14 months. Parıldak, a 27-year-old reporter from the now-closed Zaman daily, appeared in court on Tuesday. Arrested on Aug. 11, 2016...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 22, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police detained a law student at Ankara University, identified with his first name Dogan, for wearing “hero” T-shirt during an exam on Friday. According to Ihlas News Agency, Dogan put on a T-Shirt bearing the word “hero” on him before taking an exam as part...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Twenty-one years old university student Ali Gül, who appeared in a popular No campaign video in the run up to the April 16 presidential referendum, has received 2 years and 17 days of suspended jail term. The catchy video titled “What does a ‘No’ mean?” was quickly...
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