by TurkeyPurge | Apr 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A high criminal court in the Turkish capital of Ankara has handed down a jail sentence of 18 years to Alaaddin Duman, a teacher who was extradited from Malaysia to Turkey due to his links to the Gülen group in 2016, on terror charges. Duman was given the jail sentence...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 29, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
Turkish government has pursued an aggressive policy to silence its perceived enemies in at least 46 countries across four continents, as part of its post-coup crackdown, a Foreign Affairs article noted Monday. Turkish government has been hunting its opponents abroad,...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said NBA player Enes Kanter’s world tour was disrupted as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown against the Gulen movement, on Wednesday. Speaking during a ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) meeting...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has urged Turkey to confirm the whereabouts of three Turkish nationals who were detained in Malaysia at Ankara’s request due to their ties to the Gülen movement, a statement by the Brussels-based Intercultural Dialogue...
by TurkeyPurge | May 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown, Turkey’s Exiled Journalists Speak Out
Turgay Karaman and İsmet Özçelik, two of the three Turkish nationals who were earlier deported back home by Malaysian officials despite international calls over torture risk were put in pre-trial detention on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the court overseeing their case ruled...
German police visits Turkish journalists over alleged “hit list”
2 Turkish asylum seekers at risk of deportation from Germany: report
German police warns of ‘assassination threats’ against 55 Turkish journalists critical of Erdogan gov’t
Pre-trial detention over Bylock use violates applicants’ rights: ECtHR
Turkish prosecutors investigates 29,000 people for “insulting” Erdogan since 2019: report
Nationalist mob attacks agricultural workers for speaking Kurdish in public
Gulen-linked businessman denied funeral at Turkey-funded mosque in Brooklyn
Turkey seeks up to 22 years in prison for Turkish-Kyrgyz educator
Turkish appeals court upholds 27-year prison sentence for Kurdish youngster
Post-coup Turkey toll: 125K sacked, 600k investigated in five years