by TurkeyPurge | Jul 12, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Journalist Mehmet Y. Yılmaz has said he was fired from Hurriyet newspaper after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put pressure on Aydin Dogan, the owner of the daily back in the time, to fire him in Sept 2017. Stating that he was able to speak his mind in his columns...
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 | Oct 21, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Deputy chairman of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) Mehmet Yılmaz has said judges and prosecutors who have been suspended from their posts due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement may return to their posts if they become...
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