by TurkeyPurge | Apr 30, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants were issued for 31 people as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement followers in Ankara. State-run Anadolu news agency reported Tuesday that the suspects consist of 15 military officers and 16 teachers who used to work at schools that were...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A non-commissioned police officer until he was dismissed in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 failed coup, identified as C.B.A., has been detained while he was reportedly on his way to illegally sneak into Iraq along with his children. State-run Anadolu news agency...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 18, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Fatih Uğur Koştan, a former captain who was removed from his post in February due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, which is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed coup attempt in July 2016, committed suicide in İzmir province late on...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 6, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Twenty-eight military officers were detained on Monday as part of ongoing operations targeting the followers of the Gülen movement due to their use of a smart phone application known as ByLock. The operations, which were based in the western province of Balıkesir,...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 5, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants were issued for the wives of 105 military officers as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15. Police were ordered to carry out operations in 31 different provinces....