by TurkeyPurge | Mar 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish Education Ministry Undersecretary Yusuf Tekin on Sunday said they have completed a purge of Gülen movement members and institutions in his ministry, the DHA news agency reported. “The fight against Fetö [a derogatory name used by the Turkish government for the...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 12, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 666 people in total have been detained for their critical stance against Turkey’s Afrin operations so far, according to official data. The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Feb 12 that 474 people were detained for “terror propaganda in their social...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 5, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 573 people in total have been detained for their critical stance against Turkey’s Afrin operations so far, according to official data. The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Feb 5 that 449 people were detained for “terror propaganda in their social...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 14, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At total of 7,655 people were dismissed from the Health Ministry as part of the government’s post-coup purge of state institutions, according to official data. Health Minister Ahmet Demircan told the state-run Anadolu agency that 7,655 people working under his...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 30, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
There are at least 230,735 people who were arrested and put behind bars in prisons across Turkey, according to the Justice Ministry. In response to a parliamentary question by the opposition deputy Gamze Ilgezdi, the ministry said 230,735 arrestees were recorded to be...
Turkish mob boss: Erdogan gov’t asked me to murder American pastor Andrew Brunson
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Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms
Purge-victim Turkish professor dies of cancer at 54
9 international human rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. House Committee Chair calls on Turkish President Erdogan to release purge-victim prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
Counter-terrorism units raid house of Adana family over “financial aid” to purge-victim families
3 more opposition deputies stripped of parliamentary status in Turkey: report
Turkish woman says she was tortured with acid in police custody: report
First inmate dies from COVID-19 complications at İstanbul’s Silivri Prison: report