by TurkeyPurge | May 14, 2019 | Int'l Reactions
Dutch foreign ministry updated its travel advice for Turkey on Monday, warning its citizens against terrorism laws and controls on social media. “The Turkish government sees the Gülen religious movement as a terrorist organization. Persons and organizations...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Islamic University of Rotterdam’s rector Ahmet Akgunduz has said it is allowed to slaughter members of the Gulen movement due to “their revolt against the Turkish government” on during the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. Speaking to the Islamist Akit...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 22, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Netherlands granted more residence permit to Turkish nationals than to people hailing from any other country in 2017, according to BBC Turkish. BBC Turkish said Feb 21 that 509 Turkish nationals claimed asylum in the Netherlands in 2017. Dutch officials granted...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 8, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Dutch officials are engaged in efforts to secure the return to the Netherlands of between 10 and 100 Dutch nationals of Turkish descent who are being prevented from leaving Turkey mainly due to their critical views of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 8, 2016 | Anti-Gulen, Hate Speech
Dutch police on Wednesday detained a second Turkish man, a supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on suspicion of death threats and hate speech made against Erdoğan critics in the Netherlands. Rotterdam police detained a 43-year-old Dutchman of Turkish descent...