by TurkeyPurge | Feb 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
An Ankara court has ruled for the acquittal of 100 suspects while handing down life sentences to 60 others and aggravated life sentences to four suspects in a trial concerning incidents that took place at the Turkish military academy in Ankara on the night of a failed...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 12, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that a total of 233 members of the military have been expelled from their posts in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) due to their alleged links to the based-faith Gülen movement, which is accused by the Turkish government...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 6, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A police officer identified only by the initials E.O. committed suicide in the courtyard of the Bayburt Police Station after he was suspended over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a July 15 coup attempt. Turkey’s...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 4, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Thirty-three military personnel from the Turkish Air Forces including high-ranking officers were detained on Tuesday as part of an operation targeting the Gülen movement which is accused by the government of masterminding a coup attempt in July. According to media...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 4, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A Mersin police officer identified by the initials A.T. committed suicide in a park the day after he was suspended over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a July 15 coup attempt. Turkey’s national police department on...