by TurkeyPurge | Jun 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Jailed journalist Hidayet Karaca and Zaman newspaper’s former owner Aladdin Kaya were sentenced to life in prison on Friday. The Ankara 4th High Criminal Court gave aggravated life sentences to four out of seven jailed defendants on charges of “attempted...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Police have raided a private high school in Bursa, and detained the owner, his wife as well as the school’s principal as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement. State-run Anadolu news agency reported Thursday that detention warrants were issued for the three...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 24, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Adana police detained 19 people including Veli Karahan, the owner of a well-established pastry shop named Tatlıcı Köse, over their alleged links to the Gülen movement which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt, on Friday. Turkey has already...