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Enes Kanter faces 4 years in jail for ‘insulting’ Turkish basketball federation head

Enes Kanter faces 4 years in jail for ‘insulting’ Turkish basketball federation head

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

An indictment filed by the Istanbul police’s cyber-crimes department seeks up to 4 years in prison for the New York Knicks center Enes Kanter for alleged insulting Hidayet Turkoglu. Pro-government Sabah newspaper said Wednesday that the indictment accuses Kanter of...
Passport applications under tight scrutiny after Turkey’s international dancers failed to return home

Passport applications under tight scrutiny after Turkey’s international dancers failed to return home

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 18, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Turkey has tightened vetting procedures for its “service passports” after a group of folk dancers reportedly sought asylum in Europe where they had originally landed in for an international competition. State-run Anadolu news agency said Ankara police have...
Woman’s passport seized while on way to visit writer husband in exile

Woman’s passport seized while on way to visit writer husband in exile

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 11, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Police at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport seized the passport of Fatma Tunç, the wife of writer Aziz Tunç while she was on way to visit her husband in Germany, media said Wednesday. Briefly detained at the airport, Tunç was told by police that there are “suspected people”...
[VIDEO] Teacher couple sent to jail after attempting to escape to Greece

[VIDEO] Teacher couple sent to jail after attempting to escape to Greece

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 6, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A Karabuk couple, both teachers who were earlier removed from their jobs over alleged ties to the Gulen movement, was arrested pending trial after they were caught trying to flee to Greece. The teacher couple, identified as S.M and H.M, was rounded up along with 10...
Wrestler detained at Turkey-Bulgaria border while on way to escape coup crackdown: report

Wrestler detained at Turkey-Bulgaria border while on way to escape coup crackdown: report

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 27, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

A 42-year-old wrestler, identified as Hakan M., was detained after he attempted to leave Turkey for the 2017 Veteran’s Wrestling World Championships in Bulgaria. According to Turkish media, Hakan M. was detained at Kapikule border gate following a passport control by...
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