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...
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...
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”...
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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...
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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